Generation Freaks (Shadow Realms Trilogy Book 1) by Kristy Perkins

Author:Kristy Perkins [Perkins, Kristy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-06T16:00:00+00:00

The world blurred, distorted above her, but her head rose. It felt heavy upon her neck, wobbling as if too big for her body. Words were being spoken, but it was just noise in her ears. She couldn't understand what was being said like she was underwater and being called for. Her feet slid beneath her, but a slam of her heel held her down, rooted to the ground. Bright red flashed in her eyes, wavering in her vision. They shook, moving to the garbled noise of drowned words. Her body tingled, numb, and pulled back towards the ground. Her legs couldn't hold her up, shaking with the effort.

"Oh Paisley," the brisk voice broke the lodge of the water wall. "You don't seem to understand. You can't leave. Your powers are locked; you are nothing without them. Don't you see that?"

She stumbled back, her footing no longer gripping at the ground. The small of her back crashed into an unseen object, something that belonged to the clutter that made escaping an impossible feat. With effort, her face scrunching in concentration, she pulled her arm back. She felt the brush of the object, her fingers tingling as if they had fallen asleep. Her head fell to the side, bobbling on her neck. Everything felt too heavy to move, but pulling her foot up, Paisley didn't let that stop her. No one approached. No one tried to stop her this time. They didn't think she could make it out. Self-doubt twisted through her insides, entangling her lungs. It stopped her. Cold laughter rumbled, prodding other joints that wouldn't cooperate. No, they couldn't. The serum racing through her bloodstream prevented all movement.

She was nothing but a puppet now.

Frustration brought on tears that pricked the corners of her eyes, tightening her chest not to let them out. If she let it happen, she would become what they wanted; weak. Paisley refused to let them have that satisfaction. She couldn't let them have it. She was not weak, but she sure did feel like she was at the moment.

"You're nothing without your powers, Paisley," Priscilla repeated, glee evident in her words. "Absolutely nothing."

Her head snapped up, eyes blinking rapidly as she tried so hard to focus. The blurred vision wobbled, pixelating around the edges, and then snapped back to that blurred outcome of before. She shook her head, jerking it from side to side. It still felt heavy upon her neck. A zap of pain, almost like a shock of electricity, shot from the tips of her fingers to her wrist. Movement and feeling were coming back in her hand, making the only available limb to move. The pain stayed, though, throbbing through her fingers and palm. The door sharpened into focus, becoming the only object she could see to pinpoint her location. Her feet were like blocks of brick, unable to support her. Her knees locked and thrust her body forward. Her hands flew forward, fingers locking onto an unknown object, keeping her upright, and bent over.

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