Battle Scream (The Battle Series Book 1) by Romang Mark

Author:Romang, Mark [Romang, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Mark Romang
Published: 2013-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

The icy cold waterfall flowing over his back awakened Maddix from the gruesome flashback. His eyes fluttered open. His lungs shuddered. He gasped for breath.

He had no way of knowing how long he’d been out, perhaps a few moments or maybe few minutes. Shuffling tentatively, Maddix exited the cavity behind the waterfall, leaving the same way he came in. His nose wrinkled. The sulfur smell grew in toxicity.

Maddix swiveled his head. Dread rested heavily on his shoulders. The opening bell was about to ring. He looked for his opponent, knowing he was around somewhere even though he couldn’t see him. The smell gave him away.

Grasping the Eden sword’s handle with both hands, the pommel burrowing into his left palm, Maddix crept forward. Déjà vu washed over him. He wondered if what he was about to do had already happened somehow, and if the outcome was favorable for him.

Maddix also wondered if the manna was still working. He couldn’t see any demons, but could sure smell them. If his eyes couldn’t penetrate the spirit world he was doomed.

Lord, open my eyes. Show me the enemy. Reveal their positions. Maddix continued his furtive tack, skulking in a southerly direction. The dark sandstone walls on either side of him seemed to move toward him, crowding him into a trap. Underneath his night-vision goggles his eyes bulged wide. His nerves were strung tighter than a guitar tuned to F sharp.

A handful of raindrops pattered his tactical helmet. Maddix trembled. Cold chills spider-walked up his back. The waterfall had drenched his upper torso. Despite wearing a wetsuit, his teeth chattered uncontrollably. Sloshing through shin-deep, sixty-degree water didn’t do his core temperature any favors. The Virgin River tributary covered most of Perdition Canyon’s floor and sabotaged his attempts at stealth. Dry land was a rarity down here.

Maddix left the waterfall behind him. Just ahead the slot canyon hooked to the right. He would have to enter the new direction blind, at the mercy of whatever beast lay in wait. Ultimately it didn’t matter. A demon stepped around the bend and faced him.

Maddix gasped. It was as if he’d never left his flashback. Adramelech loomed over him. He looked even bigger and more powerful now than he had only moments ago when Maddix had visited hell. This is how David must have felt when he faced Goliath, he thought.

The big demon leered at him. His blood-red eyes glowed in the murk. A smirk stretched his mouth. Bluish lips curled back over jagged teeth that resembled broken glass. An aura of evil filled the canyon. Maddix realized in this instant that the battle he had last night with the two demons was but a tune-up for tonight. He was in for the fight of his life and for his soul.

“The success you experienced last night will not be repeated,” Adramelech declared in a booming voice.

Maddix didn’t know what to say. What could he say? He wiggled the Eden sword and it erupted into flame. Intense light flooded the canyon.

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