Elliot and the Last Underworld War by Jennifer Nielsen

Author:Jennifer Nielsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2012-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

The battle of Demon Territory began with an explosion so big it rattled the entire ground. The wind it created rushed across the dark land, shaking the few trees and bushes that had dared to grow there.

Fudd stood on one side of Elliot and said, “That was Grissel. Nobody can blow things up the way he can.” There was a hint of admiration in his voice, and even Elliot was impressed.

Elliot, Fudd, and Mr. Willimaker had returned to their places on top of Kovol’s cave, but even from high up they couldn’t see the Goblins.

The explosion created so much smoke near the border that it was impossible to see the difference between dust from the explosions and the Shadow Men moving deeper into Demon Territory. Elliot planned to keep everyone hidden for as long as possible. He didn’t want the Shadow Men to have any warning in this battle.

But the Shadow Men must have already known something was wrong. Because as they flew close enough to be seen, their flight was swift and direct. They were coming to the cave and coming for a fight. If the heat of their black fire was any clue, this battle wouldn’t be easy.

“Steady,” Elliot whispered, more to himself than to anyone else. “Not yet. Not yet.”

In the darkness, and with the speed of their flight, it was hard to tell how many were coming. Beside him, Elliot heard Mr. Willimaker trying to count them anyway. Fudd wiped sweat from his brow and looked nervous. Elliot wondered what it must feel like to sense the approach of the enemy but not be able to see them. Probably not great.

“How many do you think there are?” Elliot asked.

“At least fifty in the air.” Then Mr. Willimaker pointed to the horizon. “And more are coming. Many more.”

When the first of the Shadow Men was close enough that Elliot saw the fire in his cloak, he stood and yelled, “Underworld creatures, FIGHT!”

Immediately the territory came to life. The creatures focused any light they could into sticks, wands, and some even lit up their shoes for the fight. The Shadow Men swarmed in, and the battle began.

From where Elliot stood, he could see everything. The Brownies and Dwarves were doing their best with water. Their arms were too short to fight the Shadow Men alone, but the Brownies poofed in bucket after bucket of water for the Dwarves to throw on the Shadow Men, who quickly fell like drops of gray mud to the ground.

The Fairies and Pixies were working together to operate a giant fan that seemed to have the exact opposite effect of normal fans. Instead of blowing out cool air, it sucked in hot air. The Shadow Men who had ignored the fan at first were now too close and tried to fly away. But the fan continued pulling them in, and when it did, only ashes came out the other side.

Each Shadow Man destroyed took out another piece of Kovol’s curse. Everything was going exactly the way Elliot had hoped it would.

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