All Tunnels Lead to Skavenblight by Andy Hall & Chris Gambold

Author:Andy Hall & Chris Gambold
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-13T00:00:00+00:00

'You are-is a fool. The only reason you still live-breathe is that I have not finished with you. Cost me-me greatly to covertly place you in to Skurvy's map-scrawler packs. All for that one moment and you-you nearly ruin it!'

'Thirteen-thousand apologies, most masterful of masters.'

'Not enough! I will-will punish you properly when were out of this warren.'

'But master-lord, you-you Grey Seer. None would dare-threaten you.'

'Wrong as always, servant-thrall. Ambush-attack imminent. The only way Vrisk can stop orders now-now is to deny they were ever delivered. He must kill us-us before we reach Skavenblight! Well, murder-slay me-me.'

'He'll want to take you-you alive.' Sneek finally sprayed the musk of fear.

* * *

The rats of Clan Skurvy flooded the chamber. Vulscreek sent scorching green fire roaring down the tunnel, immolating at least thirty and sending the others scampering away. 'Come-come!' ordered Vulscreek. The scribe and the pair of Council Guards followed.

From above, crew-rats dropped down and attacked. The albino Stormvermin wielded their serrated halberds, making short work of Skurvy's foot-sloggers, although one managed to get in striking distance of the Grey Seer. Sneek cowered behind his master, even as the rat-mage produced a dagger from under his robes and embedded it into the crew-rat's face.

'Do not-not stop.' The small retinue moved on and into a wider chamber.

'Perhaps, a larger-bigger entourage would have been more appropriate?' ventured Sneek. The Grey Seer rounded on him.

'Do not-not doubt my genius!' he hissed. Enemy rats scuttled into the large chamber ahead of them. Vulscreek chittered to himself. Sneek heard words that hurt his ears. The Grey Seer's chanting grew, '...call for-for a crack!' he spat. The ground heaved. The floor under the Clanrats fell away, and the vermin of Clan Skurvy quickly followed. Thousands fell into the void. Nearly emptying the entire cavern of enemies. Nearly. Then the Storm-vermarines came. They dashed across the crevices with astonishing speed, homing in on the Grey Seer and his tiny retinue. One chasm remained between them and their prey. Vulscreek looked about frantically.

'Loyal Council Guard, you serve me well-well. Quick! Step forward, guard-protect while I conjure a mighty spell-hex. You will be invincible. Great rewards shall follow, yes-yes!' The two Council Guards plumped up their chests and leapt towards the advancing Storm-vermarines. Vulscreek turned to the scribe and grabbed him roughly by the arm. Both mage and minion disappeared with a 'bamf!'

* * *

Sneek sniffed the tunnel warily. They were in a narrow, roughly-gnawed horizontal shaft and seemed to be alone since their sudden smoke-wreathed appearance. Such was the tunnel's limited space, the Grey Seer had to crouch and struggled to keep his staff upright. A frustration he took out on Sneek by constantly cuffing him. 'Halt your nose, scribe-slave! We are-are alone. Secret tunnel-passage. All to my-my design.'

As they scampered along the cramped tunnel, Sneek knew he was risking further chastisement, but spoke anyway.

'Glorious master-sire... I-I have query-question...'

'Should I explain-enlighten how far below your station it is to question me-me?' But instead of issuing a painful admonishment, the Grey Seer's ears flicked forward.

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