Mortal
She puts her hand to my face and brings the talisman towards my cheek.
"Stop it!" the guy yells.
The talisman hits my skin, and it's so painful I can't even scream. My vision blurs and everything goes dark for a moment.
Then Heather is gone. Yanked off of me. I hear her fall against the ground, her cry more from anger than pain.
"I'll give you one chance," the guy says. "Leave now. In two seconds I won't be so merciful."
His voice sounds so familiar, like it's always been with me. Like it's, oddly, a part of me. I try to place it, but my head throbs and I can't think straight, let alone open my eyes.
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