ALTOR The Shadow Rebellion (The Chronicles of Ageron)
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<strong>ALTOR</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Shadow</strong> <strong>Rebellion</strong> (<strong>The</strong> <strong>Chronicles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ageron</strong>)<br />
! CHAPTER ONE "<br />
<strong>The</strong> Worst Day<br />
I spring upright, drenched in the flood <strong>of</strong> sweat that coats my bed.<br />
All other sounds are drowned out by the loud drum <strong>of</strong> my<br />
erratically beating heart, each beat resembling what sound you<br />
would expect a giant’s footsteps to produce.<br />
<strong>The</strong> world around me, consisting only <strong>of</strong> the contents <strong>of</strong> my<br />
bedroom at this point, is moving as I do. Everything that<br />
surrounds me rises and falls with each and every breath I draw. Up<br />
and down. Up and down. I know full well that my bedroom<br />
contents are not in fact moving, but they most certainly appear it<br />
from where I sit.<br />
With each breath comes an unbearably sharp burn that<br />
sprouts within my chest, feeling as though it is eating my lungs bit<br />
by bit. I can do nothing but sit and make every possible attempt to<br />
correct my breathing, hoping desperately that everything else will<br />
sort itself out.<br />
It takes only a matter <strong>of</strong> seconds for me to begin hearing the<br />
! 8 "
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