End of the Line by N.D. Roberts & Michael Anderle

Author:N.D. Roberts & Michael Anderle [Roberts, N.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

Ezekiel and Mary-Anne ran toward Lilith’s cavern with the Kurtherian’s screams rebounding off the walls around him.

Esme looked the worse for wear when he entered the main cavern.

Bruised and bleeding from her nose, the witch turned from the Etheric engine as Pietro reacted to his presence. “It’s okay,” she told the Were. “This is Ezekiel. Laddie, am I glad to see you! Help me, here.”

Ezekiel knelt by Esme. “What’s happening?”

“She’s being attacked by another Kurtherian,” Esme explained. “We have to force the enemy out of her mind, or she’s going to die.”

All the pain Ezekiel had been holding in since Helena’s death surfaced in a torrent. His eyes blazed red as his tenuous grip on his magic was lost.

Mary-Anne yelped in surprise as the energy surged out of him.

Esme noticed the vampire for the first time. “You’re the Mad one. Go.” She pointed at another exit. “Third exit off that tunnel. You’ll see a room with a silver box inside. That’s the Pod-doc. It’s ready for you.”

Mary-Anne nodded. “I know what a Pod-doc is.” She edged around Ezekiel, suddenly wary of the power she hadn’t understood he wielded. “Good luck saving the Kurtherian.”

Ezekiel heard none of the exchange. His mind was focused on Lilith, on his determination that he would not lose another person he loved. Not on his watch.

His entire world shrank down to his effort to connect to Lilith. There was another entity blocking him, a cold, evil presence preventing him from reaching her.

Pain bloomed in his head as the entity split her—he sensed she was female—consciousness between him and Lilith.

He felt Esme’s hands on his shoulders, her mind wrapping around his to insulate him from the attack.

Get her, she murmured into his mind. Get her good.

Ezekiel found himself in a battle for his life. He didn’t care. His need, his desire, his entire focus was centered on freeing Lilith from the spiderweb of Etheric energy permeating the circuits of her life support system.

You’ll never defeat me, a cackling alien voice declared. You are weak. Insignificant. I am Kurtherian. You are nothing compared to me. I am superior to you in every way.

You are going to die. Ezekiel ground his teeth and redoubled his will to sever the mental chains the alien entity had flung around Lilith’s psyche. He had anger on his side. More, he had faith. Everything Esme had taught him about strength of will had been in preparation for this moment.

The laughter faded. The alien’s voice cut into his mind. Give up. You will fail, and I will kill you along with the heretic. Earth will be mine, and it will burn at my command.

You can fucking try it, Ezekiel snarled, feeling Lilith still fighting to break free despite her pain. You are losing against one human. What do you think you’re going to do against a planet full of us?

Surrender, the Kurtherian told him, her voice seductive. Surrender, and live. You are powerful. I will grant you a place by my side, and you may rule Earth as my vassal.

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