They had scarcely reached Zo"s cabin from the entrance of Collateral when the tremors began. The ground shook with such unexpected force, such power, that it knocked them from their feet. The ground beneath them split and rose as if some mighty beast tried to force its way free from the depths of the underworld.
“What was that?” Acha gasped, struggling to her feet to follow Daniel into what had been Zo"s home. He hesitated at the door. Even now he could see her rushing around, bottling herbs, and preparing food for their picnics. The image distorted as another tremor shook him back to reality, forcing him to lose the fantasy he had so desperately fought to retain. “Eiji, what"s happening?” Acha cried. She hoped Eiji would possess some insight into the situation, he was more in tune with n
