Lights Out

Of the gathered contestants, only she was close enough to read Phane’s facial expressions. A single flash of surprise, a single flash of immense anger, and then calm.

First all the lights over the stadium went out at once. Then all the lights in the city behind them went out at once. Then all the stars in the sky went out at once. Bonesaw was ensconced in pitch blackness, until a single blinding light broke it from directly overhead.

She and Phane were alone in a circle of light.

“Do you know what people like you are to people like me?” asked Phane, calmly.

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Round 11, Season 6, SanityMeter