(NINE) A Fate Worse Than Death
Fantasmagoria
There is a fate worse than death.
It starts simply enough with headaches, nausea, and vomiting, but soon the skin reddens and starts to itch before erupting into open lesions. Then come hair loss, dizziness, and cognitive impairment. Cancers erupt in every major organ, and a long, painful agony ensues as the body dissolves like a carcass soaked in acid. …
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