“Elzar,” Stellan said. His voice cracked with the effort of speaking. “It came after me.” “…what came after you?” “Whatever it is. It’s hungry. It’s so hungry. And it’s not done with us—not even close—” “The Drengir?” Which made no sense—if the Drengir had returned, they’d know—but the species’ rampant appetite for sentient flesh couldn’t help but come to mind. “No. Worse. So—so much worse.” Tears welled in Stellan’s eyes. “And I keep hearing it—shrii ka rai, ka rai—over and over—” The station was on the brink of apocalypse and Stellan’s mind was clouded with nursery rhymes? What had happened
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