Gravity (The Taking)
“Dad scheduled a meeting with Zeus two days from now. Zeus agreed to stop the attacks in favor of communication, which apparently Parliament has refused up until this point. Voices sounded from Dad’s office well into the night, only stopping moments before midnight. I’m surprised we’re still agreeing to host—after all, we’re just strengthening the group that’s trying to kill us. But I suppose stopping would guarantee another round of attacks. I can only imagine how afraid people are tonight. The...y’ve watched the attacks all day, watched as humans died at the hands of the Ancients, and now they have to slide on their patches and lay immobilized as the creatures climb into their windows and hover above them, sucking out their nutrients. There are no guarantees that the Ancients will abide by the legalized percentages. I wonder how many people will die tonight, if from nothing else, then from fear.But after well past midnight, I realize that my Ancient isn’t coming, and like the rest of the world, I’m gripped by fear, but not of death.MoreLess
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