Enhancer 4 by Wyatt Kane

Author:Wyatt Kane [Kane, Wyatt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

20: Aftermath

The EMP grenade wasn’t designed to blow apart. It was designed instead to emit a single pulse of electro magnetism, which would take out anything electronic within range.

But it was far from pleasant. The detonation sent a wave of pain and shock throughout his whole body. It was like being hit in the chest with a bowling ball. Ty felt like his heart skipped a beat, and was very relieved when it started again. At the same time, his brain started to vibrate like it might if he’d stuck a finger into an electrical socket.

Yet those were just the first, immediate results of his grenade going off. An instant later, the device clicked open and dropped off his wrist, and the withdrawal symptoms kicked in.

A cold sweat broke out all over his body. He’d already been feeling nauseous because of the AZT-407 hangover, but this was infinitely worse. He had to clamp his jaw shut to avoid throwing up. At the same time, there was a sickening pain in his lower abdomen.

It was as if he’d been kicked hard in the balls and he couldn’t help himself. Still holding onto Sparkles, Ty crumpled until he was kneeling on the ground. But even that wasn’t enough. He was winded, his guts were cramping, and his world was going dark at the edges. He let go of Sparkles completely and collapsed, his whole body trembling from the impact of the sudden lack of the device on his wrist.

Nor was he the only one to suffer.

As soon as the grenade went off, Sparkles display of raw power disappeared. It was like turning the man off at the switch. Ty heard him suck in a breath of air between his teeth, and he crumpled as well.

This was the first time Ty had seen him up close. When last they had battled, Sparkles had always been at a distance. Ty knew him to be a small man, wiry and thin, but hadn’t really got a good look at his face.

Now he did, and he didn’t much like it. Up close, Sparkles could have been a poster child for the concept of hate. He had gone in for spikes in a big way, replacing his eyebrows entirely and decorating his cheeks and chin like a pincushion. He wore a ring through his nose, and had tattooed red eyeliner around his eyes to make himself look fierce. Even as his power flickered and died, he glared at Ty with an expression of loathing.

Despite the debilitating effects of the EMP grenade, Sparkles’ expression suggested he wasn’t yet done. Even as the man winced in pain and crumpled against the withdrawal of his device, he offered Ty a glimpse into his soul.

“Fucking bastard!” the man snarled, showing teeth that had been sharpened into points. “I’ll fucking kill you for that!”

By then, he was on his side on the ground, barely in control of his limbs. Nevertheless, he managed to pull a blaster from somewhere and bring it to bear.

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