The Old Hunter (Part 2)

The explosion was large, allowing a wave of heat to pass through all of those there; the hunters had even been hit by part of a shockwave while the dome was shaking. The leaves of the various plants continued to rustle.

When Joy looked back at the situation, all she could see was smoke and dirt covering the area.

“No…no, it can’t be, that has to be Cooper, right? That had to have been Cooper!” Joy shouted. “Why…why did you do that, why did you do that!!!! Grandad!” She fell to her knees because she knew that Cooper was gone.

Joy had always been around Cooper for more of her life than less of it. Both of her parents had been killed by Altered beings, and in turn, she had to live with her grandfather for a while.

It was that day that she had hated Altered beings and the whole concept of them. Why did people want to be them? Why were they revered as celebrities, when there were those like her who were suffering because of what Altered did?