Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 8
HeknewBilly,whomhehadknownfromthebeginningofhisownconsciousness;David,whoacceptedthepain;Danny,wholivedinconstantfear;andthree-year-oldChristene,whomheadored.Butheknewtherewereothersaswell—manyothershehadn’tmet.Thevoicesandthethingsthathappenedcouldn’tbeexplainedbyjustthefiveofthem.
RagenknewhislastnamewasVadascovinich,thathishomelandwasYugoslaviaandthathisreasonforexistencewastosurviveandtouseanymeanstoprotecttheothers—especiallythechildren.Hewasawareofhisgreatstrengthandhisabilitytosensedangerasaspiderfeelsthetinglingpresenceofanintruderonhisweb.Hewasabletoabsorballtheothers’fearandtransformitintoaction.Hevowedtotrainhimself,perfecthisbody,studythemartialarts.Butthatwasnotenoughinthishostileworld.
Hewentdowntowntothelocalsporting-goodsstoreandboughtathrowingknife.Thenhewentouttothewoodsandpracticedpullingitquicklyfromhisbootandtossingitintoatree.Whenitgottoodarktosee,heheadedforhome.Neveragain,hedecided,asheslippedtheknifebackintohisboot,wouldhebewithoutaweapon.
Onthewayhome,heheardastrangevoicewithaBritishaccent.Heturnedquickly,bendingdownandwhippingouttheknife,buttherewasnoonethere.
"I’minyourhead,RagenVadascovinich.Wearesharingthesamebody.
