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Red Ruby Dust
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"I remember running, then I saw into Its Eye," Sammy tried not to think about it, but just saying the words brought flashes back to his mind, like his skull was peeled away and that black, liquid eye could stare deeply into him. He had never imagined something so vast, so much more than he was. Its magnitude was how he imagined the presence of God, but it shamed him to even compare that abomination to his Lord. It's gaze was cold, and terrifying and utterly devoid of compassion or understanding. It had not conveyed malevolence, just a horrid alien curiosity and attention. Even now, the fur on his neck tingled as if it were gazing down at him from the inky void overhead.
"I fear I have damned you twice," The guy whispered quietly, its thin gold hair spread in delicate filaments in the water around its feet and tail. "It is a creature beyond comprehension. I felt its presence since we arrived on that world, and slowly its sleeping thoughts drove all reason from my mind." Blood from the sacks of meat the Guy had trampled floated in an inky cloud in the water around it, obscuring the reflection of the strange stars and nebulae that crowded the black sky overhead. "I was barely conscious after you revived me. I have caused this tragedy as well, for I fear it will not easily release its hold on you. When it awoke, it disappeared from my consciousness." The guy glanced sideways at Sammy, its eyes full of sorrow and compassion.
"It's not your fault," Mika said, shivering slightly and taking a tentative step toward the Guy, "It's our fault for not noticing when you started to space out, we shouldn't have..."
Dr. Browne cleared his throat loudly before Mika could continue. "There is nothing we can do now except hope the Well can fix this new problem too." He kneeled down, refilling his canteen. "At least there is water here. I can sens
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