Roger leaned forward, contemplating. He pressed a button on his watch
and whispered, "Big O". He wasn't sure if it would work. He waited a moment
to try and hear if Big O was coming.
"It's no use, Akira. 8931 disabled your dearly loved megaduce. Now, answer. Her life or yours?" Eli said coolly.
Sweat formed on Roger's neck. This was not going well. He knew his choice; he was going to save Dorothy, even if it meant he'd be harmed. But what if they hurt her when he was dead? This was a dire situation.
Eli was singing, "Tick, tock, tick, tock, time is disappearing, everything's growing thin. Ah, which one to choose, which one to choose?"
The haunting words echoed in Roger's head, ricocheting and disturbing his thoughts.
"The walls are closing in..."
He began to hyperventilate. He told himself, "No, he's only trying to get into your head, don't listen to him..."
"You struggle to think inside your head, but it's no use, you'll wind up dead."
The voice in his head told him, "Don't listen, don't listen..."
"The darkness overwhelms you, there is no escape. Just look at yourself..."
"Don't listen, don't listen..."
"...in the midst of hate. You're so used to a peaceful world, with peaceful actions. Now you're facing the worst possible reaction."
Roger burst, feeling ever flowing over him. "You want me? Take me!"
"It's no use, Akira. 8931 disabled your dearly loved megaduce. Now, answer. Her life or yours?" Eli said coolly.
Sweat formed on Roger's neck. This was not going well. He knew his choice; he was going to save Dorothy, even if it meant he'd be harmed. But what if they hurt her when he was dead? This was a dire situation.
Eli was singing, "Tick, tock, tick, tock, time is disappearing, everything's growing thin. Ah, which one to choose, which one to choose?"
The haunting words echoed in Roger's head, ricocheting and disturbing his thoughts.
"The walls are closing in..."
He began to hyperventilate. He told himself, "No, he's only trying to get into your head, don't listen to him..."
"You struggle to think inside your head, but it's no use, you'll wind up dead."
The voice in his head told him, "Don't listen, don't listen..."
"The darkness overwhelms you, there is no escape. Just look at yourself..."
"Don't listen, don't listen..."
"...in the midst of hate. You're so used to a peaceful world, with peaceful actions. Now you're facing the worst possible reaction."
Roger burst, feeling ever flowing over him. "You want me? Take me!"