A Shade of Vampire 75: A Blade of Thieron by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2019-04-20T18:30:00+00:00

Raphael

The sense of urgency never left me, but the Soul Crusher’s tricks and gimmicks had done a bang-up job of keeping us distracted. The truth serum had worn off, and we were still debating which of the marked levers to pull—those we’d identified by sound as linked to a mechanism. Whether said mechanism would let us out of this room or try to kill us was a matter of luck, at this point.

We’d made progress with ourselves and our team dynamic, but I worried it wouldn’t be enough to help us survive the challenge. The anticipation of what might come next was taking its toll on our frayed nerves. I’d always felt invincible. And since my genetic design had made me so difficult to kill, I’d stared every potentially deadly scenario straight in the face, fearless and without hesitation. But that perk had been taken away, thanks to the Soul Crusher’s magic… and my enthusiasm had dwindled. I was more than eager to keep moving, but I couldn’t ignore my own fears. Not anymore.

“I should pull the next lever,” Amelia said, her voice trembling. “Come on, we’ve been at this for long enough.”

“If more toxic gas is released, we’ll be in a heap of trouble,” Eira replied. “Your blood heals, but not as fast as the potions or the volcanic lake water.”

“Then we keep the doses for those of us who actually need them,” Lumi declared. “Taeral, Eira, and I will not use any. Since we can’t be killed, we’ll survive whatever the Soul Crusher throws at us. That way, there will be more for the rest of the crew.”

“Okay. Here goes nothing,” Amelia said, and pulled one of the levers. A split second later, a hatch opened beneath her, and she dropped into the hole with a bloodcurdling scream.

“Amelia!” I gasped, and reached down to try and catch her.

We all heard the heavy thump at the bottom, followed by Amelia’s cries of pain. The crew gathered around the square-shaped hole. My heart skipped multiple beats. The worst of my fears had come true.

“Amelia!” I shouted, but I could barely see anything. My voice bounced off the shaft’s walls, echoing frantically. I tried to think of a way to get down there. “Amelia, are you okay?”

“No!” she bawled. “I broke my friggin’ legs!”

“Holy crap,” Herakles breathed, downright horrified. “How deep is this thing?”

“Are they open or internal fractures?” Lumi asked Amelia.

“I… I don’t know, it hurts like a mother—”

“Babe, hold on, I’m coming to get you,” I said. I’d have to slip down, since the shaft was too narrow for me to use my wings. They were a part of my physiognomy, so the Soul Crusher couldn’t take them away—nevertheless, they were useless in this instance, since there was no room for me to fly down there. “How the hell do we do this?”

“Hold on,” Varga replied and took out a small flashlight. He always carried one with him, a reflex since his early days of training with GASP. He switched it on and pointed it down the hole.

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