“Don’t be surprised, Morres. Even though it might seem otherwise, we do come to visit you quite often.”
“Well, lately we’ve been careful. We could get caught by you or Red.”
“Originally, we were just going to show our faces tonight and leave.”
“But it’s all gone wrong. Why can’t you stay put for even a day?”
Huh?
The man dropped Dasha onto the floor with a thud, then rotated his arms out of sync while loosening his shoulders. It was a bizarre movement, as if each arm was being controlled by a different person.
Despite the familiarity, Seongjin’s mind quickly began to assess the situation.
‘Come to think of it…’
Hadn’t something like this happened before? When he went to see Jonathan McCalpin, the twins had briefly possessed Asli Betcher, whose mind was damaged by the gray plague.
‘Asli also had an incomplete salt crystal in his head. That means these guys can control people’s bodies as much as they want through the salt crystals!’
So, how far does that ability extend? Back then, the one controlling Asli seemed to be…