“Yes… Yes, Sir.”
“Good. You may resume your work.”
“Very well, Sir.”
The Commander goes back to thinking in his chair.
“Maybe it’s time to fight fire with fire. I’ve tried my best. Maybe I need to try my worst… Number 9; deactivate the room in the house to code Orange, let’s begin again, shall we?”
***
A battered-looking house in a distant secure location lies in ruins on the outside, many thousands of miles away.
Huge rats run in and out of the cellar and floorboards.
At the top of the stairs, there is a room.
Darkness on the outside and darkness concealed within.
The darkness inside the room makes it pitch black, except for… a pair of golden, beastly eyes and the sound of a long, deathly growl…
Table of Contents
Contents
the stranger in the cell
jailbreak
weirdland
a run in the desert
brute force
silent awakening
companionship
risk assessment
satraulia
kindred
hunted
compromise
first of many
chosen
surrounded
ricafa
interrogation
extreme measures
a new meaning
collision course
lost souls
mass invasion
sneak attack
an unexpected surprise
art of water
last man standing
now is the time
aftershock