Neckbeard Vampire: Nightbeard Rising
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Chapter 23
“It’s done.” Chad said, slamming the phone down and breathing a sigh of relief. “He’ll meet—two hours from now—under the bridge that leads out to highway 6—neutral territory.”
“We’ll be ready.” Dex nodded.
“I hope you’re right about this,” Mickey said. “I’m sure there is no need to remind you of what happened to Edwin.”
How could he forget? The patches of naked flesh crudely stitched together, the broken bones and massive hind legs. The blood. A hideous pony sex slave. He ripped the image from his mind’s eye. “Of course I remember.” He said.
As they drove towards the county line, they were particularly struck by the attention they received in the center of town. The place was oozing with neckbeards—and every eye was on them.
“It’s as if they know,” Cruxx remarked.
“Indeed they do.” Dex said. “Some of them are in the beginning stages of transformation—their minds are joined through hers.”
“Like a computer server.” Paxton said.
“Exactly.” Dex continued, “All of their senses are tied to hers—she perceives what they perceive. Their minds and thoughts are united—and they are many, and yet they are one. Which is why we need to turn to those who, for their intense craving of that which is perverse to nature, remain unaffected by her powers of seduction.”
“The furries.” Cruxx uttered with hatred, trying to turn the word into a profanity.