A chill ran down Brendan's spine, but he reacted in the next instant, shouting:
"Antichrist!?"
He drew his gun to shoot.
The man before him, who looked exactly like him, grinned and said:
"It's me."
As soon as the words fell, a silver-gray tentacle shot out from his back and wrapped around Brendan's pistol.
Then, Brendan watched as the gun in his hand melted away like a candle, disappearing completely!
His neck tightened as the tentacle clamped around his throat. Then, he heard his own voice come from the other man's mouth:
"This is Brendan. Cease the attack immediately and await my command."
The voice boomed through the monitoring room's broadcast system, echoing throughout the entire underground laboratory. The men who had been approaching the cell door froze in surprise, but they faithfully followed the order and halted.
