Shadow Hunter
The two windows had been boarded up with splintered planks of rough wood, whilst the roof, completely intact and free of water stains had its usual horde of hanging lights plus an extra row of fluorescent tubes that ran the perimeter of the front door and window panes.
Before the war, this kind of lighting was unheard of outside the mining towns that ringed that Blacklands. But as the blue sky turned violet, heralding the coming terrors, night proofing had become essential to everyone’s survival. Light produced an impenetrable barrier to hostless shades. Add an Ultra Violet bulb to the mix and you could kill them. Taken on the other hand...
The wind shrieked, giving voice to my growing fear
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