Chapter Twenty-Four
Chen touched the plant specimen in his robes. He felt the organism search his skin for the toxins it craved, but there was none on his person. Chen was pure, uncorrupted energy.
Chen could tell that Ngai was not stable in his mind. He may have had his plan to use Chen and his link as a homing beacon, but not if Chen extinguished the beacon first. Not if he took his own life and ensured the safety of everyone he held dear.
When Eloh males went peacefully into the world after, the separation was not drastic. Hsing would survive it and remain whole with Shanti by his side. It was a great and terrible sacrifice, but one Chen was prepared to make.
Chen closed his eyes. In his mind's eye he saw the faces of his parents on the last day of their lives. His Yang father had t
