The Lazurai (Speculative Fiction Modern Parables)

An unintended result of a terrorist bombing a children's hospital, the Lazurai could kill a person without touching them.

The government made it worse by their experiments. All the children wanted was to feel love like any child. When they grew older, their powers increased. And they found they couldn't be stopped.

Chuck hears a rumor of one coming his way, to his remote way station on the highway. But he can't leave his wife, who's dying. So he waits. And sees the hooded Lazurai walking the...