Empire of Blood (Book 2): Fading In Darkness by Wilson Robert S

Author:Wilson, Robert S. [Wilson, Robert S.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: horror, vampires, dystopian
Publisher: Empire of Blood Books
Published: 2014-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

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They had been traveling West on I-40 in Tennessee for about an hour now. It had been a little difficult finding the highway again, but thanks to the multitude of maps Jonathan had brought, they seemed to be covered. Toby looked out the window at the passing fields and the large rock mounds where the hills had been cut out to make room for the roadway.

The radio was playing something light and pop-ish. They'd been turning it on from time to time the whole trip in order to keep up with what the Empire was doing. Of course the radio stations could only report what the Emperor wanted them to, but he seemed to be just fine with updating the people on what these new vampires of his were doing.

Jonathan had said it was probably to help instill fear in the people. The possibility that Necropolis would no longer be a means of keeping the people in line needed some balance with something new. And these vampires did the trick just fine. Not only were they as deadly as the vampires of Necropolis, but they did what the Emperor told them and they were held at bay by no boundaries.

Already several reports of criminals being drained in public were surfacing. And even though they claimed to be underground reports, they were spreading like wildfire and the Emperor had even corroborated some of it on the air of one Nashville radio station, his voice void of compassion. But Jonathan and Dustin both agreed that this more aggressive control would likely end up backfiring on the Emperor if he kept it up. The people were happy being sheep led along by the staff and the rod, but when you let wolves into the pen, the sheep are liable to run. And people are much more inclined to fight back than sheep are. And these were people after all.

Even if they had been brainwashed into believing they were sheep.

The early morning sun rose in the east reflecting off of the cars ahead as another news report piped in on the radio. "We interrupt this program to bring you up to the minute exclusive coverage of the war against Necropolis. In Arkansas, a truck trailer full of Necropolis vampires was stopped trying to cross over the state line and was intercepted by several Guardians. The Guardians set the trailer on fire, killing the vampires that were inside. The Emperor has issued an official order for all citizens to watch for any trucks marked with the company name Darvender Industries. If you spot one of these vehicles you are to contact your local Imperial authorities immediately.

"In other news..."

Toby's hands had slick with sweat. He stared ahead trying to keep the nagging question in the back of his mind.

"I'm sure your dad wasn't in that truck. If he had been those vampires would have had more than they could have bargained for," Dustin said.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that. I mean, sorry. I mean about being more than they could bargain for, anyway.

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