Ghost Is the New Normal (Spirit Knights Book 4) by Lee French

Author:Lee French [French, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, female protagonist, magic, ghost, superhero, urban fantasy
Publisher: Clockwork Dragon
Published: 2017-03-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Justin

Somehow, Tariel and Stirin had brought their Knights together despite no communication between them. Justin decided he didn’t want to know how that worked. Five minutes ago, he passed Claire’s bundle to Avery on a sleepy residential street, trying to keep a low profile. They’d intended to check places for Iulia’s hideout until Avery’s police radio announced the first confirmed death by giant ant.

Tariel galloped across the Burnside Bridge behind Stirin. Avery’s sprite flashed red and blue lights and blared his siren, clearing the road. Justin checked both sides of the bridge and noticed a tall, fountain-like plume of water near the park to the north. Something big and metallic blue surged over the guardrail between a concrete walkway and the river. People screamed and ran from it.

The scene reminded Justin of a cheesy monster movie. The inhuman menace rose from the depths of the Willamette to terrorize the citizens of Portland. Except this monster bore a striking resemblance to a cockroach. Like the ants, its exoskeleton had turned bright blue. Unlike the ants, the giant bug rivaled Tariel in size. Thick antennae, each at least five feet long, thrashed, knocking down a man who hadn’t had the sense to flee.

“We should probably deal with that before we move on,” he said to Tariel.

“Oh, no, let’s leave Giant Magic Radiation Terror of the Deep there to terrorize the city while we handle tiny ants.”

“It looks more like a ground-based giant magic radiation terror to me.”

Tariel snorted. Where the bridge connected with land but before it reached ground level, Tariel leaped over the decorative concrete railing to fall at least twenty feet to the walkway. Justin braced for impact. She landed with an echoing clang loud enough to attract the giant cockroach’s attention.

The mutated creature swung its head around. Arcs of dark blue electricity crackled at the base of its antennae.

Justin drew his sword. “Great. A cockroach that shoots lightning bolts.”

“Maybe we should wait for Avery.”

“Good thing we followed him here instead of charging in first.”

“Shut up. You wanted to jump and you know it.” Tariel scraped a hoof on the ground, kicking up sparks.

Adrenaline surging through him at the prospect of a battle, Justin laughed. “Yes. Yes, I did.”

The cockroach reared and clacked its maxillae and mandibles, producing an ear-splitting shriek. Its antennae swung in opposite arcs, lightning coursing down to the tips.

Justin noticed Tariel’s muscles bunch, then she charged straight at the cockroach’s head. He leaned over her neck, holding his sword forward. If Claire screwed this up, they’d have to get away from this thing in a hurry. Even if she didn’t, the thing had so much girth it might take a lot of effort to kill.

They plunged forward. The cockroach swung its antennae at them. Tariel sidestepped. Justin swung his sword. Half of one antenna flopped to the ground, spewing blue-black ichor. The remaining stump shot a bolt of lightning at a nearby tree with a booming crack, setting it on fire. The second antenna whipped across the ground.

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