From Bone to Blood to Flesh and Back Again
From Bone to Blood to Flesh and Back Again
I couldn’t meet anyone’s eyes. I just sat there, mouth dry, heart beating too quickly for just having a conversation. I’d been ignoring this for too long and the sinking feeling had just gotten worse. Everyone watched me quietly as I fidgeted on the couch. “This feels like an intervention,” I joked weakly. “Maybe it […]
A white flower grew from my palm. Violet streaks ran down the petals. The petals change colour a few times and the person I was calling Mom gasped. I plucked the flower and handed it to her. She smelled it and then scrunched her brows in concern. “Doesn’t it hurt when your body changes like
My body had adapted to the vacuum of space. A mucousy membrane protected my eyes and mouth. A shell-like substance had crept over my skin to reflect radiation. Even my hair was covered in a strange film to preserve it. That made me happy, I liked my long hair. I was drawn through space by
Finished with my work, I sat down on a ridge and looked up at the stars. Nell had once told me that her sixth sense felt like she was feeling stars: their heat, their vibrations, their shimmer. Seeing real stars so vividly without an atmosphere in the way for the first time, I had to
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10 minutes “What’s wrong?” “He isn’t crying. Babies are supposed to cry.” “Let me see.” “J- just don’t do anything.” “Like what?” “…” “His motor functions are fine. He’s reacting to light and sound.” “You’re not a doctor.” “Oh? And why is that qualification important? If I were to cure your headache, would that make
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The light from the surface grew smaller, becoming a small circle, then a pinprick before vanishing. The air I fell through grew thick and moist, warming me like someone was breathing all over me. No, no, no. I couldn’t think straight. Everything was going wrong. Chase was still out there and I was nowhere near
I failed. That’s all I could think as I watched the Earth from a million miles away. My Shaping was gone. I felt cold space invade my chest cavity. My skin cracked in this soundless hell and I knew what would be next. Blood boiling and freezing, tissues expanding. I would become a balloon of
“Everyone who is under my influence, use any means necessary to kill yourself.” With those words, I flung my sixth sense as far as I could reach, expanding my perception to its limits and seizing hold of every living thing within it. It felt like I’d been flayed open and stretched across space. Chase’s half-eaten
Chase flicked the tip of the sword back and forth, catching what little light remained on its oily black surface. He spread his feet and raised his off hand, imitating a fencer. “Don’t feel like talking? C’mon Nick. Remember how things used to be? We used to have discussions. I loved those little nicknames you
Blood beat inside my head, urging me to do something, anything to stop this moment from happening. But it was already too late. Chase’s face was smeared with dirt and the vestiges of the Marquess’ fluid body. He panted heavily and his tongue was black. The dark crucible groaned, wood splitting as it curled ever