The creature was about the size of an adult's palm, with an oval body and legs lined with barbs, much like a rounded centipede. Its appearance also reminded me of the face-hugger from the Alien movies.
In a flash of recognition, I realized I had seen a statue of this very bug at the altar in the toxic forest outside Lunaria. Clearly, the ancestors of the savages had encountered this creature long before.
I had assumed that the long-armed guy was being controlled by what was referred to as Abra's body, the ancient embryo that bizarrely survived all these years. Yet, it turned out I was wrong. The long-armed guy was just a freakish parasite.
'Where is Abra's body in that coffin? Is it still resting somewhere in this tomb?'
This was probably a mystery I would never solve. Such bizarre thi
