Blood Is Thicker by Orlando A. Sanchez

Author:Orlando A. Sanchez [Sanchez, Orlando A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitten Peaches Publishing
Published: 2017-09-23T22:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

“OH SHIT, JULIEN is going to be so pissed,” I muttered as I brushed off the debris from the destruction. I looked out of the gaping hole and onto Fifth Avenue. The fireplace was gone. I turned to see Monty tracing runes in the air. I pointed at the wall. “Did you do that?”

His face was tight with concentration. “We need to vacate the premises,” Monty said, his voice grim. “This should buy us some time.”

Orange energy blossomed, covering the doors and windows. I searched the room for the Blood Hunter, but she was gone. The door to the sitting room vanished, revealing a scowling Julien with a smiling Claude next to him. Julien placed a hand on the orange wall of energy and cursed. If he was angry at his newly ventilated sitting room, the energy wall pushed him into livid territory.

Another explosion outside focused our attention on the hole. “Ordaurum Montague,” a voice bellowed from beyond the hole. “By order of the Tribunal of the Golden Circle, you are hereby instructed to surrender yourself to my custody.”

“Bollocks,” Monty whispered. “They would send him.”

“That doesn’t sound like your pal Gideon,” I said, noticing Julien tracing a rune at the doorway. “We can’t get out the way we came, and whoever is outside sounds less than friendly. How do you suggest we vacate these premises?”

Monty looked in the direction of the large smoldering hole. “That way.” He pointed. “Fastest egress.”

“You must be kidding.” I looked out of the hole at the morning traffic racing down Fifth. “We’re forty feet off the ground. I’m willing to risk my digestive system for a teleportation circle, because I don’t fly.”

“No time,” Monty said, forming orbs of air. “Julien will disable the barrier at the door at any moment and the Arbiter outside won’t remain outside for long. I would prefer to avoid close-quarter runic combat. He’s showing Julien a modicum of respect by not attacking us in here, but he’s never been known for his patience. Julien, on the other hand, will attempt to erase us once he enters.”

“Arbiter?” I groaned and looked at the door. The barrier in front of Julien became fainter by the second. “Couldn’t you have just sent the Sanctuary an apology memo promising no more vortex practice in the city?”

“Time to go,” Monty said with a quick smile. “Besides, you’ll probably only suffer multiple compound fractures—it’s not like you’re about to plummet to your death.”

“Your motivational speeches truly suck, Monty,” I said as I ran toward the hole. I leaped out into open space forty feet above the extremely hard New York City sidewalk. An orb of air caught me halfway down and dumped me on the street. I rolled for a few feet before coming to a stop next to the Goat. I scrambled to open the car as a figure landed up the street, cratering the sidewalk.

“You may want to get your weapons now,” Monty said from the other side of the Goat as he opened the car door.

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