Haunting Naomi

Chapter 82

Todd presented the broken shards to Jennifer, Sarah, and me.  He handed us each a dime sized purple piece of shard and made a motion with his mouth that looked as if he were telling us to eat them.  Without hesitation, I tossed it in my mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it down before Jennifer and Sarah even looked at their shaking palms to see the purple shard resting in them.

“This goes in now.  Ingest this one, it will make the fall from the portal a bit easier on your body.  Once you reach the bottom it should wear off but if it does not, do not worry.  It will affect you negatively.  I think.” He said.

The broken up purple shard tasted like metal, not like copper which is what blood tastes like. But more of a dime flavor.  After I swallowed the piece of shard, my throat burned as if the shard had grabbed onto every piece of skin, it could and sliced its way down my throat.  The pain that was inflicted on me was minuscule