“He looked down the alley across the street. It was dark again. There was no more unnatural light. There were no more sparks. In the murk, he couldn’t tell if the killer was still there, or if he was gone, or dead. He couldn’t see the cop, either. “Did you see it?” he asked. “Did you see what happened?” Beside him, Bell nodded, but didn’t seem able to speak. Nina answered for him. “The cop, he just vanished. He fired his gun, and the guy screamed, and that light came out of his body, and...” “Ga...mma radiation.” Bell finally found his voice. “When Iverson told us about that, I found it very hard to believe. But I have no choice but to believe the proof of my own eyes. Incredible!” “Maybe it was the shock of being shot,” Walter said. “Or perhaps the pain of it. Either way, his reaction caused the radiation to spike, and... my God!” A third of Nina’s face was as pink as rare roast beef, from her left ear to a little less than halfway across her left eye. The line of demarcation between the pale, unaffected skin and the burnt skin was mathematically perfect.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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