The beautiful, quiet valley was perfectly still, but a terrible, invisible war was happening right in the middle of the tall green grass.
Adonis let out a sudden, sharp gasp. He dropped to his knees, his heavy hands clutching the sides of his head. The bright, warm blue light in his eyes started to flicker wildly, flashing with angry sparks of dark purple.
"Adonis!" Nikki cried, falling to her knees right beside him. She grabbed his arms, but his muscles were pulled tight like iron ropes. He was shaking all over. "What is it? What is it doing to you?"
"It is in my head," Adonis groaned, his teeth gritted together. "The giant machine in the sky... Aegis-Prime... it is using the invisible radio waves to reach inside my mind."
