Fault Line
“He was falling. There was thunder, like boulders raining into a big steel bin. There was screaming, like seagulls rising in the air. He was in a cage with curved bars arching over him while a hurricane hurled bones at him like skittles. One of them hit the cage and it turned into spun sugar and shattered.
Maybe the dream had lasted only an instant. Suddenly his eyes were open, clogged with dust. He blinked hard. He breathed and then coughed.
There was a green glowing stick poking out of... the ground. A bewitching light in the murk. It was the only thing he could see. He grabbed it.
A voice gasped. A frightened, female sound, like a gulp and a scream.
‘Hello?’ said Hex. His voice took a couple of goes to work, like a car that hasn’t been started for a while.
He pulled the light stick out of the ground. He blinked again and moved. He was in a small space. He tried to turn round, but his bruised bones banged against hard stone.MoreLess
Maybe the dream had lasted only an instant. Suddenly his eyes were open, clogged with dust. He blinked hard. He breathed and then coughed.
There was a green glowing stick poking out of... the ground. A bewitching light in the murk. It was the only thing he could see. He grabbed it.
A voice gasped. A frightened, female sound, like a gulp and a scream.
‘Hello?’ said Hex. His voice took a couple of goes to work, like a car that hasn’t been started for a while.
He pulled the light stick out of the ground. He blinked again and moved. He was in a small space. He tried to turn round, but his bruised bones banged against hard stone.MoreLess
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