The Devil In: Me
Elias sat in the silence, his hands bleeding from the shards. He looked back at the mirror. His reflection was perfectly synced again. He looked tired. He looked old. He looked human.
The breaking point arrived when a wealthy collector, Mr. Sterling, came to claim the Chronometer. Sterling was a greedy man who spoke to Elias like he was part of the furniture. As Sterling reached for the clock, the room grew impossibly cold. the devil in me
With a guttural roar, Elias didn't strike Sterling. Instead, he grabbed his heavy brass loupe and smashed it into the obsidian heart of the Chronometer. Elias sat in the silence, his hands bleeding from the shards