The hallucinations were livid and violent, mortifying and violent. There was no room for rational thought. If one were to strip every memory and intelligent thinking from a human being, very few things remained, what we consider most fundamental of what makes a human being: fear and pain. Happiness and comfort are the absences of fear and pain, what we consider secondary to the absolute core of the human soul. 

However, Gershwin doubted that within herself there was only one soul. The demonic figure that still threatened to maul her, lingered in echoing thought and voice even when it felt like the hallucinogenic episode was over, and respite was simply being able to scream less. 

Then it happened. So quickly was the creature to move, Gershwin did not register what had happened: its gaseous form seemed to swim up to her orifices, taking her from within. 

[b]***[/b]

Cody was moved to his room for his hallucinogenic session. Gershwin would finish 5 minutes ahead of him, but both treatments could not have ended any sooner. Agent Dioxide was no stranger to this – training to be a Subject required building up awareness and resistances to even these kinds of situations, lest they were wiped out by terrorist attacks, or even Anomalies with powers of a similar trait. Just because he had the mental fortitude to handle it, it was still just as painful and mortifying. No living thing should be subject to such an event. 

That worry became great concern. It was nearing the end of the hour when the feminine screaming voice that was Gershwin’s changed. It no longer sounded… human.

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In that moment, everyone, regardless of belief, moral standing, and state of mind, looked at each other: 

‘What was that?’ Dr Jiang-Ping spoke.

Cameras pointed at the rooms showed an exhausted Subject 30 collapsed into his bed. What was extraordinary was that both, not just the one, were glowing. Subject 30 had shone bright but had faded out. Subject 29 pulsated a deep, almost ruby red. And as garish and powerful the pulsing was, the lights died down as dramatically, and both cameras now showed exhausted, unmoving Anomalies. 

‘Fascinating…’