Burned (Dark Reflections Book 5) by Dean Murray

Author:Dean Murray [Murray, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fir'shan Publishing
Published: 2015-05-10T23:00:00+00:00

Interlude

Coun'hij Agent

Caravan RV Park

Tucson, Arizona

The being was walking across a parking lot when it happened. Puppeteer's presence had been a near-constant distraction in the back of the being's head for decades now, but every so often the jumped-up mongrel tried to take more direct control over the reins.

The being never liked that, but it was even worse at times like this, times when the being was in public. Puppeteer was capable of exerting control over individuals like the being over distances of hundreds of miles, but he would never be capable of doing so while accessing the being's more unique abilities. Puppeteer had tried dozens of times, but it was like watching a blindfolded child try to replicate a Picasso using nothing more than their feet. The hybrid simply didn't have the control or finesse required.

The being was grateful for that fact—it was the only thing that kept it from complete enslavement to Puppeteer. The hybrid knew that the being's abilities were too precious to be wasted on brute-force search-and-destroy missions, so the being was allowed a much greater degree of latitude than the rest of its captured fellows.

Not all of them had been captured, but many of them had been, and none of them were happy about it. The only thing that made their servitude tolerable was that Puppeteer's existence was no more than a speck on the continuum of their long lives. Eventually Puppeteer would die—of old age if for no other reason—and they would be free to go back to doing what they did best.

Puppeteer's presence inside the being's mind made it stumble, but even more concerning, it made the being's seeming—its illusion in the modern parlance—flicker. The being's lips drew back in a snarl. It didn't want to have its cover ruined. Puppeteer was very good at placing the being in situations where it could feed, but the meal it had been dining on these last several weeks had been a masterpiece of sorrow. It was a meal that wouldn't be easily replaced.

The insignificant wolves around the being were unlikely to be able to kill the being—even if they realized what it was—but the being wasn't anywhere near ready to give up its current food source.

What do you want?

A report. You haven't checked in since before you left your last location. I wouldn't even know that you'd moved if not for the fact that I can feel your position.

There is nothing to report. All is as you indicated it would be. I have continued to plant the seeds we discussed, and now just await your order to bring them to fruition. Besides, reporting has become more dangerous given my current surroundings.

I thought you weren't scared of my kind.

I'm not, but despite their inability to kill me, them finding my communications to you would be…inconvenient.

Very well. You have permission to implement the next stage of my plan. Make them wish that they'd never been born.

The being smiled as Puppeteer's influence receded back to the furthest reaches of its mind.

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