Eva Maxim Valerica Steel New! -
“Don’t,” came Maxim’s voice, heavy as a tombstone. He loomed behind her, his obsidian arm crackling with residual energy. “Mother put that lock there for a reason.”
It sounded like a thousand locks snapping shut.
Eva stood, her steelweave skin glowing with blue circuit lines. “We’re not your children anymore.”
“Mother is a lie,” Eva whispered. “Valerica isn’t protecting us. She’s farming us.”
From the shadows, a drip of mercury pooled and rose. A figure emerged—tall, elegant, impossibly smooth. Valerica Steel tilted her head, her liquid face forming a smile that held no warmth.
“Don’t,” came Maxim’s voice, heavy as a tombstone. He loomed behind her, his obsidian arm crackling with residual energy. “Mother put that lock there for a reason.”
It sounded like a thousand locks snapping shut.
Eva stood, her steelweave skin glowing with blue circuit lines. “We’re not your children anymore.”
“Mother is a lie,” Eva whispered. “Valerica isn’t protecting us. She’s farming us.”
From the shadows, a drip of mercury pooled and rose. A figure emerged—tall, elegant, impossibly smooth. Valerica Steel tilted her head, her liquid face forming a smile that held no warmth.
