Inversion by Christopher Young

Author:Christopher Young
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: YA, YA adventure, superheros, urban fantasy
Published: 2020-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

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THE OLDER ONES WERE easier. They had hardly any strength left to hold onto whatever life was left in their shriveled up bodies. Although they were the easiest to steal life from there wasn’t much to keep him going before he needed to find someone else. No matter how many people he lured and attacked it wouldn’t be long before the hunger pains came back and the cold, dark blotches on his skin reappeared.

Nick let go of the old man’s wrist that he was holding and threw his head back. He relished in the momentary warmth that stealing life gave him. The whispers that swarmed around in his head stopped, but only for a short while. As the warmth faded they shoved their way back in. He was doing all of this for them. Their will was now his will. They urged him to move on to his next victim.

Nick crouched over the lifeless man, staring into his hollow eyes. He had watched him for hours, followed him through the busy streets and into the empty alleyway where they were now.

Nick picked up the damaged God Complex and continued in the same direction that he had been walking in ever since he left the museum. He had already attacked several people since then, leaving behind a path of dessicated corpses in his wake. They were all old and alone like the one that he had just left in the alley.

It wasn’t until later that night that he got a taste of something more desirable, something that did more than just take the edge off. As Nick grasped the back of the teenager's ankle, the blue light that snaked around his now ebony arm became supercharged. Something was different about it. It crackled with a strange, new energy. The voices were going crazy, building up to a crescendo just before the warmth drowned out their cries. Nick was elated. Whoever this kid was, he had an energy that the others didn’t have. Not the old people or the young girl he had attacked when he first emerged from the rubble. Ready to move on yet again, Nick reached over and lifted the God Complex from the ground. The moment he touched it a bright blue light burst from the machine. The device hummed to life. Metallic concentric circles spun around its core. Static filled the air. The warm feeling in his chest strengthened, amplified by the strange device. For a few moments he was perfectly fine. There were no voices. There was no cold or pain. Just warmth and a feeling that he felt like he hadn't felt his entire life. He felt powerful.

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