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The Agan curses you. He bears the

mark."

Nado glimpsed her view screen for the first time. A red diamond adorned the

forehead of his child. While contemplating his next move, the security team grabbed

him. His grasp on Bena abandoned as he writhed against the powerful guards. She

apologized.

"I'm sorry, sir. We must destroy it. The Agan wills it."

Bena moved her hand toward the abort button. Time seemed to slow for Nado.

He looked to the birthing chamber one last time. The mark of a forbidden child was

familiar from the teachings. The Chronicles of Majjen had been clear on the matter, but as obligation rose within him, duty to family overwhelmed his logic. His wife's screams solidified his purpose. He steeled himself, tensing each sinew in his body while

marshaling every ounce of training from years past. He kicked one guard in the shin,

sending him to the ground. A percussion weapon he snatched from the other's holster.

BLAST!

Bena flailed backward from the shot as a guard grabbed Nado's arm. As they

wrestled over the weapon, eye to eye, Nado sensed an opening. His scorpion tail curled.

The guard's massive iris impaled by the stinger. As he recoiled in pain, the General

finished the job.

BLAST! BLAST!

He dispatched both guards with one shot each. His thoughts turned swiftly to

Cata as her screams continued over the intercom. He blasted the control room glass and jumped into the birthing chamber.

Nado approached his still screaming wife with slow and deliberate steps, the

stolen weapon aimed at the child.

Rojan offered a brief look before focusing on Cata, still secured against the metal

chair. The baby latched on to her distended chest, feeding as a wild animal.

She screamed louder as Rojan consumed both milk and flesh. His infant body

streaked with purple blood made opaque by his mother's lacteal cream.

Nado closed in while staring down the barrel.

The child paused his consumption, gazing directly at dad. His head cocked

sideways.

The General stopped, an unseen force making it difficult to continue. Had Rojan

blocked his advance? He knew the child held him, still as a statue, grasping his mind in a virtual vice.

Staring at the father, Rojan's eyes grew wide.

The arm of Nado moved by silent command of the newborn. As the gun creeped

closer to his own head, Nado fixated on his wife, still secured and bleeding into the

birthing chamber. She tried turning her head but could only manage a peek.

"I love you, Nado!" she screamed through tears.

He twitched at her voice, unable to speak, every muscle battling against Rojan's

mental assault. Still, the percussion weapon found its mark. The barrel pointed at his snake-like head. His bony finger landed on the trigger.

BLAST!

Nado fell silent. His mind fading to Cata's screams as Rojan devoured her.

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