First Storm by Lucas Flint

Author:Lucas Flint [Lucas Flint]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Secret Identity Books
Published: 2022-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

A stunned silence fell over the street in front of the bank. Every single person gathered here had gone utterly silent at Mirar’s newest revelation. It was like someone had pressed the mute button on a TV. It was so silent that I could hear the breathing of other people around me.

“You may not believe me, but I speak the truth,” said Mirar. “If there is one thing that you must understand about the Order of the Zero Knights, it is that we have contingencies for all situations. Never are we taken by surprise. Never do we let unexpected circumstances control our decisions. At any and all times, the Order is in control, even when it does not seem like it.”

Mirar raised a closed fist. “I send this message to you, citizens of Golden City, so you will know true despair and understand that even your ‘heroes’ can’t save you. And to the heroes themselves, who are undoubtedly watching this message, I say this: Your actions have doomed the city either way. All actions have consequences, from the smallest decisions to the biggest, and the consequences of killing a fellow Zero Knight is the deaths of every man, woman, and child in the city under your protection.

“Remember this, citizens of Golden City. If your ‘heroes’ had not interfered with our operations, none of you would have to die today. But because they dared to take the life of a brother-in-arms, we have no choice but to eliminate all of you. For the world must be made to understand that the Order shall not be crossed and that anyone who opposes us must be exterminated from the world itself.”

With that, the screen went blank again.

I looked up at Rubberman. “Boss, what do you think? Do you think he’s telling the truth about destroying the Rituals and the Ritual of Death?”

Rubberman bit his lower lip, a deeply concerned expression on his face. “I am not sure. I know very little about magic, especially the kind practiced by the Society. Shawna would know, but she’s not here and I’m not sure if she and Prime Man got—”

Rubberman was interrupted when his own phone started ringing. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and said, “Nathan, what’s up? Are you guys all right?”

“The Necromantress requires backup!” the Necromantress’ shrill voice boomed over Rubberman’s phone, audible even to me. “It was a trap. Prime Man has disappeared. The Necromantress is on her own. Please help!”

“Shawna?” said Rubberman in surprise. “What’s the matter? What do you mean that Prime Man has disappeared? Where are you and what are you doing?”

“We are under the bank trying to disable the second Ritual,” said the Necromantress in a hurried voice, “but as I said, Prime Man disappeared and now the Necromantress is on her own. They know where we are, Dennis, and if you don’t get down here quick—”

The Necromantress’ voice was cut off, replaced by loud static that made both of us cringe away.

“Shawna?” said Rubberman, raising his voice.

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