World Killer by Barry J. Hutchison

Author:Barry J. Hutchison [Hutchison, Barry J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zertex Media Ltd
Published: 2019-04-08T16:00:00+00:00

Daryl gulped in a breath as the black ooze left his lungs. Beside him, he heard Ash and Riley both let out frantic gasps. The black ran down them like liquid metal. It pooled at their feet for a moment, before being absorbed back into the floor.

Ash looked around frantically. “What happened? Is it over?”

Wheezing, Daryl looked up at Hath. The alien gave him a curt nod. “It’s over. One of you found a way to reach the end of the simulation.”

Riley folded, putting her hands on her knees. “Phew. Thank goodness. If I had to smash another flying space-guy with another rock, I… don’t know how to end this sentence,” she admitted, then she leaned against the wall for support.

Ash approached Hath angrily. “That was out of line, you son of a bitch,” he seethed.

“It was necessary. You had to learn accuracy and control. Blasting randomly doesn’t get us anywhere.”

“I should blast you randomly right now,” Ash said.

“I’m sure we all had it rough,” Daryl said, trying to intervene. Ash turned to face him, his eyes dark.

“Oh, did you have to watch your mom die?”

Daryl opened his mouth to say that he had, albeit a long time ago, but he just shook his head. “No.”

“No, then shut the hell up,” Ash said. He turned back to Hath, but before he could say any more something slammed against the side of the ship, making it roll suddenly to the left.

“What the hell was that?” Daryl cried.

“Visuals!” barked Hath. The walls remained exactly where they were. “I said visu--”

Another explosion rocked the ship. Yufo’s black walls flickered for a moment, revealing an armor-clad figure in a leering skull mask. He took aim with a pistol which looked so oversized it would have been funny, had it not been about to spell their doom.

“Impossible,” Hath hissed. “It… it can’t be.”

“What’s happening?” Ash demanded. “Who is that?”

A long, straight blade pierced the side of the ship and Yufo let out a high-pitched electronic whine. “Hull breached,” she said, surprisingly calmly, Daryl thought, given the circumstances.

The blade withdrew with a SHHHHNKT. Two metal-clad hands pushed in through the slit and began to force it apart, bending the metal outward. The skull-like face pushed in through the gap.

“He’s here,” said Hath, his nostrils flapping rapidly in and out. “The World Killer is already here!”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.