222 Odysseus [4]

"I'm not the real Nathan, or the earrings wouldn't be missing." 'Nathan's' fingers ran on his earlobes. "After all, every time those earrings are removed I have to go through that 'hell'."

Accepting the fact that he was not the original Nathan, he didn't dwell deeper.

"Oh, well, this would explain how they were hoping to kill the Abomination."

The canyon shook heavily, signaling the oncoming Jörmungandr.

Picking a random stone, 'Nathan' spoke.

"Stretch"

Bang-! Bang-!

The two edges of the stone stretched horizontally and stuck into the valley walls.

Flicking his wrist while touching the stone slab, 'Nathan' commanded the stone to stretch again, but this time vertically.

The stone slabs extended almost instantly.

Tremors ran through the walls of the valley as the stone broke through its surface. By the time 'Nathan' stopped, a stone wall was blocking the path between them and Jörmungandr.