Nightstalkers

CHAPTER 15

Ivar was suspended in the golden glow emanating from the mainframe computer. He had no idea how long he’d been like this, but he’d already peed in his pants. Except that had happened when the golden glow initially pulsed out and wrapped around him. He was facing the steel door, because he’d been running for it as the glow expanded.

Thus he saw the door slowly swing open. The silhouette of a man was in the dark hallway outside. He had a gun in his hand, a very big gun.

The man stepped into the room and Ivar saw his face.

That was bad.

The man looked past Ivar, toward the mainframe. He stepped forward. Ivar wanted to yell, warn him not to, but he couldn’t speak.

The man stepped into the golden glow, but instead of being frozen in place like Ivar was, his body shivered, as if getting a jolt of energy. The man opened his mouth, wide, very wide, and inhaled. Ivar could swear that he was sucking in the golden glow.