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I didn’t even recall how I broke away from the crowds on the beach andaway from the shore

It was only hours later, once the sea had darkened, that the fog in

And I realized what I’d done

I relived all the horror I’d experienced when I’d killed Yasht of two lives on my shoulders

I couldn’t even remember, in my mad frenzy, whom I’d killed

Whether it was a man, woman, perhaps even a child

If I can’t even trustin a submarine in the depths of the ocean, what is to become of me?

Chapter 2: Ben

Now that I was temporarily satiated, I was deterer caine and allowed the submarine to float in the waters

I stalked around the sub to think what I could possibly distract ht with ates into this realh it

I sat at a table in the galley, spreading it out before ate that appeared to be nearest to me

South of Chile

I didn’t knohat the purpose of my visit there would be, but I hoped that, if I was distracted with a specific goal, the bloodlust would be a little easier to control

Perhaps I wouldn’t lose myself so easily iftoward it

It was early an peeking above the horizon

I stopped the sub the sand and left the control cabin

I grabbed the largest cloak I could find--with the longest sleeves and hood--and tucked it beneathit behind me, I slipped into the waters, careful to hold the map above the waves with one hand

I breathed deeply as I exited the water and began walking along the sand

I looked up and down, relieved that there was no sign of human life

What appeared to be a dense forest lined the beach

I took a closer look at the ain

I’d have to be fast