Shatter!
A sharp noise broke the quiet morning—a plate fell to the floor, breaking into pieces. Barbara looked up, her smile gone as she saw Lycus holding his head, his face twisted in pain.
"Lycus!" Barbara sprang to her feet and waddled to him, her voice filled with fear. "Are you all right?!"
However, Lycus continued to clutch his head as he yelled out in pain, "Stop!" "Don't—don't get closer!" Anxiety and pain were evident in his strained voice. "The broken pieces—"
Dispersed on the floor, the broken plate reflected light from its sharp edges.
Barbara trembled in her position, the rapid beating of her heart blaring in her ears. She could see the pulsing veins beneath his skin, blueish-red spider webs crisscrossing all over himself and growing larger in number. As thoughts flew t
