his hand finds my shoulder in turn.
fingertips dig in.
wrenches metal from flesh.
sparks burst from shoulder joint.
BOOOOOM.
closer this time.
train lurches sideways.
we both stumble.
Moon.
where is Moon?
can't see her. one-eyed alpha was holding her.
need to?—
Wraith tackles me before thought completes. we crash through boxes, wood splintering around us. something sharp pierces my side. ignore it.
grab his throat,squeeze.
he doesn't try to break free.
instead more hand movements. frantic now. pointing at himself. at me. at the word still visible in blood on broken window.
B-R-O-T-H-E-R
don't care.
squeeze harder.
his eyes... not angry.
not afraid.
sad? why sad?
we're fighting.
this is what we do.
what we are.
monsters.
weapons.
nothing more.
"Knight, stop!" Raven's voice. somewhere behind me. "We need to get off this train! Now!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
