Chapter 6
Sodius hovered in his office, watching replays of the terrorist attack on several screens. The office was a huge cube of salt and dry air.
He studied the people running through the streets in slow motion, stopping and rewinding constantly. He paused on a freeze frame of Brocc, Celerity, and Frank standing back-to-back with hoods over their faces. He zoomed in but couldn’t see their eyes. He watched as Brocc cut down the Fry Guards, and he burned with rage as Brocc, Frank, and Kendall sped down the Arterion and evaded capture.
On another screen, a jet crashed into the Cola Bay boardwalk, ending the video footage with a staticky splash.
He breathed in and sucked all the moisture from the air, then held it for a moment and exhaled, encasing the room in a fresh layer of salt that
