DEVIL SPAWN

ByEvian Keen

“What is it?” Lara asked.

Elliot rubbed his chin. “I’ve never seen the likes of it, seems to have a consciousness.”

“Consciousness? Is that how these strange events, well, ever since its arrival…” but Lara trailed off.

“Precisely. It feels, looks, and behaves like solid titanium, but something’s in there. Look at this digital energy reading. It’s clearly doing something, sending out electrical impulses, almost like a heart. And this other brain wave meter here is off the charts.”

“What if it’s an egg from a hostile alien species?”

Elliot’s face dropped, “Devil spawn.”

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