Butcher Block Green by Eric Kramer

Author:Eric Kramer [Kramer, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anthropic Publishing Cooperative
Published: 2017-12-12T18:30:00+00:00

Act 3

RESSURECTION

D istant shouts, echoing down the mine shaft told Oosam his time was up—they had discovered him. No more delaying. He had to pull the brain out now, or lose the prize and face punishment for digging an illegal tunnel. If he laid hands on it and melded, he could force the miner’s guild to use him if they wanted access to the brain of the god.

Oosam took in a deep breath, steeling his nerves as he studied the hard rock in front of him. The giant bones and organs of the dead god jutted out from the wall, harder than iron, yet flaking and peeling after thousands of years buried in the graveyard. It had taken Oosam a week to find the head, buried inside the alien-looking ribs of the god. It took another week of diligent, ginger excavation to expose the brain. A gray powder of crushed stone covered it, but it glistened at him in the flickering torchlight.

He ungloved his right hand and reached out, hesitating an inch away from the mottled sphere, unsure.

The shouts grew closer, and Oosam panicked, jerking his hand back, knocking into a rib. The brain, already loose in its skull, rolled forward, touching his exposed arm. Oosam took in a sharp breath, fear overwhelming him.

Nothing happened. Oosam smiled, greed-laced hope growing in him. He was alive! The god-brain had—

The thought choked off as his arm swelled, turning green, the skin splitting open where it was touching the brain.

Oosam started screaming, thrashing, trying to pull himself away, but his muscles had frozen, refusing to obey, preventing him from pulling back. His screams turned to shrieks, high pitched and frantic as the swelling crawled up his arm and down his torso, consuming his body.

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