Dawn of Darkness: Part 1 (Where the Shadows Stalk) by Adam Watson

Author:Adam Watson [Watson, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-21T22:00:00+00:00

5. THE BROTHERS: CALL TO ARMS

It was nearing midnight when Aiden finally made his way out of the swamp and back to the farm. It had been a long day and an even longer walk back. His legs ached, his feet throbbed, and his back felt like it was in its own world of pain - all he wanted to do was get back into his own bed and sleep. I'm going to sleep for a week. He made it halfway across the field to the house, when an uneasy feeling came over him so strongly that it made him stop dead in his tracks. He looked around. What was that?

A storm was brewing, cloud cover had blocked out the moon’s light, plunging the fields into darkness. He could make out nothing but shadows, but it was not the shadows that worried him so. He listened carefully, trying to make out any sound. He could have sworn that he had heard something a moment ago, but now he could hear only the wind.

There it was again, something was moving in the corn field - the idea sent a shiver down his spine. He decided to get to the house as quickly as possible, not being able to see or hear properly was making him feel exposed.

He continued towards the house, steadily increasing his pace; he felt like he was being watched. If I can just get back to the house, I’ll have some backup. He was referring to Greegan and Kane: his brother and his father. Aiden was a hard young man to scare, but it was the unknown that scared him now.

Aiden took a few more steps forward and then it happened. A noise so eerie and distinct, so unmistakable in its identity, that it sent chills right to the heart his very soul. Aiden’s pulse quickened, his heart beat faster and faster. Sweat beaded on his forehead as terror took him firmly its grip.

He knew what that noise was, he knew exactly what that noise was, but it was not the noise that scared him so - it was the beast from which it came.

Aiden braced himself for he knew it would come again. When it did, it was right in front of him. Loud and unnatural, the neigh of a horse. He trembled, this sound came from no ordinary steed - red eyes appeared from the darkness.

The beast was huge, its coat as black as night. The noise it made was terrifying, and its presence seemed to engulf Aiden in a cloud of fear. There was only one creature that had the power to frighten him so, and that was his father's horse - the Dreadsteed: Thunder.

Aiden had never liked the horse, in fact, he had a great dislike towards it; even more so after it had tried to kill him. As far as Aiden was concerned, the horse was out of control - only Aiden’s father had any influence over it.

The steed was a creature of pure evil, or so Aiden thought.

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