Free The Purification: Book 3 of the Evaran Chronicles by Adair Hart

Asher had showed them.
    Dr. Snowden sat on a slab in the medical lab. “Anything?”
    Evaran perused a console next to the slab. “I am not seeing anything. I do recall seeing some notes on your anger from the virtual simulation. However, this change appears to be recent.”
    “Uncle Albert’s always been short-tempered,” said Emily as she squeezed Dr. Snowden’s arm.
    Dr. Snowden sighed. “Yeah … but I’ve always been able to keep it under wraps. I’m not sure what’s causing me to fly into a rage. I didn’t have this problem when we helped the Fredorians.”
    Evaran cocked his head. “Well … you had another emotion that overrode any anger you might have had, and even then, it did flare through at times.”
    “Yeah … can’t say I miss that whole fear thing.”
    Evaran rubbed his chin as he studied Dr. Snowden. “Starting tomorrow, we will begin a new program. Every morning, you and I will have a session. It will take time, but I believe you can control it.”
    Dr. Snowden nodded. He half smiled at Emily. “At least you won’t have as many opportunities to call me a jerk face.”
    Emily swatted his arm as she smiled at him. “I wouldn’t bet on it!”
    They shared a laugh.
    V walked into the room. “We have landed.”
    “Excellent,” said Evaran. “You two can wait here while I investigate.”
    Dr. Snowden shook his head. “I’d like to go. Really could use the fresh air.”
    Emily nodded. “Me too.”
    Dr. Snowden studied Emily. While he wanted to go, he wanted her to stay, in case things got out of hand. There was no way she would be by herself, though, even if it was just on the Torvatta. It was not her nature, and he suspected that as much as he needed to control his anger, she would one day need to learn to be comfortable being by herself. He slid off the slab.
    “Analysis. I could use some fresh air as well.”
    Emily and Dr. Snowden chuckled.
    Evaran half smiled. “Fine. Before we go, follow me to the research lab. I have made some adjustments to your PSDs’ design and need to sync them with the Torvatta.”
    They assembled in the research lab.
    Evaran stood next to a table that had a rubberlike mat on half of it and a glass-like top on the other. He gestured at the side with the rubber mat. “Place your PSDs there.”
    Dr. Snowden and Emily complied.
    Evaran tapped at the glass, and a projection of the PSDs appeared. He extended his hand toward it, causing a menu to appear off to the side. With a quick motion of his hands, he selected sync, which caused the PSDs’ projection to change to a slightly bulkier model. After waving his hand toward the rubber mat, the PSDs morphed to match the projection. Evaran handed the PSDs back to them.
    Emily looked her PSD over. “Three buttons now?”
    “Yes,” said Evaran. “The first and second are customizable. The third projects a miniature screen above the PSD that lets you switch between what the buttons will do. You can also access the main interface from there as well. On the side is a small switch that toggles if the PSD expands or shows a projection.”
    Emily opened and closed her PSD in both modes.
    “Why the upgrade?” asked Dr. Snowden.
    Evaran nodded. “After the events of our last adventure, I realized that in a survival situation, you would need something more robust than what the PSD offered. To that end, I have added a survival modification as well as some training videos I did long ago. You will notice the end is a bit wider. That is to support a wider array of options for the morphable metal.”
    “That’s pretty cool,” said Emily. “What type of survival options we talking about?”
    Evaran half grinned. “I figured you would be interested in that. In addition to information, you can now extend a container that will purify water. There is also a food pellet dispenser option, but I would caution you on using them. Each pellet contains your caloric requirements for one day, and it is packed with all the vitamins