Jarrod examined the blood again and again. He ran it through the systems, studied the structure, and isolated the necessary components.

Failure. Then another. More trials. More failures. But he couldn’t stop.

He drew additional blood and dripped individual pieces onto glass slabs.

Attempt 256.

He examined the blood again and again. He ran it through the systems, studied the structure, and isolated the necessary components.

Failure. Then another. More…trials. More failures. But he couldn’t stop.

He drew additional blood and dripped individual pieces onto glass slabs.

Attempt 257.

He examined the blood…again and again. He ran it through the systems.

Studied the structure.

And isolated the necessary components.

Attempt 258.

Jarrod grabbed the nearest sharp tool, a scalpel, and drove it into his own temple.

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Jarrod examined the blood again and gain. He ran her witch blood through the systems, studied the odd structure, and isolated as many components he could manage.

Failure. But he couldn’t stop.

He drew additional blood.

Attempt number one–