THE HIVE

Chapter 10

Now, to start things off, I won't lie; this is scary. Very scary. Finding myself on an alien world, with no known face that I can recognise, mistakenly growing a symbiote on my left hand, blowing a hole in the ground and collapsing seconds after, getting tortured the heck out, then finding a different voice in my head wanting to be brothers with me. It's all very strange. I am still trying to absorb all the things happening.

But, as unbelievable as it all sounds, what is the most bonkers out of all this, is the hole in the ground part. Because, that was not a hole I was familiar with. Holes have ends. That one though?... It was blacker than anything I have encountered, and it seemed...how do I say it, off-putting maybe? In my eighteen years of life, I have probably encountered a lot of crazy shit, done some crazy shit in return (no doubt), but, not in my wildest imagination would I have expected to encounter something like that!

And why am I stressing over it now when I have encountered it twice already? Well, you'd see...

Because I'm standing somewhere that lays bare the abnormality of this 'black hole'.

I speak to the charismatic manly voice in my head: Did you know anything about this?

Hmmm, yep.

Makes total sense. Care to explain?

What truly happened, or rather the mechanics of it to be precise, is something I am not supposed to get. I can understand that. Otherworldly phenomena are not the easiest to explain. Then, what am I supposed to do when logic defying stuff is flaunting it's madness in front of me! Huuuhh!!!

In front of me, is a pipe, rather a massive column, completely black, stretching from the ground to the top, standing there like it's the natural habitat it grew in. There are no blast marks, no exploded shrapnel. Nothing! It's as if the aliens constructed this on purpose like the other pillars I saw in the dining area a few weeks back. Damn, it's been so long.

But you knooooow, it wasn't there before. I have walked this area a couple times already.

It doesn't even take a second for me to connect what I am seeing with what I can't explain. That is, the black hole. I now notice it right away when I walk through the humongous corridor. It's the same I had walked through along with my buddies when we were going out on the field to experiment. Worst decision of my life (unknowingly).

Come on now... I'm waiting. I deserve an explanation. You did this!

Hey, it wasn't me. I merely signalled! Why am I to blame if It gets a bit careless.

You call this a 'bit' careless?! I was tortured to a pulp after the first time! Though it was my fault for losing you like that... But I didn't know any better! Ugh.

Breathe, brother. Breathe.

Yeah, right, right. An alien goo is trying to calm me down. Just what I needed!

I had good intentions. You are quite insensitive.

Oh, so you're mad now. You'd leave me again?

I sure can.

Then tell me why did you come back. Why do you bother to stay at all! What happened that these Gods chose me and 'blessed' me with you, someone who's only caused me to face misery and agony!

...

You're really mad, huh?

Can't you tell?

So what do you want me to say. "I was wrong, baby. You were right. You were always right!" He bawls out like a lead drama queen.

Cut that rom-com shit out!