FAZER LOGINSharon tried to move.Nothing happened.Her fingers remained wrapped around the baby, but they no longer belonged to her.Her legs were frozen.Her lungs barely moved.Even her heartbeat seemed to have fallen under someone else's control.The baby stared into her eyes.“Wake me.”Sharon's mind screamed.MOVE.Her body refused.Across the chamber, Alex was still trapped behind the glass, with Michael standing behind him and a gun pressed against his head.Daniel yelled out, but his voice was lost to Sharon, she couldn't make out what he was saying anymore.Everything sounded distant.Muffled.The system appeared.ORGANISM AWAKENING: 100%Sharon's vision blurred.Then a new message appeared.HOST ACCEPTANCE REQUIRED.She stared at the words.Host acceptance?She hadn't agreed to anything.The little one gently put his small hand on her chest.A wave of heat exploded through her body.Suddenly, Sharon could hear everything.The heartbeat beneath the facility.The creatures moving through
Sharon spun around so fast, her world blurred before her."Alex!"There was nothing but silence.The room was exactly the same, except Alex wasn't there, and the pool of blood on the ground was the only sign that he had been there.Daniel raised his weapon."Everyone stay together."Sharon barely heard him.Her eyes flicked around the room searching every detail."Alex!"There was a muffled sound coming from the speakers.Then static.Then Alex's voice."Sharon..."She was at the control panel in an instant."Alex, where are you?"There was a distorted laugh.It wasn't Alex's.It was Michaels."You should've seen your face."Sharon felt her blood run cold."Where is he?""You're asking the wrong question again.""Michael!""He's exactly where he needs to be."The screen came to life.It revealed Alex's face.He was in some kind of small metal chamber with his hands bound behind him, blood trickling down his cheek.Sharon took a step forward."Alex!"His eyes immediately locked onto he
Sharon stared at the last line as if it etched itself into her mindTHE HOST IS NOT THE BABYIT IS SHARONHer first reaction was to deny it, for even after everything she had been through, everything she had survived, there was one thing she still feared.That she was the reason the apocalypse had come about.Alex pushed himself up off his knees, despite the blood tricking down his face"Sharon"She turned to look at him"Tell me the system is lying"Alex said nothingDaniel immediately stood"The countdown says six hours, whatever sublevel ten is we need to find it before the connection reaches one hundred percent"Sharon looked at him"You said there wasn't a sublevel ten""There wasn't""Then how did it appear?"Daniel's expression darkened"Because someone created it after the timeline changed"A deep vibration rumbled beneath their feetTHUMPDust trickled down from the ceilingAlex stood“We're going down.”Daniel shook his head "Absolutely not"Alex looked at him"You have a be
Sharon was gazing at the knife pressed to Alex's throat, wondering how the woman in front of her could be the same one who had been in front of him since the apocalypse, yet appear more threatening than all the beasts, soldiers and enemies he had encountered since that time.The old Sharon grinned.“It is always you that does not understand.”Sharon's gaze shifted to the small boy standing between them.Her son.Or the child the system wanted her to think was hers.So what if I elect him?The original Sharon nudged the knife a little bit closer to Alex's neck.“The world dies.”So what if I say 'and if I chose the world?“Your son dies.”Sharon's fists tightened.“There has to be another choice.”The old Sharon laughed.“There isn't.”Suddenly, Alex noticed that he saw eyes in the eyes of Sharon.“Don't listen to her.”Sharon's face became grim.“You've already failed once.”Alex didn't respond.She continued.“In the past, you selected Sharon over the world.”Sharon's eyes widened.“
Sharon couldn't breathe.Before her eyes were the words still hovering.YOU WERE NEVER BROUGHT BACK TO SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE.YOU HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO FILL IN.She had believed that her rebirth was a gift, a second chance given to her so she could escape from the betrayal that had slain her and so survive the apocalypse that had destroyed the world, for 30 days.Now the system informed her that all she had been doing could have been a part of someone else's plan.“No.”She could just barely get the words out of her mouth.Michael's hands around her neck grew tighter.“Now you're starting to get it.”Sharon punched him in the ribs with her elbow.He released her.She backed up, picked up her gun and shot.The reason Michael was hit by the bullet was his chest.He staggered.But he didn't fall.He instead locked his gaze on the wound and laughed.“You haven't yet taken the time to learn about yourself.”Sharon lifted up the weapon once more.I know just what my name means.”Michael st
Sharon was filled with fear and for the first time since her rebirth, she felt something far more dangerous than fear.Confusion.Men both had Alex's face.Both had Alex's voice.They were both the same height, both had cold eyes, and both had a scar on the side of their jawline that Sharon recalled from the prior one.However, only one of these could be true.The left Alex was holding a gun.His black eyes never left Sharon.The other Alex stood several meters back, with metal restraints tightly bound around his wrists, with blood dripping down his face.The quiet Alex repeated: “Sharon.” “Don't let him touch you...The armed Alex gave an enigmatic smile.He obviously said that because, “of course he would say that!”Sharon slowly raised her weapon.“Don't move from where you are.Stay put, both of you.”The two Alexes looked each other up.They didn't say a word for some time.Then the armed one laughed.“You really don't know which one is me?”Sharon's eyes narrowed.“One of you is







