Dreams of a Red World - Divided Loyalty

Ben let out a giggle as he unlocked the door. Was that a hiccup? He wandered into the middle of the room. Feeling like it was his place. Then he felt an extreme rush of excitement. Why was he so happy? He let out another giggle. Huh? He felt his pulse thump in his neck. He fumbled and stumbled around his room in a state of over-stimulation. He thought he could hear a ringer or alarm sounding all around him. He looked at his arms. His veins stood out and expanded as he felt pins and needles slowly crawl all over his body. As if millions of sharp carpaced insects were infesting him. “What the hell is happening?” He clutched the back of his head and fell down into a frontal fetal position. He screamed in pain as something dissolved his joints and rebuilt tendons. He gripped onto the carpet, as his hair and eyes started to change colour. He passed out. Xiaoling giggled as she pierced through the fetal-like film of the mind. She poked her hand through and surged ou...