The Drogen's Law

Interludes 1.2: Solarus (Erin)

“What do I do now?” Erin asked. She did not know what to do. She did not have anything left to live for. Besides, she was going to die, anyway. The extinction beam was coming for them. The black vortex in the sky was growing ever denser, ever larger.

“There is nothing we can do. We can only wait for our inevitable death,” Rina said. “And since we are going to die, anyway. I might as well tell you my real name. Rina is the name of someone, a person I once could not save with all my power. My name is Victoria Hughes.”

“You see, the name Hughes carries great weight in the world beyond. I cannot risk for them to learn my name. But as you can see, we are going to die. So it does not matter. We now have less than a minute.”

“It was nice knowing you, Victoria.”

“Was it?” The vampire woman said. “It was because of me that you did not even get to spend the last of your moment with your brother.”

“Yes. However, at least I can die knowing that my brother is alive somewhere in the world beyo