Elementals 5: The Hands of Time by Michelle Madow

Author:Michelle Madow [Madow, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing
Published: 2016-11-24T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

I jolted back into focus and followed Danielle to the chariot. How had I missed this earlier? I’d seen the chariot when I’d landed, but I hadn’t seen Hypatia near it.

As I approached, I realized why.

Hypatia was stuck around the opposite side, her lower half crushed under the golden vehicle. I couldn’t see her injuries, but given the weight of the chariot, I assumed they were grave. She was pale—she must be losing blood—and her eyes were glassy and unfocused.

Blake hunched down next to her, holding her hand and comforting her. I imagined he’d been telling her that I was on my way.

But I barely had enough energy left after using so much of it during the fight with Typhon. I couldn’t even heal my minor injuries. How was I supposed to heal someone who’d been crushed under a golden chariot?

I wasn’t sure if I could, but I had to try.

“Nicole,” Hypatia said my name, smiling when she saw me. Her voice was strained and weak—I could tell that speaking was painful for her. “I’m so glad you’re here.”

I kneeled down next to her, swallowing down fear as I placed my hand on her shoulder. “I’m glad I’m here, too.” I tried to sound brave, even though I felt more helpless than ever. “I’m going to do everything I can to heal you. But first, we need to get this chariot off of you.”

I looked up at the chariot, and doubt set into my mind. I couldn’t imagine how heavy it would be. And with Blake’s ankle injured, Danielle’s wrist broken, and all three of us running low on energy, how were we supposed to pull this off?

But we stood up and braced ourselves against the chariot, ready to push. Blake counted to three, and we put all of our weight into it.

As suspected, it didn’t budge. I grunted, pushing as hard as I could, but it still didn’t move an inch. My head spun from the effort, spots dancing in front of my eyes, and I leaned against the chariot to catch my breath. I didn’t have enough energy to push anymore.

Once I could see straight again, I stepped back and lowered my arms, looking helplessly at the chariot.

“We need Chris,” Blake said. “Hopefully he has enough energy left over to help us out.”

My heart dropped at the realization that Blake had been here with Hypatia the whole time. He still didn’t know about Chris.

“Chris didn’t make it.” I dropped my hands to my sides, fresh tears forming in my eyes. “He used up all of his energy flying the chariot. He held on until the very end. When he lost control and we fell, it must have been because…” My throat thickened with tears, and I swallowed, unable to continue.

“Because he had no more energy left at all,” Danielle finished my sentence.

Blake nodded and said nothing, apparently taking it all in. “He died a hero,” he finally said. “We’ll make sure that he’s never forgotten. It’s what he would want.

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.