Chapter 19
“There is no greater gift than finding your transcendent, and no tragedy more painful than losing them.” – Empress Ophelia, The Lost Book Of Transcendence
For the record, it’s a pain in the ass to clean up a decapitated body when you can’t use ultra-high tech or your innate sentient superpowers. But I am in a hospital, so gurneys, disinfectant and a morgue are all rather easy to source. I even find some wound spray to hide the cuts in my back and neck. All in all, it’s amazing what you can do in twenty minutes or less when you put your mind to it.
True story: the hardest part turns out to be dragging Nurse Oakes back onto his chair. The guy is heavier than he looks.
At last, my crime scene is as clean as it will get. Nurse Oakes is starting to make grumbling sounds. That guy
