Saturday Story 2023 – Week 49 (Old Enemy – Part 6)
The sequel to Old Friend continues today on my Patreon. Synopsis below:
The extraterrestrial known as “Marilyn” is on vacation in The Bahamas when she learns of the presence of another alien species in the area, but what are they up to?
In today’s installment, Marilyn tries to fend off the parasitic infection and during her inner struggle she’s visited by “ghosts” from a recent past. Enjoy.
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A small excerpt is available below:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/94387067
With her eyes closed and with no one else around monitoring her, the alien tried to stand up. The living projection was malfunctioning so glimpses of her true self could be seen here and then. All of her extremities were burning from the inside out, the specter of complete annihilation looming ever closer. Marilyn took a deep breath and tried to focus.
Immediately, she was assaulted by figments of her imagination amplified by the Rinnidyan venom glowing inside her. She saw glimpses of her first assignment and how poorly everything had gone. There were shadows chastising her and mocking her every decision. A perfect replica of every disguise she had worn was eating away at her self-esteem, and their voices couldn’t be clearer.
“You’re a failure.”
“You never accomplished anything significant. You only think you did.”
“Being devoured is the best thing that had ever happened to you.”
“You’re a fucking loser! Submit and find true purpose.”
Marilyn scoffed. Twisting her perception like that was insidious but not enough to bring her down. The parasite would have to try a lot harder to break her.
“Keep it together,” she muttered to herself. “It wants your negative emotions to propagate faster. Stay calm and you can starve it for a while. You’ve got this.”
“Do you? Are you sure?” a familiar female voice rang in the depths of her subconscious. “Who are you trying to fool? This will always be a losing battle but I love to see you suffer. After what you did to our family, no punishment is hard enough for you.”
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