Sword and scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences.

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He came around the corner with a hammer and just started beating me unmercifully, just beating me and beating me.

And the blood was just gushing.

He said, all of you have just ditched me

and I've got to kill you. You've likely heard the phrase, kindness is its own reward.

This is a belief many of us have.

That good deeds might bring a little good karma and that helping someone in need is just the right thing to do.

Most of the time, that belief proves true.

But not always.

Sometimes kindness is twisted into something dark and ruthless.

A simple favor can spiral into a choice that should never have been made.

There's another saying, one that speaks to the crueler side of fate.

No good deed goes unpunished.

And in the rarest, most brutal cases, an act of generosity doesn't only lead to regret.

It leads to suffering.

It leads to bloodshed.

It leads to death.

This is guardian medical.

Do you dispatch for a medical and police?

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am.

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