Emily Shadowhunter 2 - a Vampire, Shapeshifter, Werewolf novel: Book 2: WOLF MAN by Craig Zerf

Author:Craig Zerf [Zerf, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anglo-American Press
Published: 2016-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

25

Merlin had been casting spells to contact the gargoyles ever since Emily had gotten back, and he was utterly exhausted. The young Shadowhunter had watched the magician for a while but, contrary to what she had expected, spellcasting seemed to consist mainly of Merlin sitting in a comfortable chair with his eyes closed and a frown of concentration on his face.

Every now and then he would break out in a sweat.

That was it.

So, she grabbed a Desert Eagle .50 pistol and a couple of boxes of ammunition and went to the shooting range. Before she got there, she could hear that someone else was already practicing. She was surprised to find that it was Tag.

‘Hey, big man.’

‘Hey, Em.’

‘Didn’t know that you were big on firearms training,’ observed Emily.

The big man shrugged. ‘Like to keep my hand in, even though it comes real natural to me.’

He ripped off a few more rounds and Emily was impressed to note that every shot was center mass on the human silhouette target.

‘Pretty good shooting.’

‘Yeah,’ admitted Tag. ‘I’ve always been the best. Well, until you lot showed up. Now I’m just the nerd amongst the X-Men.’

‘Rubbish,’ said Em. ‘You’re the un-killable, dead-shot, strong as an ox, superhero.’

Tag grinned. ‘I suppose I am,’ he said. ‘That be true. Don’t mess with Tag ‘cause you ain’t never gonna put him down.’

He blasted off another fifteen rounds, hitting with every one of them. Then he turned to Em with a grin. ‘Thanks, girly,’ he said. ‘I was feeling down but now I be A-Okay.’

‘You’re welcome,’ replied the Shadowhunter.

Tag collected up his gear and left, a spring in his step.

Emily carried on plinking until she had expended all of her ammo and the target was a simply a ragged piece of paper.

Then she went back to the house to see what Merlin was up to. When she entered the room, William was already there and the magician was drinking a cup of tea.

‘You did well,’ he said to her. ‘That gargoyle, Coldstone, was a very high echelon Guardian. When he contacted the remainers they listened.’

‘Remainers?’

‘It’s what they call the gargoyles that still have the life-spark,’ explained Merlin. ‘It was hard to tell but I figure that there must be about one thousand two hundred of them. They’re scattered pretty evenly about the United Kingdom. Sounds like a lot but, in reality, as there are fifty thousand or so towns and villages in the UK, it’s a drop in the ocean. One Guardian for every four settlements. Less actually because some are grouped together, three or four on one building.’

‘It’s a start,’ said Emily. ‘So what next?’

‘I can communicate directly with a few of them,’ said Merlin. ‘Coldstone, obviously, plus another thirty that I chose merely on geographical placement. Even those few took me all day to connect with, but it’s enough. If any of the Guardians see a vampire then they will either contact me directly or they will contact one of the thirty who will, in turn, appraise me of the situation.

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