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What was happening? I could feel Archer pressing againstwoht receded froht surrounding the Luxen pulsed like a heartbeat It all happened at the same ing by decades within seconds, while the Luxen’s form shifted and warped The woman’s body crumbled and caved into itself, like all her life force was sucked right out of her As she folded like a sheet of paper, skin gray and features unrecognizable, the Luxen’s light pulled back, revealing its new form

It was identical to the woht brown hair fell over bare shoulders, but its eyesthey were an unnaturally brilliant blue, like two polished sapphires had been placed on its face Eyes like Ash’s and Andrew’s

They’re assihts Rapidly I’ve never seen it done or known it was possible There was a level of disturbed awe in his tone

It was like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the Luxen version It was also deadly, and it was happening throughout the super the floor everywhere

"We need to go" Archer’s hand tightened around ainst hi in "We--"

"We don’t need to do anything but get the hell out of here" He hauledainst his side once uided ritted out

"You’re an Origin," I snapped "You’re supposed to be the badass alien test-tube baby, but you’re--"

"Running? Hell, yeah Origin or not, there are dozens of Luxen, and they are powerful" He pushed me around the rows of toothpaste In his left hand he still carried the bin full of pills I’d already forgotten about "Did you not just see what they did?"

I sla hi people! We can help the in frustration "There is no Luxen on this Earth who can take on DNA like that These are stronger We need to get out of here, get back to the cabin, and then get the--"

A scream made me whip around From the end of the aisle, I could see that the Luxen who’d taken on the woirl, her lips curled into a irl I had no idea what the Luxen planned, but I doubted it involved a test run at lanced at Archer, who cursed under his breath

"Katy," he growled, dropping the bin "Don’t"

Too late I took off,as I darted into the next aisle and ran toward the front of the store The clap of thunder caain as I reached the display of paperbacks, and the parking lot lit up asuntil I thought my heart would implode

I skidded around the end of the aisle