In just one moment my life shattered. Some invisible force yanked me back and held me still, and now I'm trapped in my own body with no way to escape the strange voice's whispers in my mind.

Pick up the gun.

I saw my coworkers out of the corner of my eye, cowering by the wall. I couldn't -

Now...

My body moved on its own and my fingers curled around the trigger. Oh god, please, no -

Kill them all.

My arms took aim and their eyes widened. I could only guess what I looked like. Please don't -

Five loud cracks sounded and I fell to my knees, trembling.


For the Ring of Fire Challenge Game on HPFC: must be close to 100 words, prompt - imperio

Word count: 112