Fire and Fate: Part 1 & 2 (Dragons of Galicia) by Simone Pond

Author:Simone Pond [Pond, Simone]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

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The black storm cloud was no storm cloud at all, but rather a zeal of zeevils on a furious rampage. Doran grabbed Evelyn’s hand and yanked her into the trees, where they ducked behind one of the large pines. Her heart pounded so fast she thought it would burst from the top of her corset. Now would’ve been an exemplary time to have the spear of Gorias. Doran positioned himself before her and aimed his crossbow at the black mass of zeevils. Evelyn had never seen a more grotesque creature: large black insect-type beasts with rows of sharp teeth and hundreds of eyes. Their ear-piercing shrieks would send shocks through even the most valiant of Galician warriors. The swarm wove in and around the trees like a black, flooding river.

“There are far too many!” she shouted.

Doran stayed focused, keeping guard, but she knew he couldn’t hold them off on his own for much longer. Not wanting to be entirely useless, she scanned the area for something to ward off the zeevils. The rocks strewn about the ground would have to do. She picked up as many as she could and began hurling them one by one at the string of zeevils as they whizzed through the trees. She missed with each and every throw. They were too fast.

“Go for the middle!” shouted Doran.

She concentrated and took aim, pitching a large stone right into the heart of the swarm. The rock split apart the formation and caused confusion amongst the creatures. They slowed down and swirled around, the two lines bumping into each other. Not the cleverest of things, were they? This gave Doran time to take proper aim and fire off some arrows at the swarm’s navigators. They quickly fragmented into a disheveled, unorganized mess, becoming easier targets for Evelyn to hit with her rocks. She proceeded to knock down a slew of the creatures, jumping with delight as each one slammed to the ground with a thunk. The glory of battle rose and fueled her spirit.

“This is so exhilarating!” she yelled out, hurling the rocks.

“Excellent job, my lady!” Doran shot more arrows, picking off any zeevils that dared to get close.

In the midst of Doran reloading his crossbow, three of the zeevils broke free of the swarm and headed toward them. Evelyn searched around for more rocks, but she had exhausted her nearby supply. Panic hammered in her ribcage as the trio zeroed in. Doran was still reloading. If he didn’t make haste, she would have to fight them off with her bare hands. The thought of coming into contact with the filthy creatures sickened her, but it would have to be done.

Evelyn stood in front of Doran and shouted to the oncoming trio, “I’m Evelyn of Gorias, dragon slayer, and I will be the last thing you see!”

She wasn’t sure where the words had come from, but they felt right and rang true. And the moment she spoke those words, a blaze of white-blue light shot out from behind an embankment, careening toward Evelyn.

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