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Survivor of the Psychic Wars
Song Title Fiction Challenge: Blue Öyster Cult (A Science Fantasy Story)
As a veteran of the Psychic Wars and a survivor of all three, Brad ended up as a death row inmate. Sentenced to death without being given the chance to prove that he was innocent. He begged and groveled and even gave a detailed recollection of his victories in the wars but to no avail.
The night before he was sentenced to death, he heard the rattling of chains and saw some shadowy figures outside of his cell.
As a participant of the psychic wars, he was used to feeling the heavy weight of the emotions and thoughts of others around him — he could even sense them from almost a mile away.
But these radiated strange energy. However, none of their passing thoughts were detectable, which caught him by surprise.
“What do you want with me?” he asked gruffly. “If you want to take me out early, get on with it already.”
There were two figures in front of him. Both of them had glowing blue eyes.
He’d never seen anyone like them before.
“When the war comes home, it turns the mind, the heart, and the soul into flaming telepaths,” one of them stated.
