Curling tighter into himself, Phenix trembled.
“Brother… it’s me, Kian.” An enduring silence.
A stirring in his mind, he detected a tentative whisper. “Brother, know this to be true, sense me, Nix.”
Perturbed at what he believed he heard. “No. Come, the bastards have released you.” Not free, never free until each hunter served out their 1,000-year contract as Bounty Hunters for the Archaeans.
The disturbing whispering in his head grew louder. Kill me. Kill me, now. Do it.
Never.
“Brother… it’s me, Kian.” An enduring silence.
A stirring in his mind, he detected a tentative whisper. “Brother, know this to be true, sense me, Nix.”
Perturbed at what he believed he heard. “No. Come, the bastards have released you.” Not free, never free until each hunter served out their 1,000-year contract as Bounty Hunters for the Archaeans.
The disturbing whispering in his head grew louder. Kill me. Kill me, now. Do it.
Never.