LYCCYX Episode 1: The Declaration Read Online Free PDF Page A

growled back.  “I can’t let you live after what you’ve done!”
    “So you’re my judge, jury, and executioner? Ha, ha, ha…” he mocked in an evil coughing tone.
                  He slowly turned around and the lighting illuminated the yellow of his eyes.  They were still human, but barely so.  When I looked into them, I thought back to the John I knew sitting at the dining room table with me, my mom and dad and my sister, Tabitha. 
    “John, you need to surrender and come with me.” I said as a tear filled my left eye. “This is not who you really are, you have a disease and need help…”
    “A disease… ha, ha, ha… that’s what they told you.  My friend, this is the way life is meant to be lived.  Join me, Lucas… experience the power of LYCCYX.” His eyes grew larger and more convincing as he spoke.
    “What about those creatures, the hybrids?  You think what you’re doing to them is okay? And the cloning… are you out of your mind?!” I asked emphatically, my Mk5 now aimed at his chest.
    “We…?  You mean you… and the United Continents. You guys sold out to AMC years ago.  We merely discovered and activated what was already here.  This is the true mission and purpose of the Haven Project – to perfect humanity and unleash our full potential.” He asserted himself as he lifted his massive claws in a show of strength.
    “What are you talking about?” I asked as I stepped down from the table.  I glanced toward the door knowing that time was running out.
    “Put down your weapon and come over here.  I’ve found all the classified records; there is much you need to know.”  He sounded very convincing but then again, I was talking to a seven foot werewolf.  Talk about sensory overload; I chose to doubt everything at this point.
                  He slowly turned toward the monitor as if to look up the records.  I lowered my Mk5 and moved closer.  Just then, he wheeled around holding an antique 1911 .45 pistol.  A deafening blast and a blinding flash came from the muzzle.  I felt all the breath leave my lungs as I fell backward to the floor.  Just before everything went dark I watched Stephan lurch toward the door and heard a distinct “ZEET!” sound.

The Inscription
                  I woke up staring at the acoustic tile ceiling above my bed; I was back in the hospital.
    “He’s waking up.” I recognized the voice of my good friend and comrade Birmingham Baaz.
    “Baaz, what happened?”  I asked.
    “That silly coin of yours saved your life.  Is that the same one you picked up that day you and John were scouting on quadrant 4?” He asked this as he handed me the circular piece of bright golden alloy.  There was a slight dent on the side without an inscription.  This thing had to be more than just pure gold and now it was more than just a coin; it stopped a .45 caliber bullet. It was a miracle.
                  I looked up toward the door, which was now opening to my girlfriend Kate along with Mark Dyas and Bill Pope.  A sudden warmth filled my heart that I had not felt in many months.
    “Kate!” I exclaimed as she embraced me and kissed my neck.  I kissed her lips and knew once and for all that she was the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.  I couldn’t believe I ever wavered on that.  I looked into her big blue eyes and told her I loved her.
    “Mark!  Bill!  I’m so glad to see you guys!” I hugged both of them as they made their way to my hospital bed, though I had to exercise caution as I felt a sharp pain in my chest from where the coin stopped the bullet. I looked down to see a horrific yellow and purple mark that looked like a bit like a solar eclipse.
    “The doctor says you have a cracked rib and one heck of a bruise but that you are going to be just fine,” Baaz said.
                  Pure elation and gratitude filled my heart.  I was alive and wanted so badly to propose to