EPISODE 01: Operation Flying Dutchman 38 (Patreon)

Baram and Nyx disappear into the pool.

My head feels like it’s about to burst but I worry about Baram. My partner is in danger. I must save Nyx before it’s too late. So I crawl. I make my way toward the edge of the water. But I can’t see her. - Where is my partner?

My heart starts panicking. A sense of dread overcomes me. - Am I too late?

My body locks up. A sharp pain punches through my brain like a laser beam. It burns. It burns! Oh my god … - What is happening?

Suddenly Baram bursts out of the water. She struggles against something beneath the surface. I try to call out but my voice fails me, and before I know it she gets pulled under the surface once more.

Despite the pain, I reach out. I try to say her name, but I can’t remember it anymore. My partner. That bitch is killing her and I can’t do anything about it. A flurry of feet, legs and arms briefly poke out of the water as Baram and Nyx fight for control inside the pool.

Eventually the water goes quiet once more.

A few seconds later Baram emerges out of the water.

Alone.

And as she smiles at me, triumphant. Proud. Beautiful. But all I can think of is a hundred ways to kill her.

Then I hear them. Somewhere in the corner of my head I hear female voices.

“ … she broke the Hex? … “

“ … her partner’s death … “

“ … conflicting commands … “

And just like the passing wind, the voices fade away and all that remains is rage.

(To be continued…)

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