The Halfhero Trilogy : A unique take on a superhero series by Ian W. Sainsbury

Author:Ian W. Sainsbury [Sainsbury, Ian W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

At first, the picture on the screen was so familiar Daniel thought it was a live feed of his own cell. The point of view was from above and behind, showing a man dressed in a white T-shirt, sitting at a desk, holding a Globlet. Daniel jumped, looked behind him, then back at the screen. He waved a hand in the air, but the image on the screen didn't change.

He pressed pause and looked at the spot on the wall where the camera must have been concealed. Nothing. The surface of the stone was uneven, discoloured. Either there wasn't a camera there, or the cameras used were as fine as a human hair. But cameras like that were stupidly expensive. Who would...?

Oh. Titus Gorman. World's richest man. That'll be it, then.

He sat down again and pressed play. After half a second, the point of view switched to show the man's face as he looked at the Globlet. A camera in the Globlet itself, then.

The man was about Daniel's age. All halfheroes were born in the same two-year period. There was no family resemblance. Daniel had seen photographs of dozens of halfheroes and met a few face-to-face. He would never have guessed they shared the same father. It was as if Abos's genetic inheritance had little effect on the physical appearance of the children.

The man on the video put the Globlet down, walked up to the door and stopped. He held out a hand, placing his fingertips on the metal.

The next scene showed an empty corridor, identical to the one outside Daniel's cell. As he watched, a hand appeared through the solid door in the centre of the frame. The hand was followed by an arm, then a face and chest as the occupant of the cell walked through solid matter and freed himself.

"Cool," said Daniel, channelling his inner nerd. He'd always liked magicians, and this guy could earn a fortune on stage.

The magician looked both ways along the corridor, then walked out of frame.

A succession of camera shots followed, showing his progress. When he had passed through the door at the end his corridor, he was in a large, circular, room with microwaves, large storage cupboards, and a line of food trolleys. There were lots of identical exits leading out of the room, one of which was a double door. The man stuck his head through three of the solid doors in turn, then left via the double doors. Another series of cameras tracked him in a longer corridor, which led to a lift. He pressed buttons on a keypad, but nothing happened. The camera inside the empty lift shaft showed a head appear, looking up. The camera was too far away to pick up any facial expression, but Daniel saw the man shake his head in frustration before withdrawing.

To the right of the lift was another corridor, which opened into a wide, high tunnel, big enough to accommodate a truck. After walking for about twenty yards, the magician stopped.

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