Verzest: A Narrative Fiction
Aston took another gulp of the lukewarm water as the pickup truck rumbled down the road. He would’ve loved for it to have been ice cold, but to a parched throat, it didn’t matter much. It took no time for them to load the bed of the truck. Even less time for him to bust the ignition of the aged, though well maintained, GMC extended cab. He hated that Allison couldn’t speak without her voice mimicking an amplified shout within a deep cavern. But what was he to do?
Allison’s face seemed permanently frozen in an expression of anger-filled sulking as the truck moved down roads that were almost forgotten before they were locked away from the rest of the world. While they scavenged through the trashed and thrashed Smith’s Market, Allison had the …show more content…
A series of three platforms ran the perimeter of the warehouse-sized room and housed a near countless multitude of equipment used for training both Peacekeepers and researchers on the various dimensions the Verzest visited. It also served as a secure gateway to other realms deemed too dangerous for someone to open a rift into. On any given day the location could be found bustling with a wide range of Verzest from every walk of life. And though Peacekeeper guards were always present, it never hosted more than a handful at most while the multi-function chamber was in use. It had never been used as a pocket dimension to capture an ongoing threat. Even the Commander General’s staunchest of rivals gave some praise to him for thinking to use it as a temporary prison.
Lathan stepped through the doorway with Alois at his side. He hadn’t set foot inside the chamber since his cadet days when he and Constantine were first paired up. A sour taste boiled up from Lathan’s gut as he physically felt all the fond memories of his innocent days become tainted with self-doubt and uncertainty. He wondered how long Constantine had control over his thoughts. He wasn’t sure what bothered him more, it being a recent event or thinking that there was a chance it’d gone on since their first
Allison’s face seemed permanently frozen in an expression of anger-filled sulking as the truck moved down roads that were almost forgotten before they were locked away from the rest of the world. While they scavenged through the trashed and thrashed Smith’s Market, Allison had the …show more content…
A series of three platforms ran the perimeter of the warehouse-sized room and housed a near countless multitude of equipment used for training both Peacekeepers and researchers on the various dimensions the Verzest visited. It also served as a secure gateway to other realms deemed too dangerous for someone to open a rift into. On any given day the location could be found bustling with a wide range of Verzest from every walk of life. And though Peacekeeper guards were always present, it never hosted more than a handful at most while the multi-function chamber was in use. It had never been used as a pocket dimension to capture an ongoing threat. Even the Commander General’s staunchest of rivals gave some praise to him for thinking to use it as a temporary prison.
Lathan stepped through the doorway with Alois at his side. He hadn’t set foot inside the chamber since his cadet days when he and Constantine were first paired up. A sour taste boiled up from Lathan’s gut as he physically felt all the fond memories of his innocent days become tainted with self-doubt and uncertainty. He wondered how long Constantine had control over his thoughts. He wasn’t sure what bothered him more, it being a recent event or thinking that there was a chance it’d gone on since their first