Kingdom of Shadows

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The van rockets through darkness, swaying and bouncing along the bumpy road. The breakneck speed no longer seems necessary, but everyone is preoccupied and still racing on adrenaline and fear. For several minutes there is relative silence, but Carbone resumes his screaming and writhing about, knees pulled in close to his chest as his bloody hands clutch desperately at the mangled flesh that was once his stomach.

“Hang on, bro.” Snow pokes his head up between the front bucket seats and looks to Rooster. “We need to get him to a hospital!”

“He’s already dead,” Rooster tells him.

Between screams, Carbone wheezes and literally cries for his mother.

“Christ,” Nauls groans, “his intestines, I—I can see his fucking intestines!”

Landon, a white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel, glances quickly at the rearview then increases speed despite the rough terrain.

“Slow down,” Starker says, his deep voice booming from his position at the rear of the van. “This ride dies, you die with it.”

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