40 Thorne
“No matter how well planned the visit, one must always expect the unexpected.” – Beauregard the Great, Instructions for Visiting Parallel Worlds
Meimi and I stand in the shadows of the metal shipping box for the Crawler. Rusted walls surround us. The waist-high spider bot lurches forward, pausing when it reaches center stage.
Godwin beams with pride. So foul. This is the most animated I’ve ever seen him, and it’s all because he’s about to commit mass murder. “Let’s see those numbers again on screen!”
Behind the doctor, the wall of monitors shows the final count once more.
Humboldt-Merciless Undesirables Tagged: 2,507,699
Godwin-Horde Undesirables Tagged: 565,431
Grand Total: 3,073,130
“Do you see that?” asks Godwin. “Three million weaklings. Three million burdens. Three m
