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The red eyes crowded across the windshield, staring at Michiko, Ashley, Rudy, and Hassan.
“What the hell is that?” Rudy asked.
Michiko and Ashley screamed as the ship shook.
The red, crimson eyes blinked and light reflected off them, making them look like faceted, blood-covered jewels. Michiko saw herself a hundred times reflected in their eyes.
The metal around the ship folded and creaked as it bent inward further.
“They're trying to break the glass!” Rudy cried.
A section of the darkness peeled away from the window.
Michiko spotted the starry expanse of space behind it.
Then the stars disappeared as the darkness returned in the form of a long hand that struck the windshield.
“It’s black,” Michiko whispered. “It’s blocking out sunlight!”
The black mass struck the ship again
