Wow. You really delivered this time. Throughout the story I kept wondering how much of what he was experiencing was psychosis and how much was reality. Then you made it clear that this was indeed happening.
As for the prompt--outstanding. It would be hard to imagine a story based on 'lens' that would be more on target.
I think we know what happened to Nathan's father. The two of them are possibly exchanging stories in some CIA black hole. Problem is, the lens is still out there (if his mom didn't destroy it). Who will be tempted next?
Hi @agmoore, thank you so much for taking the time to read my story and for your valuable feedback. It means a lot to me hearing what you just said. 😇
You are actually right about the lens still being out there, but what I had in mind is that the lens was used as an activation key for that family line. (The grandpa and his dad then him) Which later on became totally unnecessary to use. Meaning, not any person can get from it what Nathan got.
That said, the story could actually use some tidying up for a few "unresolved" bits and pieces in my opinion, but it is already too long. (Next time "hopefully" I will work on condensing my paragraphs too) 🙂