Big, wet splats of albinoid guts hit him in the face as the limp figure cartwheeled through the air. He took a shocked breath in, nearly vomiting at the taste of the blood that seeped between his lips. Its bitter palate exactly what he would have imagined if asked to do so. Up until now, […]
The taser probes sparked, lighting the darkness in small, confused flashes as they bounced off the inside of the lift doors and fell useless to the floor. As the final spark emitted from the failed shot, it lit the scene for one brief, horrifying snapshot that would burn into Nigel’s retinas. The image of the […]
The hooked tip of the scorpion’s sting protruded from the open wound in Bec’s chest. She coughed up a stream of blood from her mouth – open wide in surprise – as it lifted her into the air. The top of her head brushed the ceiling and the beast spun her around to face her […]
The shadow on the floor let out a long, low moan. “Nooooooo.” It was a sound so full of despair it broke Nigel’s heart. “Nooo, leave me alone.” “Levi? Levi, buddy, it’s me.” Nigel scooted over to the dark shape that had folded in on itself to form a human croissant. “Levi.” He reached out […]
It cannoned into Bec, sending her sprawling. With alarming and unstoppable speed, it shifted its focus to Nigel, knocking him with a tooth-rattling blow to the jaw. As he fell, he twisted in time to see Milly go down with a groan behind him. The shadow leaped back over the top of Nigel and he […]
“You did what?!” Milly took a large step back, her lip curled in disgust. Nigel cringed at her disdain. “I planned to leave him for the cops. I really did, but then he started to taunt me; making jibes about Julia and Mads. I think he wanted me to do it, I figured out later. […]
“Where do you want me to start?” he asked. He then raised his hand, finger outstretched. “And if you say ‘the beginning’, I will lock you in that cool room and walk away.” Bec shrugged. “How about what makes you so scared that you’re willing to blow us all up to stop it. Because I […]
As he stared, the heap trembled. Legs and heads rolled from the top of the pile and bodies shuddered. Nigel jumped back, half expecting the pieces to reassemble and come at him in some new, patchwork horror. A white arm, missing half the fingers on its hand, stretched out from beneath the viscera. Fresh purple […]
“People?” Milly’s voice rose in excitement. “Quick!” She reached for the handle of the stairwell door. Nigel grabbed her hand before she could open it and shook his head. He leaned forward. Bec and Milly joined him in unison. They stood with their ears pushed to the door for a full twenty seconds, each holding […]
He stared through the window at the spot where Jacob had been torn to pieces. He knew he was gone. He had seen it so it must be true, but it didn’t add up. Yes, the albinoids could slip through the smallest of cracks, but it took effort and time. There was no way they […]