amissterrie

EXIT It flickered, on and off, bursting with brightness, then dimming out as if it lost interest. Below congregated a body of people, each individual’s body flailed, adding to the momentum of waves that crashed against the unflinching fire shield. An ominous cape of dense, grey smoke skulked behind the people, escorted by tall flames whose breath hissed heat and roared with chastisement. Inhale, hiss. Exhale, roar. The fire crept closer, herding the crowd into the last, untouched section of the scorched room. People banged harder, taking their frustration and terror out on the metal of the gate, but still the fire shield would not give