Page 21 (1/2)

The roar and rush of wind His mind clouded by confusion Kaine had to be behind this, but why?

A searing hot desert, air warped by the heat Monsters--hideous mutant humans with raw skin and deforrass, with a wide, lazy river slicing through A huge wooden ship sailing along its length People on its deck, pointing skyward

Darkness

An aliencities beneath

Darkness

Outer space, the largest spaceship Michael had ever seen, thrusters burning

Darkness

Aand people screa

Darkness

A dozen more worlds

Darkness

Darkness

Darkness

Michael passed out

He ca, Michael tried to raise his head, but he couldn’t It felt as if his organs had been rearranged inside his body He lay on a flat surface, that sa all around hi anyer a bea plane that stretched endlessly in every direction The sky above hiain, but could sense the purple light beneath him

Someone touched his shoulder

"Michael"

Relief filled his aching chest It was Sarah He opened his eyes again, but he couldn’t see her--she was behind hihtline

"Hey, roan, then forced hih his head, but it faded after he took a few deep breaths He looked around at the endless purple surface, glowing, then up at the black sky