Alien Temptation -free Version- -oiwa Kuna- -

It does not come with a crash of lightning or the screech of metal hulls. That is the first lie humanity tells itself—that temptation from beyond the stars will announce itself as invasion.

By day four, the first request arrives: “Speak this phrase to your neighbor.” The phrase is nonsense—a string of vowels that makes his tongue twist. But when he says it, the neighbor’s eyes go distant for three seconds. Then the neighbor smiles. Not at Haruo. At something just over his shoulder. Alien Temptation -Free Version- -Oiwa Kuna-

By Oiwa Kuna