Chapter 44
My mind scrambled to catch up as Daniel yelled out and rushed forward to check on his friend.
I turned to see Malvolio holding a laser pistol with a smirk on his face.
I couldn’t talk. Could hardly breathe.
Daniel let out a sob as he gently laid the big man onto his back. His face was a charred mess within his melted mask. The smell of burnt flesh and melted plastic hit my nostrils and I threw up on the dirt floor.
Malvolio picked up Sharwok’s interface and started muttering to himself. I assumed he was trying to undo whatever Sharwok had done to it.
I pushed through the effects of the field.
Daniel looked up through his tears and nodded. We moved slowly toward the entrance to the tunnel and I cringed, expecting to feel the burn of the laser at any second.
Once we were
