Darklight 3: Darkworld by Forrest Bella

Author:Forrest, Bella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2019-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

We scrambled to hide in the forest. There were plenty of trees but hardly any underbrush to duck behind. My hopes sank as we rushed through the ominous woods. The trees whispered softly as I ran past them. I tried to keep up with Laini as best as I could. Her hand wrapped around mine tightly. But the forest wouldn’t work. The lack of undergrowth meant the Immortal rulers would see us immediately.

“Past the trees,” Dorian commanded. “We’ll find something.”

I forced my eyes to focus even as a wave of lightheadedness came over me. Laini let my hand go as our group managed to catch up with one another in the trees. Good thing, because she might have dislocated my shoulder if that’s what it took to escape the Immortal rulers fast enough. I could see an opening in the trees toward our left, but only more of the towering trees before us. Our choices were left, forward into the forest, or back the way we came.

Bryce muttered something foul and chose left. He shouted, “Here! Over here!”

Laini weaved through the thicket of trees to a streambank, and I followed close behind. Bryce jerked his head toward the stream. “What are you waiting for? An invitation?”

Kane leapt across the stream, splattering the mud on the other side. Dorian had already jumped, one of his legs narrowly missing the murky violet water. He pointed at Roxy and me.

“Don’t touch the water.”

I wasn’t planning on it. The stream stank of burning tires. The water looked like dark souls that had been left to liquefy and run together. Murky shadows danced in the rushing liquid. I stepped carefully alongside the running water, moving as fast as possible behind Laini and Sike. They came to a point where it would be feasible for the humans to jump to the other side of the bank. They leapt over the water easily. I followed suit. A splash of water flew up and singed my boots, leaving a tiny burn. I wrinkled my nose. Okay, definitely not touching the water.

Behind us, the sound of flapping wings came closer and closer.

Dorian led the group, keeping close enough that my chest had a tiny dull buzz. Well, I couldn’t tell if the burn was from our proximity or my heart working from the sprinting. Roxy and I nearly collided as we rushed up the other side of the bank. Kane waved us toward what looked like a mass of rotting plants.

We came to the small underside of a cliff. Through amber-tinged dirt, the hardy roots of vines pushed through the earth and dangled to create a bizarre curtain. The moss-covered roots reached all the way to the ground. It would be perfect to hide under. The plant tendrils twitched as we ducked under them. Kane swept them aside using his cloak and herded the humans into the center, keeping us away from the roots and the hanging greenery that covered our weak hiding place. The moss had thorns,

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