Chapter 48

Groaning and cursing at the pounding in my head I squint ahead, raising my hand to my head and try to get on my feet despite whatever that man had in his eyes that knocked me cold. Getting to my feet something on my hands crumbles off, dusting it off me in the dark I think back to how I ended up here.

A meta...a meta with similar powers as Vertigo...working for Vertigo.

Cursing my luck some more I stand, my white sweater is stained with something, dirt from where I was tossed. Tapping my side I confirm my blaster and shield belt are gone. Typical. 

Looking about I find nothing familiar standing out. In fact…

Am I still in Xoxia?

Ahead of me are the washing waves, pushing and pulling at the edge of a beach. I can barely see anything but it's magnificent. The strange scent of the water, the sounds of the waves and the sand sinking under my weight with each uneasy step.

It's an actual beach…