Gaslit Revolution by Jason Gilbert

Author:Jason Gilbert [Gilbert, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781070204079
Published: 2019-07-12T06:00:00+00:00

Hunters would be using Seekers to try to find them. Kane knew it would be a risk, but there wasn’t much choice. The hairs on the back of Kane’s neck stood up on end, his heart pounding.

He prayed he was wrong.

The walk across Hidden Valley was eventful, the morning air crisp, the sun still down, dawn not yet setting in. Airships patrolled heavily, searchlights moving up and down every street. They weren’t wandering so much as hovering. Special Forces gunners moved about, their deck guns aimed at the ground. Kane and Tabitha had to move in and out of the alleyways, at times hiding behind dumpsters and inside abandoned buildings until the lights passed by.

The sun wasn’t quite ready to come up yet, the dark sky slowly taking on a deep, dark bluish hue as dawn began to creep in, pushing back against the night. Kane felt the wear on his body, the lack of sleep starting to take its toll on him. Tabitha looked as if she had two black eyes, her face sallow from sleep deprivation.

They couldn’t sleep. No time.

Something sounded in the distance. Again. A shout. Kane stopped dead in his tracks, held up his hand to signal Tabitha to hold up, reached out with this hearing. A language Kane had never heard before. Another blast. A gunshot. Someone shouting orders. Scatter. Duck and cover. More of them. Coming in. Hold position. A familiar voice, husky and cracked.

And vicious.

Wil.

“Kill every one of ‘em!”

“Shit,” Kane breathed. He activated his amulet and looked at Tabitha. “We gotta get there now.”

She blinked, confused.

“Wait, what? What’s happening?”

“No time!” Kane grabbed her hand. “Do it!”

“But the Seekers—”

“Screw the Seekers, they’re at the coal yard! Go!”

The travel was hard, the wind biting and fast. Kane felt barely felt his feet leave the ground before they landed in the middle of the coal yard, coming in as if they’d jumped through a doorway.

Magical blasts shot through the air past the storm of gunfire coming at the Magicians. Kane ducked, pulled Tabitha down with him and behind a large coal bin. The sound of bullets smacking metal rang in his ears. A blast of lightning sailed over them, at the shooters. An explosion. Screaming. Medic. Let him go. Advance.

Kane looked ahead, saw streeters ducked and covered as more gunfire rang out. They countered with blasts. Ice. Fire. Lightning. One man stepped up and raised his hands. Kane looked over the dumpster and saw Special Forces scattering as the ground cracked open, a few falling into the void, screaming as they went. A man dove to the side and took aim, his face hidden behind the goggled plague mask.

The Gunman? Alive?!

Kane looked around. Special Forces troops were trying to flank them, their armor reflecting the light from a bonfire. The ground erupted in front of one group, and Wil rose from the soil, plant tendrils shooting out at them, grabbing them by the necks, slamming them around before jerking them like ragdolls, the sound of snapping vertebrae loud and sickening.

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