something must have happened because there is a gigantic hoard of creatures. more than before. katie stands behind me in the small broken down shed. i refused to let her go alone.
she's cornered on all sides and she looks completely peaceful. why? everyone wants to kill her or torture her. how can she keep her head.
her watch buzzes.
"katie the mechanical creatures are having problems, you have trouble headed your way. i am getting backup for you as soon as i can."
"okay," and then amy hangs up. okay? that's all she has to say. my fists clench. she's all alone now? what is she going to do?
"ken! get away, you're in my space, i'm fine," i turn around to look at her.
"i'm the only one in here to protect you and you don't want me to?" i'm aghast.
"no ken. you're wrong. i never needed you to," she snaps. her golden blue eyes pierce me like a sword. why does this hurt? it hurts more than what anyone else says. why?
i turn away and walk towards the door.
"fine, have it your way," and then i close the door behind me, leaving her alone inside.
i'm front of me is an impossible amount of creatures barreling at me. i grin. with a crack like thunder i petrify the first line of creatures. and then i dive into the throng.
i wrangle my way onto one of the menta, using it as a horse. one by one i slaughter them. one by one i rip their jaws from their brains. one by one i crackle their bones like crumbling bread. i don't care how they die. i don't care how much it hurts.
that's when the first few alasians made it through. i grin even wider as i connect them each by electric beams and then one by one i pop their joints out of socket. i strip them of their sanity and bring them pain. i'm mad. forget hurt. i've never cared before. why did i think i cared now. i don't. i've never cared before. i'm dying, remember?
and then it hits me.
i might not be dying anymore and the only reason is Katie. Katie, saving my life over and over and over and over. saving me in spirit, in body. i owe her my life. that's why it hurts.
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the game
General FictionBOOK 2 WARNING: VIOLENCE/DARK THEMES/GORE/DEATH All of us come face to face with death in our lifetimes. Betrayal, lying, and the vulnerability of choosing our dreams over what others want from us. We never fit the plan, and that is what this book i...
