With his first telepathic blast, Delphi tore his own living quarters to pieces.

     Shattered everything within it. 

     The blast sent Tika flying back to slam into a wall, her face contorting as if in a high wind.

     Shards from the blast slapped hard into and tore chunks out of the wall all around her...

     yet none of the shards touched Tika.

     Delphi knew he had a half dozen telepathic blasts left in him...

     or one absolutely huge one.

     You already know the choice Delphi made.

     I am done with this encounter, Delphi thought. 

     Thirty seconds from now, one way or another, this will all be over.

CONTINUE