Unbinding
“Arjenie said quietly. “Vicious, but beautiful.”
Kai nodded as she looked out at the beach.
Out on the clean white sand was a monster. Inanimate now, but monstrous. And, yes, beautiful. It looked like a serpent, that long, glittering strand, like a serpent made from gems and light. But it was glass, not jewels, thrusting up from the sand. Thousands of shards of colored glass made up that long, undulating shape. Big ones, little ones, glass in every color of the rainbow.
Sharp, sharp ...glass.
From here on the boardwalk, Kai could see two large red splotches on the sand. There were more, she knew, but she couldn’t see the others, perhaps because of all the thought bubbles—hundreds of them, it seemed, remnants of horror ripped from the minds of those who’d been here.
“You see any of that intention stuff?” Ackleford asked.
“I can’t tell from here.MoreLess
Kai nodded as she looked out at the beach.
Out on the clean white sand was a monster. Inanimate now, but monstrous. And, yes, beautiful. It looked like a serpent, that long, glittering strand, like a serpent made from gems and light. But it was glass, not jewels, thrusting up from the sand. Thousands of shards of colored glass made up that long, undulating shape. Big ones, little ones, glass in every color of the rainbow.
Sharp, sharp ...glass.
From here on the boardwalk, Kai could see two large red splotches on the sand. There were more, she knew, but she couldn’t see the others, perhaps because of all the thought bubbles—hundreds of them, it seemed, remnants of horror ripped from the minds of those who’d been here.
“You see any of that intention stuff?” Ackleford asked.
“I can’t tell from here.MoreLess
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