Most of them wore the hair on their head either closely cut or completely shaved, and most of them were clean-shaven of facial hair as well. I set the pictures down and centered myself, building a Kabeshi image in my mind based on pieces of this face and that build, that chin, and that nose. I held it there in my mind, memorizing its every nuance before I whispered the word, “Álleji.”
ÁllejiThe change was more profound, and it felt like the air itself was trembling, but when it stopped, and I looked down, I was impressed with the changes. The illusion was striking, even before I went to find a mirror.
I was in the bathroom, admiring my work when I heard Kota yell. He came flying at me full of nine-year-old fury, screaming incomprehensibly. I instinctively put out my hands to keep him fro
