Demon Ash by M.J. Haag & Becca Vincenza

Author:M.J. Haag & Becca Vincenza [Haag, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shattered Glass Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-12-04T18:30:00+00:00

Twelve

An alarm immediately blared from the military base.

“Condition Alpha! Hellhounds!”

A set of lights inside the fence went dark with a loud pop followed by the sound of broken glass hitting the ground.

The fey, who had been lounging moments ago, jumped to their feet.

“Don’t shoot the fucking lights!” someone yelled from inside.

The three remaining lights went out rapidly, plunging everything into darkness.

Drav growled and didn’t stop running until he reached Timmy’s tent. I set my hand on Drav’s chest, seeking comfort while trying to figure out what the hell was going on.

Around us, a soft blueish glow emerged from the dark as the fey’s crystals began to come to life. The fey stood ready, studying the darkness. My gaze shifted toward where they watched. My eyes adjusted quickly, picking up the dark shape of the trees and the distant building across the road. I realized I saw far more than I thought I should have been able to see.

Over the ringing of the siren, I heard the men yelling from inside the fence.

“Meyrs, get the replacement bulbs. Davison, get the ladder.”

“I knew we couldn’t trust those grey skinned bastards!”

“We aren’t shooting out the lights,” I yelled back before turning my face toward Drav. “Are we?”

“No.”

“Bullshit,” an angry voice called behind us. “This is a fucking arrow shaft. We use guns.”

“Find them,” Molev shouted.

Several groups of fey ran off into the darkness surrounding the camp just as another howl ripped through the air, barely audible under the siren’s wail.

The idiots were already dealing with hounds and possibly the two outlaws. They needed to shut the siren off before the infected came, too.

Byllo emerged from the tent, holding a very frightened Timmy. I reached out and patted the boy’s back.

The sirens stopped. In the distance, an eerie howl rent the air followed by a chorus of others.

“Sounds like they found us,” I said softly. I worried for the fey who’d left. They had spears and bows while the humans behind the fence had guns and didn’t trust us.

The growls grew louder. The group of remaining fey tightened their circle around Drav and Byllo. I stayed still in Drav’s arms, trying to hear over the pounding of my heart.

Drav and Byllo’s gazes searched the dark, watching for the telltale flicker of red against the black of night. Off to the side, toward the trees, I thought I saw movement. But nothing emerged.

Pops sounded behind us, and I flinched. The fey looked unfazed.

“What are they shooting at?” I asked.

“A hellhound approaches from the other side.”

As soon as Drav said the words, I spotted a dark shape trotting from the dark. The flashes of light that punctuated each pop of a fired bullet didn’t faze the beast. Either the shooters were missing or the bullets hitting its flesh didn’t faze this hound, just like the one back at the stadium. With its gaze focused on the shooters, the monster growled low and charged the fence.

Six fey moved to intercept. I clutched at Drav in fear for them as the guns continued to fire.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.