= Chapter 8: Left Behind =
Scazz could never describe what he saw to anyone. He doubt he would ever find the words to describe the terror. He saw a neverending wall of fire, extending and extending as far as the eye can see. He saw... things, travelling across and through the fire faster than blinking. There weren't hundreds but billions of these dark creatures, moving like a gigantic swarm... but with the chaos of something that did not have long to live. Scazz took a minute to steady himself and then took another look through the doorway. This time he saw it.
A large glass sphere, miles away, perhaps even hundreds of miles away. It was glowing and growing at a steady rate. 'This was it', he thought, 'this is what's causing all the problems' Without time to decide what to do, he knew exactly what he had to do. But it would take time.
Meanwhile, the infernal machine was whirring and clanking at an ever increasing volume. Dignam searched and searched until he found what he was looking for, it was a large lever. He tried to pull it but it was very rusty and barely moved. He put all his weight into it and heaved more until it moved, slightly but steadily. A large clunk told him that the lever was in the right place. The machine started slowing down, but there was more to be done.
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