Still dazed, the stunned, Nexus sank his eyes deeper into the the swirling clouds of smoke. Like an ambushed prey, his eyes darted back and forth frantically. His toes curled in his bed, ready to jump over to the other side at any given moment.
Pouring through the door in epic proportions, the black smoke rose to a towering dark mist, taking on an invasive formlessness, and began to advance inwards.
Nexus felt its dark, menacing, inescapable presence even before it came close. There was something vaguely familiar about it. It was certainly not born of any kind of fire. It was far more sinister- far more organic, like it was alive. Like it knew him. Like it was here for him. He could almost taste it in the air.
'That damn useless system. . .' he cursed inwardly; ". . .just when I need it to cover me with information!"
Momentarily, a cackle of energy ruptured through the air- and for the briefest moment, Nexus felt something- or someone.
