Exile by Riley Morrison

Author:Riley Morrison [Morrison, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, epic fantasy, LitRPG
Publisher: Riley Morrison
Published: 2018-04-19T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT

As evening fell, a blizzard blew through the mountains from the west. They found a cave in which to shelter, and set about lighting a fire using some wood Ajax had gathered from the snow-covered underbrush. Icy air filled the cave, but the entrance was sheltered from the wind, sparing them the worst of the wind.

After dinner, Ajax offered to keep first watch. There would be little chance anything would come upon them on a night like this, but it was better not to take any chances. They were only two days out of York and there could still be goblin patrols around... or worse.

Monsters of all manner prowled the sparsely populated regions of the world. Krang beasts, undead worgs, and even ghouls and ghasts. Terrors devised by the minds who had made Visaria.

Lillus draped a blanket over Ajax as he moved to sit between the campfire and the entrance. “Wake me around midnight, and I’ll take over.” Her eyes were ringed with dark circles, her black hair frazzled from blowing in the wind.

“How are you holding up?”

She grimaced. “I’m fine.”

He waited for more, but she started to move away. “Wait. Please.” The Demon Mage stopped. Ajax licked his lips. “You’re worried, aren’t you? Worried about this void and—”

“Yes. You should be too. But this feeling I’ve felt all day...” She shook her head and left him, then curled up beside Yana.

The succubus looked over at him and blew him a kiss. Then she put her arm over Lillus and draped a wing protectively over her.

Valeria had already fallen asleep without a word. Ajax turned away and stared out into the dark night, the wind howling past the entrance.

It was near midnight when Ajax felt something disturb his thoughts.

He sat up straight and rubbed his bleary eyes. No, he was not feeling something—but sensing it.

Shivering, he rose to his feet and drew his sword. He had no idea what was approaching from out in the blizzard, but whatever it was, it meant them harm.

Valeria sat up and let out a deathly scream.

Ajax spun around, expecting to find a monster inside the cave with them, but saw no sign of a threat. Valeria stood and backed into the rear wall of the cave, arms raised as if warding off an attacker. Lillus and Yana were on their feet now, scanning for danger. Ajax’s heart began to pound in his chest, and he moved away from the entrance, shield up, sword gripped tight.

Black shapes materialized from the darkness at the entrance of the cave. They moved into the glow of the fire and it seemed as if the shadows themselves had come alive. Before them stood three human-shaped figures made of swirling darkness. A white mist rose from their bodies, and when it touched the cave roof, frost started forming on the rock.

The cold emanating from the figures smothered the heat of the fire, the flames pulling back as if they too were afraid. Ajax began to shiver violently inside his armor.

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