Chapter 27: A King of Smokeless Fire

If one walked into Zamson's garage, Pandemona awaited them in all her obsidian glory. Her engine was a heart of fire. Her chamber harbored a sense of comfort, a slice of home on four mean wheels.

She indeed was a masterpiece that no ordinary man could build with their hands. A shame that all changed tonight.

Accidents happened, disasters often shaped the lives of those victimized by its event. In the case of Zamson Lovell, the unthinkable cost him nearly his life.

He was unprepared and bewildered. Lost in a pool of unsolved thoughts behind the crisis of Pandemona. His calculations were precise. His confidence was assured. And although he won against Bardolph by an unfavorable technicality, succeeding Mephisto at this point on was a bust now that Pandemona laid destroyed before him.

"This is bad," said Shane. He sat backward in his chair, staring at Pandemona with disbelief as he spun his keys in hand. This couldn't be happening. This was all wrong.