Empire Builder 2 by Dante King

Author:Dante King [King, Dante]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

“Do you think that hawk’s trying to get our attention?” Vinata asked, turning to the others. “It’s strange, the way it’s perched there like that, isn’t it?”

“Lexi is a hawkwoman, isn’t she?” Lulu replied.

“Ben drained Lexi of magic,” Sir Gallant the Younger observed. “She couldn’t have transformed.”

“Wait, that must be it,” Vinata said. “Maybe Ben cast the spell.”

That was it. Now Ben had to find some way to signal that they were on the right track.

“No, that’s imposs—” Sir Gallant the Younger began.

Ben shrieked again and flapped into the air. He circled a couple of times, swooping in the direction of the outpost. Come on, he thought, as willing them to follow.

“It must be him,” Vinata said. “There’s no way a normal hawk would behave like that. It’s either him, or one he sent.”

“We should follow him then,” Lulu said.

“Look—there is smoke coming from the town,” said Sir Gallant the Elder. “The battle has begun.”

“Then we should attack in any case,” Vinata said.

The knight was correct. A large plume of dark smoke rose from the courthouse. Ben shrieked again and flew in the direction of the town.

“Follow me,” Sir Gallant the Elder said.

The nymphs and their children marched behind the giant armored knight. Ben glided above them, keeping pace.

As they started to get close, he lowered his wings, aiming toward the palisade. The guards were all converging on the marketplace, where the monsterkin were attacking slavers and soldiers alike. The distant clatter of steel against steel cut through the bustle of the guards still at the palisade.

The guards at the gates faced inward, not noticing Sir Gallant and the others approaching. Now it was up to Ben to take control of the wall and ensure guards didn’t attack from up high.

The guards on the top of the palisade gathered around the two ballistae, dragging them around to face the marketplace. Bolts from those weapons could easily rip through several monsterkin at a time. Ben had to make sure they didn’t have a chance to fire even a single bolt.

Ben angled his wings upward, bracing his muscles against the impact of the air as he slowed. He plunged toward the exposed neck of the nearest guard.

He extended his talons. He was going to have to transform back to his human form, but he decided to take someone out in the process.

The guard wasn’t even facing him as he swooped. One of the other guards noticed at the last moment, though, and pointed behind him. “Watch out!” the guard yelled. But it was too late. Ben’s prey turned to look just in time to see his doom approach.

Ben had been aiming for the back of the neck, but decided that the face would do just as well. With a shriek, he landed on the guard’s face, scratching and ripping, gouging out the eyes and tearing flesh as the guard desperately tried to swat him away. It didn’t take much of this before Ben clawed into vital parts, blood spraying as he shredded the hapless guard’s flesh.

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