In the shadows of the Void seven figures crouched low to the ground. Their black and gray camouflage allowed them to blend seamlessly with their dark surroundings and their night vision goggles allowed them to see everything around them. They watched in unison as a bloodied and bruised man wearing nothing but a hospital gown…

“Are you warm enough?” Salem smiled and nodded, though John noticed she tucked her body in closer to his. His right arm was under her body, holding her close to him. With his free hand he pulled her in close, and double checked that the large flannel blanket was properly covering her. “How about you?”…

John flicked through his phone mindlessly. The news headlines didn’t catch his interest and he’d already finished the audiobook he’d been listening to. Sighing he set it on the nightstand and stared up at the ceiling. He felt off. It wasn’t something he could identify, but he felt like he needed to be doing something….

Dropping the strand of hair, John knelt down and felt the stone floor with his fingers. It was rough like concrete and warm to the touch as if it had been in the hot sun all day. The air wasn’t cold, but it wasn’t warm either. It was somewhere in the middle, as if someone…

“Did you find it?” Rolling his eyes John continued feeling around blindly in the dark, his hand tracing the smooth wall of the basement. “Are the lights on?” There was a pause from upstairs. “No,” shouted Salem down to him. “Then I haven’t found it.” His foot brushed something hard and unyielding and he nearly…

“Ouch be careful!” Salem grimaced as she studied John’s finger. “Man it’s really wedged in there.” “Really,” said John in mock surprise, “I was under the impression it was just resting on top.” Giving him a raised eyebrow Salem pulled out her nail kit. “That splinter is really wedged in there. I’m probably going to…

John watched in horror as Conrad’s body quickly sank beneath the swarm of vines. For one brief second he caught a glimpse of the man’s terrified eyes before vines buried them. His body had started thrashing as the plants enveloped him, but it quickly became rigid as they took hold. Avarlon, the strange plant-like woman,…

The gun suddenly felt heavy in John’s hand as he watched the blue fidget spinner slowly twirl on the floor. Conrad was in his own world of internal hysterics and John could hear him muttering something about blood. They had been standing there for quite some time and the fidget spinner kept going. It never…

John was jostled awake as Salem flopped into bed beside him. He was tempted to get upset at the intrusion but seeing her still dressed in her work outfit and the pained look on her face softened him a little. “Bad day?” She looked at him, running a hand down the front of her green…

John hissed in pain as the needle plunged into his arm. The nurse hardly glanced at him as she dug it deeper in, wiggling it ever so slightly to find the vein. Feeling whoozy he gripped the banister of the gurney tightly and wrenched his eyes closed. Thankfully she managed to find the vein and…