Forgotten Steel: The Aurora Project Book Two by Aaron Ramsby

Author:Aaron Ramsby [Ramsby, Aaron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Souls Publishing
Published: 2024-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

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Archon

The vines were strangling Johnathan. The old man’s white-knuckled hands struggled to hold back the vines; his body thrashed as it fought for every breath. Archon turned back to the moose to find a smug smile on its face as it stared up at the old man. He knew he had to act, but how was the question.

Acting on instinct, he burst into action, moving as fast as his bulky frame allowed—this old man had saved his life, and now it was time to return the favor again.

He talked low under his breath, “Please forgive me. I’m truly sorry for what’s about to happen…”

Archon’s instructors had drilled this move into his head time and time again, but he’d never had cause to try it until now. He needed it to work.

Taking swift, sliding steps, he slid around behind Bjorn before the kid could even react—using the feline’s confusion to his advantage, Archon slipped his left arm up under Bjorn’s armpit and locked his hand across the mutant’s chest. Slipping his right arm under Bjorn’s other armpit, he clamped his hand around the kid’s throat.

The kid reacted as Archon suspected anyone would have—he froze in shock. That gave Archon just enough time to lift him off the ground and suspend him in the air in the chokehold, lessening his options.

He’d taken the mutant completely off guard. Looking out around Bjorn’s head, he glared at the moose and made his demands known.

“Let Johnathan go or this one dies!” Bjorn struggled against Archon’s rock-hard grasp. Not wanting to scare the kid too badly, he whispered in his ear, “Look, I don’t want to hurt you. The more you struggle, the more damage you could inflict on yourself. Please stop struggling. I don’t wish to hurt you.”

Archon couldn’t help but smile as the kid kept fighting him. Either he didn’t listen or he was going along with the plan and overacting—his arms flailed around trying to hit his attacker. Archon suspected the former was more likely. Bjorn was really struggling. Every muscle in Bjorn’s body flexed, but this only gave Archon time to move his fingers along the mutant’s neck and apply a different hold. The sharp cry of pain escaping the kid’s lips cut into Archon deeply.

“Please stop struggling. This doesn’t have to hurt. I’m just trying to help the old man. After that, I’ll take him and leave this place. You’ll never see us again.”

It impressed him when the kid leaned forward and nodded his head, even though it must have caused him excruciating pain. Clearly Bjorn finally understood why this had to happen, and that made it all the harder for the giant to feel right about this course of action. Narrowing his eyes, he glared at the moose.

For such a small creature, it surprised Archon when its deep voice bellowed out across the space.

“Let my son go and I may let you live. Continue to hurt him, and you forfeit your own life.”

Archon nodded toward the moose. He answered in an equally loud voice as he said, “I understand.

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