Bones of Doom by Mark Cheverton

Author:Mark Cheverton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2017-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

The huge skeleton charged straight at Watcher at the same instant that a large company of bony monsters flooded into the room. A couple of NPC archers fired arrows at the skeleton commander, but somehow he was able to deflect the shafts with his massive sword.

The skeleton moved closer, knocking aside pointed shafts as if they were insignificant bugs. The rest of the skeleton horde attacked, forcing the NPCs to turn their bows away from the hulking monster and toward their charging foe.

The armored skeleton commander stared down at Watcher’s weapon and laughed. “You call that a sword … boy?” He laughed again, then glanced at the helmet. “I see you’re planning on stealing something that doesn’t belong to you.” The battle raged around them, with skeletons and villagers all firing upon each other; it was as if they were in the eye of a violent hurricane, shouts of pain and fear revolving around them. “That artifact belongs to the skeletons. Give it to me, and I guarantee your destruction will be painless.”

Watcher said nothing and just shook his head; he was too scared to speak. Slowly, he backed away as the battle raged around them, but the two combatants seemed separated from the rest of the fighting. None of the skeletons seemed anxious to attack Watcher, and certainly none of the villagers were interested in tangling with the massive skeleton.

Gripping the relic in his left hand, Watcher just stared up at the monster, silent and afraid.

“Very well,” the monster said. And with a bellowing scream, the iron-clad skeleton charged, swinging the massive sword at Watcher’s head.

Before the blade could reach him, Needle came up and deflected the blow. The two enchanted blades clashed together, causing sparks to burst from their keen edges. The force of the impact vibrated down Watcher’s arm, making it numb for just an instant. He backed away, frightened of the gigantic skeleton, but not just this skeleton … all skeletons. Watcher was terrified at being close to the creatures; something about the bones and skulls … it was like a living nightmare for him. He could shoot at them with his bow from far away, but when they were within arm’s reach, Watcher was petrified with fear. This was something no one else knew about him.

“What’s wrong, wizard, aren’t you going to fight?” The huge skeleton swung his blade at Watcher, and again, Needle came up just in the nick of time, barely deflecting the blow.

Watcher continued to retreat, his mind nearly petrified with fear.

Suddenly, one of the NPCs, a big villager by the name of Builder, stepped in front of the boy, his iron armor and sword lacking the enchanted glow of the skeleton’s. “You leave him alone!”

“Or what? Are you going to stop me?” Rusak laughed a loud, hollow laugh, his jaw clicking together, then without warning, he charged at the NPC.

Builder stepped to the side, allowing the overhead strike to slice down, cutting only air, then swung his iron blade at the monster.

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