Ch. 83: The Key to Time
"Yo, big scary dude, what are you—" My words caught in my throat. My jaw dropped as I caught sight of the old man standing before the already humming time machine. Was he really working with it? That relic? Don't tell me he was planning on going back in time but where was he intending to go to again?
I watched the contraption buzz and whirr before it let out a deep, resonating hum that sent vibrations crawling through the air. My heart stilled as it shot out a violent surge of energy. Not good— definitely not good. Before I could bolt, the wave engulfed me entirely. My surroundings flickered like static on a broken TV before dissolving into white noise as the light disintegrated everything in sight.
