Corruption (Grumpy Old Wizards Book 2) (29 page)

In a way, Emily was giving the future telepaths a fighting chance to fulfill their destiny by throwing Psi-Tech on a wild goose chase. The company already had so many targets that it would take years to hunt down all the telepaths but now, Emily gave them an even greater task by providing a huge list of psychics who would perish on their own anyway. If she hadn’t remained in such a deep trance, her mind would burst with glee over this deception. After hours of work, Emily slowly became aware of pain nibbling away at the fringes of her consciousness. She mentally withdrew from her work and redoubled her efforts to remain in a meditative state which would partially protect her from the negative effects of the electrical storm which she intuitively knew had arrived. The lights in the room flickered then went out. Her computer became the only source of illumination as it was plugged into battery backup. The automatic program initiated, saving all programs and shutting down the hard drive.

Enough of the elements in the passing comet had been introduced into the Earth’s atmosphere to initiate a worldwide disruption that would transform every living being on this planet. Even in her current meditative state, she would succumb to unconsciousness which would precede the transformation. Emily slipped from her chair and positioned herself so she was lying flat on her back on the floor. She closed her eyes and focused completely on going deeper into a controlled trance. For months, she’d practiced this exercise which was critical to her plan for escape. The deeper her trance, the easier the transition wrought by the electrical storms would be. She had learned this secret in a vision and kept it to herself. Hopefully, it would give her enough of a tactical advantage to stay alive once Psi-Tech initiated the post-transformation protocols which involved systematically killing all prisoners kept in the facility.

(To Be Continued)

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