A Shade of Vampire 48 by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight
Published: 2017-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

A couple of hours later the sky took on its velvety indigo hues, and the Tritones had already sent the vulnerable ones away. Most of the soldiers had already put on their armor, ready to jump into the water and take the tunnels to Stonewall.

Zeriel was being fitted with his gold chest plate by one of his sergeants while Jax sharpened one of his knives against a hard, unpolished chunk of diamond. Hansa was up on top of a palm tree, checking the surrounding areas.

“Is Stonewall a safe option?” the Tritone king asked no one in particular as he fiddled with the scabbard of his sword and his sergeant fastened the slim belts holding his chest plate together.

“There’s a portion of it that is cloaked in swamp witch magic, courtesy of Draven’s father,” I replied. “It’s supposedly inhabited by Bajangs, and, from what I understand, they owe their survival to him. Draven’s there now, probably discussing alliance terms with them.”

“The Bajangs have seen their numbers dwindle over the years since Azazel invaded Calliope. I guess they have every reason to pitch in,” Jax added, and Zeriel nodded.

“I will instruct my Tritones to meet us at Stonewall,” Zeriel said. “I will be coming with you wherever you’re going. I need to be present for whatever mischief you get yourselves into. Seems like you need a responsible adult in your group.”

“Bagan Temple, Zeriel. Bagan Temple,” Jax shot back.

Before the Tritone could respond, Hansa’s voice shot from above.

“Destroyers!”

She slid down the palm tree and waved toward the north side, which offered an open escape route along the ocean shore.

“We need to run! They’re carrying dragon tears!” she shouted.

The sky echoed with hissing and the braying of flying horses as dozens of Destroyers flew in a circle above the lagoon.

We jumped on our horses. I looked over my shoulder and waved at Zeriel to come with us.

“Head for the tunnels!” Zeriel shouted at the approximately two hundred Tritones left to support their king.

He then sprinted and jumped on my horse, grasping my shirt as I clicked my teeth and my stallion took off like a rocket, followed by Jax and Hansa on their horse. The Tritones swam frantically toward the narrow ocean exit as dragon tears fell from the sky.

Explosions tore the lagoon apart, throwing a wide radius of water and shards of glass. We dodged many of the projectiles. The dragon tears continued to drop and turn chunks of sand into hot, skin piercing glass. Countless explosions echoed behind us as our horses dashed across the shore, galloping toward the northern White City.

“We were early, but not early enough!” Jax shouted as he took the lead.

Hissing above made me look up to see Destroyers gaining, baring their fangs and throwing more dragon tears at us. One by one, the exploding projectiles fell around us with ear-splitting bangs.

My horse went into a frenzy and expertly avoided the impact areas while we kept our heads down.

I felt Zeriel’s hand reaching for the crossbow on my back.

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