His Untouchable Omega
"Phase One of the 'Redistribution' is complete. Initiate the harvest of the Mother-Unit."
I looked at the woman who had been my mother. She was standing up, her milky eyes now a vibrant, predatory gold. She wasn't looking at me with love. She was looking at me with hunger.
"The creature, it wasn't a failsafe," Leo whispered, backing away. "It was the lure."
My mother smiled, her silver teeth glinting in the morning light. "Thank you for the Spark, daughter. Now, give me back my crown."
As she stepped forward, the ground beneath us didn't just shake it began to rise. We weren't on a mountain. We were on the roof of a colossal, living organism that was finally waking up.