Each shuffling step sends ripples of change through my muscles and bones, and the world is blurred like I’m looking through a greasy window. The pain is increasing too. Great waves of shock as each of my nerve endings burst and then reform dendrites in preparation for new limbs or organs. Fearful...
Heinrich rasped. “Come for the diamonds, have you?” “I . . . No!” Joe tried to move, but the old man’s fingers tightened like pliers. “Mrs. Merrynether sent me down for the next shopping list.” With a slight wobble, Heinrich raised himself from his chair, still holding Joe firmly by the arm. “And...
Whether it was designed that way as a deterrent or if this is Qod’s recent addition to dissuade me, I don’t know, but the glaring red of the sphere, indicating its classified nature is already enough to convince me of its danger. A danger to my sanity. A danger I am choosing to ignore. But more t...