18. Horns

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It was a normal day when it happened. He was brushing his teeth when he noticed them. Small boney protrusions on either side of his head. He almost didn't believe his eyes for a moment. He reached up and touched on of them. The skin was being pushed up by bones just beneath it. As he prodded them he heard a terrible crunching noise as the skin split open and boney horns grew from the fresh wound. He screamed as crimson blood flowed down his face. He reached for his horns but they hadn't stopped growing. They began arching forward as they grew. He pulled at them as the curled towards his face. He tried to block them with his hands but they only continued to grow. They pressed against the palms of his hands and impaled them. He screamed, trying desperately to pull his hands away as his horns grew through them. They ruptured out the other side and pierced his eyes. There was a guttural popping sound as they both exploded. Their liquid dripping from his eyes sockets mixed with blood as they scraped past his eyes and into his brain. Then there was nothing.

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