Finally, with the sun already past its peak, Gaia had snapped awake, stood up without preamble, and stepped behind a tree to take care of necessary business. Then she had eaten the rest of the arm, down to bare bone, while Alex watched in some disturbing mix of awe and horror and hatred.

He’s going off the deep end, Diana thought. She could see it in his eyes. Too much, too fast.

“I’m hungry,” Gaia said. “Growing this body at an accelerated rate demands a lot of nutrition.”

Light, Chapter 12