In the Darkness (2011)
“Manacles at hands, biceps, and feet held Gareth’s limbs outstretched, securing him to the collection table, a vertically inclined disk of wood with a system of channels to direct the flow of blood.
Cydrich slipped on his viewing mask. He raised a hand before his face, and the mask reacted. Its intricate system of lenses on thin metal arms moved until the proper set slipped into place and Cydrich’s eyes could focus on the tiny courses of spark—life energy—that traced his hand and flowed through ...his veins. He looked at Gareth, and the lenses moved again. Lines of spark blurred together, shrouding Gareth’s body in a glow of power. A great reservoir of it.
Today’s work would be long and rather tedious, but very delicate and intricate. Cydrich’s hands were steady and sure despite his age, but human fingers were too clumsy to work on the scale necessary to gather much spark at one time. In order to capture every miniscule trace, Cydrich would use a harvester.MoreLess
Cydrich slipped on his viewing mask. He raised a hand before his face, and the mask reacted. Its intricate system of lenses on thin metal arms moved until the proper set slipped into place and Cydrich’s eyes could focus on the tiny courses of spark—life energy—that traced his hand and flowed through ...his veins. He looked at Gareth, and the lenses moved again. Lines of spark blurred together, shrouding Gareth’s body in a glow of power. A great reservoir of it.
Today’s work would be long and rather tedious, but very delicate and intricate. Cydrich’s hands were steady and sure despite his age, but human fingers were too clumsy to work on the scale necessary to gather much spark at one time. In order to capture every miniscule trace, Cydrich would use a harvester.MoreLess
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