A very short chapter, but more to come soon... Thank you for your understanding about my absent, and for your reviews!
Chapter Nine:
A nightmare. A cold, chilling nightmare that made him fight with every fibre in his body. Something had Cal. He didn't know what it was, or why he was so horrifically frightened by it, but all he knew was that he had to protect his brother. Something like heavy slime held him back at he kicked and clawed at the thing. Cal was so solid in his hands, yet fell apart into fleshy clumps beneath his fingers as Ethan tried to grab him. His hands were soaked in his brother, and he gagged and gasped as he tried to save him.
Cal turned to sand beneath his brother's fingers, falling and grating against and through his skin. The thing became more intense, sweeping him with blinding light. It breathed out a cloud over him, and he screamed then, feeling his throat constrict and dry. He was holding Cal, as the thing finally took over.
Holding what was left, anyway.
