Immortal lunch

"Your flesh is rancid today Michael! Like sour unripened crab apples, tinged with a hint of decaying rats."
Raul grabbed Michael's hair and yanked his head back, to expose his anaemic blood splattered face, he tried to look into his eyes, to try and read into his mind but Michael just had a vacant glazed look on what was left of his face
"Hmm! Maybe I shoulda let you keep your jaw this time. Although it does add a nice flavour to my wife's favourite broth - all the calcium in your lovely teeth she swears by it, it's growing back nicely mind, should be back in a day or two, though I must admit your self healing ability seems to be slowing down of late. I hope it won't affect my lifespan too much. You know, I can still remember the first time I ate of your flesh, I felt like I could walk on water for a day, then the next day it felt like my whole body was exploding one cell at a time, building up to crescendo where I actually vomited your newly forming body, that was gross, but watching your body heel itself was a fascinating sight to see. Though I confess I stamped on you a few times, thinking you were an evil spirit expelled from my body" he added a fond chuckle, "those were the days, it'll soon be alright, you'll see, Susan will lead me to the stone, or to you, whichever, I don't mind and you can go free & I'll use the stone, I'll find a woman who can keep my children alive & build the world in my image". After a brief pause he added "You know I've had so many children, but none have lived past a year, all have died, guess you can extend my life, but you give me defective kids!"

Michael just stared vacantly on, listening to Raul's rambling, knowing something will change soon, hoping something will change soon, his self healing was slowing because it was coming to the end of his cycle and his body was decaying.

The thing that Raul desires the most, is also the thing that will save Michael's body; The core memory stone, the black box to planet earth itself and when the time was right, it's location would be revealed.

The occaisional blast of music from the kitchen radio often was a good indication of the date, but he had been a prisoner of Raul,s for so long, he had long since stopped wishing for death, and he gave up plotting his revenge long ago, that was already set in motion.
The memory stone will send him back in time and although the stone prevented hate and vengeance transferring through time, he knew it would let him destroy each and every abomination born of the loins of such an evil, twisted man. And hearing Raul's own words just then, was such comforting news that, maybe, just maybe, he really will break free to travel back in time for his vengeance.