A seemingly endless stream of time passed before one of the large double doors opened and the boy was finally taken into the courtroom. The air hit him as sharply as a thousand daggers... So many eyes locked on, drilling deep into his toughened skin, like screws that would never come out. For a flickering moment he looked around. These people... he barely knew any of them and yet they had already decided. To them, he was guilty already... These disgusted looks, these fearful glances of contempt... Dax forced his eyes forward again as he was walked up to the front of the room. An official...
A seemingly endless stream of time passed before one of the large double doors opened and the boy was finally taken into the courtroom. The air hit hi...
Sometimes he wondered if he would have made different choices if he had known. If somehow he could have seen it all in advance.
What if he had seen Jaser and the gang? What if he'd seen the monsters, with their blood soaked fangs? What if he'd seen the adventure? Or learned that there could me more than fear and pain. And then more than hope and elation. What if he'd felt the wind in his face as he stood upright on a whipping speeder, clinging for balance? Or what if he'd felt the gash down the line of his jaw?
If he had somehow seen the vid clip of what would happen to him in those...
Sometimes he wondered if he would have made different choices if he had known. If somehow he could have seen it all in advance.
Each and every morning, nineteen year old Casper wakes up knowing he'll be dead - Again - come nightfall. He doesn't know how, whether he'll suffer a gory accident or an agonizing illness, but he knows death will find him as it has each night for more than a century.
His early years are a blank, so he and his best friend, Scott, have spent countless hours pondering his origin story and the mysterious cause of Casper's condition. When Scott stumbles over a clue to Casper's missing memories, they can't help but follow the breadcrumbs, hoping to unravel the past and discover the...
Each and every morning, nineteen year old Casper wakes up knowing he'll be dead - Again - come nightfall. He doesn't know how, whether he'll suffe...
