Xen Episode One
“If I closed my eyes, I could conjure up that memory perfectly. I could still smell the damp scent of the wet grass. I could still hear the hum and crackle of the radio. And I could still remember, in exact detail, the expressions of John and Adam.
I had done as ordered. I’d assumed a life as a human. I’d blended in. I had endeavored to always keep the secret of my existence and my arrival on Earth. And I had not given it up yet.
Blinking my eyes open slowly, I pushed myself forward, standing fr...om my chair. A blanket fell from my knees and tumbled to my feet. I stepped over it lightly. If I’d felt like it, or circumstances had dictated, I could have leaped over it, curled into a somersault, thrown myself at the wall, run up it, and flipped backwards. I could have turned around, and with a single, easy blow, shattered the chair. I could have obliterated it as easily as a human child slapping a hand into a puddle.
Though it had been 60 years, I had not aged.
I had the appearance of a human, but that was it.MoreLess
I had done as ordered. I’d assumed a life as a human. I’d blended in. I had endeavored to always keep the secret of my existence and my arrival on Earth. And I had not given it up yet.
Blinking my eyes open slowly, I pushed myself forward, standing fr...om my chair. A blanket fell from my knees and tumbled to my feet. I stepped over it lightly. If I’d felt like it, or circumstances had dictated, I could have leaped over it, curled into a somersault, thrown myself at the wall, run up it, and flipped backwards. I could have turned around, and with a single, easy blow, shattered the chair. I could have obliterated it as easily as a human child slapping a hand into a puddle.
Though it had been 60 years, I had not aged.
I had the appearance of a human, but that was it.MoreLess
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