Nicolas DeSilva Builds the Cage and Allyra Finds the Gaps The Spine-Cracker gleamed under the sputtering gas lamps of Webster’s laboratory, a grotesque throne of iron and restraint that whispered promises of eternal compliance. Nicolas circled it slowly, his gloved fingers trailing along the cold metal bars, the nerve wires humming faintly with latent power. […]

Nicolas DeSilva Builds the Cage and Allyra Finds the Gaps
Nicolas DeSilva Builds the Cage and Allyra Finds the Gaps The Spine-Cracker gleamed under the sputtering gas lamps of Webster’s laboratory, a grotesque throne of iron and restraint that whispered promises of eternal compliance. Nicolas circled it slowly, his gloved fingers trailing along the cold metal bars, the nerve wires humming faintly with latent power.…

