Leviathan Falls (The Expanse Book 9) by James S. A. Corey
Author:James S. A. Corey [Corey, James S. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 2021-11-30T03:00:00+00:00
A voice as vast as mountains whispered.
It whispered No.
The scattered world paused in its swirls and chaos. The dark threads froze in their places, vibrating and writhing but unable to whip through the clouds and points that were matter. The awareness that had been Kit, drifting and broken and scattered as it was, saw its own pain, its own distress, the still-flashing impulses that had been its childâs neurons as they fired. Something analogous to sound rumbled and roared, and the dark threads thinned. They became black strings, wet as blood clots. Then threads. Then wisps of smoke.
And then nothing.
The paths where the darkness had whipped the scattered particles apart shifted like a video message played slowly and in reverse. Something thought stirring the cream back out of the coffee, and it might have been Kit. The interplay of vibrations that were the atoms and molecules, incomprehensible in their variety, began to segregate. The slow spinning flow like a river past a muddy bank became the air from a vent. Or blood passing through an artery. Density became real.
Surfaces emerged. Then objects, and then Kit was looking into Bakariâs wide, frightened eyes. Kitâs heart fluttered, as confused as a man whoâd forgotten what he was saying midsentence, and then it pounded, each stroke so hard he could see the pulse in his eyes. He wrapped his son tight in his arms as Bakari started to wail, and held him close, sheltered against a threat he didnât understand and couldnât locate in space.
The other man, the one who wasnât in the room, slumped in exhaustion and closed his eyes. The cabin door slammed open, and Rohi was there, eyes bright and panic-wide.
âYouâre hurting him,â she shouted. âKit, youâre hurting him!â
No, Kit tried to say, Iâm just holding him. Heâs only crying from fear. He couldnât find the words, and when he looked down, he was squeezing too tight. He made his arms relax, and Bakariâs wailing grew louder. He let Rohi take their son. His body was shaking, a deep pulsing shudder.
âWhat was that?â Rohi said, her voice shrill with fear. âWhat just happened?â
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