Visions of a Blind Man

Year 25: Barbituates and alcohol are a dangerous combination. The chances of lapsing into a coma or dying from abuse are high. Barbituates and electroconvulsive shock therapy are also common therapies used for catatonics. Morgan found secondary benefits from his therapies that enhanced his mental ones. Prescription access to barbitols and a high tolerance to alcohol led to the discovery that he could have prophetic impressions. They became more intense and lucid while vomiting. Normally, he had no use for higher clairsentience. His motivation this time was personal.

He was supposed to be taking small dosages of antiepileptics to prevent a recurrence of catalepsy. Morgan would hide the pill under his tongue then spit it out and save it for moments like this. He'd brought a full bottle of whiskey and an envelope full of sticky pills to a rarely used bathroom. Sitting on the floor, one lowball of scotch and a week's worth of pills was his start. His mind lulled for a while, then a pinpoint in the horizon grew brighter. The cacophony of sounds and voices that normally inhabited his head muted, then stretched. The information he sought was there, he could feel it, could almost see it. Morgan's sole understanding of the sense of vision came from these moments. When the vision began to break and fade, he drank more. Vertigo started to happen, but his 'third eye' steadied. As if taunting him, the sounds were just fuzzy enough not to be made out as words. He recognized one voice, but not the other. He unsteadily took another sip. If anyone were there, they'd see a sour look on his face, but he didn't feel very sick. A portion of his mind wondered if an empty stomach would have been better for this exercise. It took another five pills and another full glass before he felt bile building up in his stomach. He leaned over the toilet, drooling foul tasting spit. The world would have been going dark if he could see but what he sought sat at the center of his view. Michael Winmere, chanting a song of domination on his half-sister, she was trying to fight him off. She shouted defensive spells to no avail, his more experienced casting broke her mind. He took her.

Morgan's stomach forcibly rejected its contents as he relived her violation firsthand. His body started shaking. When the vision receded, his conciousness did not return fully. He hazily continued vomiting until he passed out. The last thought that slipped his mind was he should have brought the amulet.