The ocean didn’t splash—it curdled. The water by the beach turned the color of old copper, thick and reeking of iron. June snatched her hand back, staring at the small red growth in her palm. It wasn't a scab. It was a tiny, throbbing piece of meat, shaped like a blooming flower. It felt hot, like a coal pressed into her skin."Dante, don’t look at it!" June screamed, but she was too late.Dante was already clawing at his forehead. The red spot on his skin grew, its roots digging deep into his pores. He gasped, his knees wobbling. "June... it feels like something’s trying to read my thoughts. It’s... it’s hungry.""Mommy, my eyes hurt!" Hope cried.June spun around. Her heart froze. Hope’s eyes weren’t brown anymore. They’d changed to a bruised, dark red, leaking thick fluid that looked like wine. The little girl stumbled, reaching out with blind hands.A shadow swept over them—not from a cloud, but rising from the copper sea.A figure appeared. Ten feet tall. He wore a heavy, rubberi
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