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rugged. "I've killed a lot of people, mostly Settlers..." "I'm a good person, or I was..." "Whoever it was must have deserved it." "She didn't deserve it, but she asked me..." "She asked?" She rubbed

frightening at first. However, disregarding the thick, red skin, his appearance was humanoid, almost like those strong guys in action movies. Maybe he was even handsome for someone of his species... Hey! -Come on, tell me what cancer is. - Ah, cancer... it's a generic name for a set of more than a hundred diseases caused by the disorderly growth of cells. - Disease? What's a disease? - You don't know what a disease is either? Is this thing not working properly? - I pointed to the device in my throat. - There must be no corresponding word in my language. - How do you refer to someone who has something in their body that impairs its functioning? That's a disease. - We don't have a disease. - Your body can't be affected by any disease? - Disease? - Negative change - I tried to be as clear as possible, but it was as if he was unable to understand. - No, that doesn't happen. - Then how can your species be killed? He backed away as if I had said something terrible, or made a threat, the posture he assumed frightened me and made me shrink. - Do you think I'm going to tell you our weaknesses, Earthling? - No, but... - I cringed, regretting asking. - Never mind. He pulled away and retreated, assuming a defensive and threatening position again that made my hair stand on end. If I had a choice, I would have run away, but I didn't... I remained sitting in the chair, motionless, with a distant look, and I found myself trapped once again, but there I didn't even have the company of my beloved books. Which made the environment even more lonely and strange. It seemed that death was not enough for what I truly deserved, and that this was the most appropriate punishment. To end up trapped in a crazy experiment with a guy who literally seemed like a demon. Chapter 10 She remained in complete silence, which I didn't bother to break. The Earthling seemed very fragile, easy to break, but that wasn't enough to make me let my guard down. She could just be waiting for the right moment to attack. The fact that we had communicated didn't mean I could trust her. We weren't on the same side, we didn't even know each other or each other's names. The only thing we seemed to have in common was our disagreem