An eerie silence fell over the town, broken only by the occasional sob and a deep rumble that came from everywhere at once.
The ghostly golden light faded, and the angry waves subsided as quickly as they had risen. The familiar glow of early-evening sunlight returned, bringing with it a sight the likes of which Bisby by the Sea had never seen before…
A colossal black hole had appeared in the air over Bisby Bay, barely 50 metres from the end of the old pier.
Max’s mouth was opening and closing over and over like a dying goldfish as he gawked up at the roiling mass. “That,” said Chase matter-of-factly, “is a time-rip. A really big time-rip. So do you believe me now?”
Max didn’t answer, he simply slumped to the floor, unable to tear his gaze away from the chilling sight.
One by one, the
