Chapter Five: ‘Beholden to thy grim task...’ Click to display entire chapter at once -- ( mobile link ) Night arrived by the time Hector...

He kept going over the scene in his head. He kept questioning his decisions during the fight. Maybe it was a mistake to take out the three m...

‘ Seriously? You were just shot five times, Hector. Not to mention you saw a guy’s brain spilling out of his head. And then Mallory, too. I’...

“Officer Mallory... say something. Nod if you can hear me. Blink if you can...” ‘ Hector... ’ “Is he...? He’s not... You--you’d know, righ...

Hector was abruptly thankful that his embarrassed face was hidden and decided to do what came naturally to him. He said nothing. “Well--...

He stomped the door down and found Mallory crouched behind the kitchen’s island, clutching his side with one arm, trying to reload his servi...

“How fast--” He paused to slide his mask off his face. “--Exactly how fast am I, anyway?” As he stood still, he could feel his own heart pou...

It was so easy to run, as if it required no effort, as if it was more natural to run than to walk. Someone stepped out from a shop in front ...

Garovel just laughed. ‘ How’s the soreness, by the way? ’ He groaned a little. ‘ Incredibly painful... but... I’m starting to get used to i...

He stuffed the black welding mask into his bag and left the campus on foot. He asked Garovel for directions and received them, discovering i...

A few minutes before the final bell, he slipped out of class. He could hear the instructor hollering at him for leaving early but ignored it...

Chapter Four: ‘Embolden thy steeled heart...’ Click to display entire chapter at once -- ( mobile link ) Hector shifted at his desk. ‘ ...