"It could have been anything, but no...it just had to be a damn spider!" Xander cursed his rotten luck as his grip on the Eyeless Watcher tightened.
Facing a massive spider inside a closed room covered in webbing was the last thing Xander had on his mind. It brought back his childhood fear of creepy crawlies, making him weak in his knees.
Even though the spider leering before him was only a reinforced illusion, inside this twisted memory it looked more real than the actual thing. And to make matters worse, it was being controlled by the parasite.
"How do you like my little surprise? I think she wants to play with you!" Noah's cackling voice echoed from the shadows. "Go on, Dreamwalker. Just die already!"
"Hate to disappoint you, kid. But dying ain't really an option anymore," Xander snickered as he prepared to overcome his worst fears.
