“There is no Immortal. He’s gone and done. Dead meat in Genubi’s lab now. She’s back-constructed a good piece of the elixir of immortality by now.” Yasmin had an unmistakably smug tone. “She’s giddy with it, keeps saying, ‘and I thought I was stupid when I was young and thought I knew a thing about biochemistry.’ Makes her feel a great deal less sheepish about her own escapades.”
Ferenc smirked, luminously, at mention of Genubi.
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Well, there’s no denying the fact that she’s not very popular with her fellow characters, is there. Compelling snippet, nice job.
An intriguing snippet, raises all these questions that make me want to keep reading right now. Excellent excerpt!
Sounds like the immortal wasn’t so immortal.