From his position at the wheel, Captain Villiers drew a Colt and blew the First Officer’s brains out. In mindless feeding frenzy, the leech didn’t stop sucking the juices of the decapitated corpse until Villiers fired again, and again, puncturing its slick, rubbery skin. Black ichor poured out thickly as the dying thing continued feeding, human red tinting the ebony blood in pumping swirls.