Desolation
“A tall man, with quiet eyes set too far apart in his pale face. A wide, thin mouth.Austin whimpered, and Ronnie shielded him as they all backed away. Two’s barks turned to growls, low in his throat, and Warrick kept a tight grip on the leash. Milo didn’t have to draw fast. He just took his gun from its holster, held it level with his waist. “We’re taking the boy with us,” he said.The Narrow Man didn’t answer, so Milo made a show of aiming for his leg. “Give us the key – the one that takes you t...o Naberius. Hand it over and we won’t need to hurt you.”When the Narrow Man didn’t speak, Milo shrugged, and pulled the trigger. Amber flinched at the gunshot, saw the bullet pass through the Narrow Man’s leg and burrow into the floor behind him. But there was no blood, no reaction, and definitely no screaming. “Huh,” said Milo, and fired again and again, emptying the gun into the Narrow Man’s chest and head.The bullet holes gaped. There was no red inside. No flesh. Just more of that same colourless skin, the texture of putty.Milo holstered his gun, shifted, and swung the axe at the Narrow Man’s head.MoreLess
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