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    Black & White
    Black & White
    Black & White
    Ebook71 pages41 minutes

    Black & White

    By Brett P. S.

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    Gamma, the resonator formerly known as Spectrum, ruled the world with absolute power after usurping Savage Steel. He destroyed armies with a thought and decimated countries with a wave of his hand. Who could stop this menace in a world where Short Change never lived long enough to save the day? Who will take up the mantle left void by a missing Magnanimous? A Resonance Saga Side Story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrett P. S.
    Release dateSep 23, 2015
    ISBN9781311163325
    Black & White
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    Brett P. S.

    Brett Sawyer (1986), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, is an indie author who writes short stories & novellas, from science fiction to heroes. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in education and currently teaches game design at Lake Land College.Short Change arrived at retailers in November of 2014, the start of a hero series where ordinary people gained powers over oddly specific domains, following the story of a shorter than average hero who can telekinetically manipulate small units of currency.Short Change is free on “smashwords.com/profile/view/BrettPS” and Barnes & Noble along with other samples and short fiction.Brett’s popular releases in science fiction include “Dark Station” and “Tales from the Colony: An Interstellar Saga.” Dark Station is a deep space thriller set aboard an abandoned orbital science station where Ben Gebbley and his crew secretly investigate the disappearance of the original staff before others come to claim the lost assets.

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      Black & White - Brett P. S.

      Table of Contents

      PROLOGUE

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      CHAPTER 8

      CHAPTER 9

      CHAPTER 10

      CHAPTER 11

      CHAPTER 12

      CHAPTER 13

      CHAPTER 14

      CHAPTER 15

      CHAPTER 16

      EPILOGUE

      Prologue

      Usurping Steel

      Paris, France

      1993 A.D.

      The world is not made of many colors. There is only black and white. - Gamma

      Richard Adamson. CEO and owner of Savage Steel, the largest arms manufacturer in France. He was known by some as the Iron Giant, aptly named for his lethal resonance with the aforementioned element. He wore his usual steel black business suit and trimmed his beard this morning. He nicked the side of his chin with the razor, and the wound continued to bother him through the afternoon.

      Richard stood on one of the topmost floors of Savage Tower, in France, a building stretched thirty stories high. The French government insisted against such a tall structure in the heart of Paris, but Richard delivered his arguments well. His skill with oratory surpassed ordinary men, and he had friends in high places as well. At the end of the day, Richard took what he wanted.

      He gripped his wrist with his left hand as the door to his conference room swung open. The hinges creaked and made an awful sound, followed by the metal door landing against the wall. He didn’t need to look. The boy had finally made up his mind, it seemed. It was just as well. A few more years and Richard might not be able to handle him. This at least saved him the trouble.

      Richard thought about activating the silent alarm embedded in his watch. In fact, he should have, but instead he released his grip. A man has to take care of himself, and this boy had it coming. Richard turned to face a wide-eyed blonde teenager seething a murderous intent. William was about seventeen by now, though Richard hardly knew his exact age. That’s the trouble with undocumented citizens.

      Yes? Richard said.

      William grinned.

      I took care of the doctor for you, he said. I’m surprised he survived it.

      Blast it. What did he do this time?

      These are my people, Richard said. You can’t just do as you please with them, William.

      William raised a fist and struck the door, carving a hole through with a hard light tipped spear emanating from his hand.

      My name is Spectrum! he shouted.

      Fine. Spectrum it is. Richard surveyed his surroundings. For occasions such as this one, he stockpiled ample reserves of iron inside the walls. Spectrum resonated with light, so he’d never notice. No one could, but Richard felt the iron as clearly as he felt the blood coursing through his veins.

      Don’t forget you are still a human being.

      Not any more, boss, Spectrum said. I’m a whole new person now.

      Richard eyed him sternly with a raised eyebrow.

      What do you mean?

      Why don’t I show you?

      Spectrum took off like a flash of lightning as he whizzed across the room. A striking beam of white energy ran over Richard’s body and hit him with enough force to knock him prone. Richard kicked up his heels and jumped on the table while dozens of light waves danced around the conference room. Any one of them could be Spectrum. They probably all were. This was his light speed, though Richard never caught more than a glimpse of it before the boy keeled over from the g-force.

      Spectrum hit him again, this time driving a hard light stake through his chest. It would have been a fatal blow, if not for his iron armor beneath the suit. The blow nearly shattered the plate though. A few more well-placed hits and Spectrum would have it in for him.

      The architects aren’t real! Spectrum cried, his voice coming from every direction. You just made them up to scare us into submission.

      Is that what this is about? Richard said.

      No, it’s more than that, Spectrum said. I’m tired of being your minion. I’m tired of being weak. I’m tired of being human!

      Richard’s jaw practically dropped at the statement.

      You wouldn’t…

      I already did, Spectrum said. Everything’s hard light now. My arms. My organs. Even my brain.

      Ten hard light spears drove deep into his body, breaking his iron armor and ripping through his flesh. Richard concentrated with the full force of his willpower as he waited for an opportunity to strike. He had one chance to pull off the maneuver. His eyes raced around the room in a vain effort to follow Spectrum’s light speed, so he did the only thing he knew how.

      Richard drew on the clusters of iron concentrated in the deepest sections of Savage Tower around the room. Structural stability didn’t matter much if the alternative was death, but this was going to do some damage. He felt

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