Topher Nightshade vs. The Camp of The Undead Apocalypse by Hayes Drew

Author:Hayes, Drew [Hayes, Drew]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Thunder Pear Publishing
Published: 2014-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Auggie’s whole form was tingling, itching with a strange sensation that was impossible to scratch. This one was lasting longer than the first, escalating in a slow, maddening build. Topher could only stare helplessly as his friend grew more and more agitated to the point where even basic conversation became impossible.

The pace began to pick up, and soon Auggie felt the sensation bore deeper in to him. It was no longer as if the feeling were contained to the surface of his incorporeal body; now it was invading his core. Every piece of him could feel it, like a cold fire or a million ants that dragged their pincers across his skin while refusing to bite. At the worst of it, for a very real and terrifying moment, Auggie feared he would lose his mind entirely, that the feeling was so horrid, he would rather run away from all coherent thought just to escape it.

Then, without any slowing or warning, the sensation vanished all at once. Had he been inside his body, Auggie would have let out a long breath and wiped away the tears that had formed in his eyes. Instead he jerked forward, nearly tumbling to the ground until he remembered gravity no longer held sway over his actions, and made a sound that was halfway between a sob and a sigh of relief.

“Is it over?” Topher asked. He looked aghast, worse than Auggie had ever seen him. As terrible as it had been to experience that, Auggie imagined it probably wasn’t a picnic to watch either. Especially not for a friend.

“I don’t really know. Feels like it is, but there’s no way to be sure. Maybe he finished the ceremony, or maybe Velt interrupted him and it will start up again sometime soon. I’ll just have to wait it out.”

“Do you feel any different, though? Last time he did one of these things, it made you visible. If it’s over, shouldn’t you have new abilities?”

“That does make sense,” Auggie agreed. “Perhaps I gained the capacity to interact with physical objects. It would be a logical progression.”

Topher carefully raised his right hand and spread his fingers. “High five?”

“May as well.”

The two took a careful swing at one another, aiming to connect palms in mid-air. They got it just right, and Auggie’s hand sailed through Topher’s perfectly as they tried to collide.

“No to the touching thing,” Auggie sighed. “Pity, it would have been useful.”

“I’m actually glad it didn’t work out that way,” Topher said. “Velt and Kay are both out there in the forest with all kinds of ghosts, not to mention that mass of jerks on the island.”

“That’s a good point. Velt seems capable of handling herself, but if ghosts suddenly gained the power of touch, it might put Kay in very serious trouble. I mean, more trouble than the fact that she’s currently behind the wheel of an SUV with no license and at least some alcohol in her veins.”

“When you put it like that, it seems like it was a bad idea to let her be the wheel-woman.

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