Proximity Muse

Mike takes Althea and attempts to flee, but James and Sam cut him off. Mike releases Althea and hides in the shadows. Still under the control of the shadows, she attempts to stab James, but he stuns her with a Taser. While James is busy subduing her, Mike pops out of the shadows and attacks Sam, seriously injuring him. James is forced to shoot Mike to save Sam, but Mike isn’t killed by the shot. James tells Sam to take Althea and leave, which Sam does.

James and Mike fight among the shadows. Initially, Mike has the upper hand, seriously injuring his brother, but James eventually forces the shadows to possess him, draining them from the room and leaving Mike revealed in stark, colorless light. Even without the advantage, Mike attempts to attack James and James shoots him in the knee. Although his brother urges him to give up, Mike continues with his efforts to kill James and is killed himself when SWAT bursts into the room and guns him down. As Mike dies, the shadows abandon him and drain from James as well, returning color and darkness to the room, much to the surprise of the SWAT team.

Finally, James and Althea are seen exiting a courthouse on a sunny day. Leahy and Sam are waiting for them. James relates that all the charges against him have been dropped and our heroes walk off into the sunset, shadows stretching out behind them.

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And that’s that. I’ll start posting more random thoughts soon. Finals are over on the 15th.