They’re going to shoot a nuke at it?” I said in disbelief. “Isn’t that a little extreme?”
“I told the President as much when he told me about it,” Prime Man admitted. “Even he seemed to agree, but that option is on the table. Interestingly enough, it’s also on a twenty-four-hour deadline, meaning that the nuke will likely be launched at the same time that the barrier comes down or this ‘Ritual of Death’ you speak of happens.”
I grimaced. “Man, things just keep getting worse and worse.”
“They do, but think about how it looks from the outside,” said Prime Man. He gestured at the barrier. “This is becoming one of the biggest news stories of the year, maybe of the decade. International media all over the world is reporting on it. It’s easily the biggest topic on social media right now, wit
