Hold Your Sword Tight, Callahan

16+ “Hold your sword tighter, Callahan,” a novella, 2024.

“Nothing but trouble comes from these teleporters,” said one scientist before he died. He was the inventor of those very teleporters. One jump between realities was enough for him to understand: it was the end of his world. Over a hundred years passed, and now the foggy mirrors open the way to other worlds, reverse coordinates drive people crazy, and humans are dying at the hands of creatures they can’t even see. Guests stuck between worlds from another reality want to eat, drink, and look through your eyes. Only a few can touch them—but they prefer doing it with swords in their hands.