Ghosts by Barry Solway

Author:Barry Solway [Solway, Barry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spiral Path Arts, LLC
Published: 2020-04-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Mel’s shot missed as the metal blade of the chain whip glanced off her cybernetic hand. From the patterns on his face, she thought the one with the chain whip was Polliwog. Croaker hung from the hole in the ceiling with his back legs, shooting wildly with an electromagnetic pistol at Mel and Gorgeous. Mel dove behind a desk while Gorgeous used the distraction to jump forward toward the Nipunee.

Beats had ducked behind the door after being shot. He flexed his left arm, wincing at the pain. “Stoner’s at the end of the park.”

Mel nodded, waving him out. “Go. Riley should be right behind him. We’ll take care of these two. I’ll let Evan and Jon know you’re coming. Be careful of the snipers.”

Mel fired at Polliwog, concentrating on contacting Evan and Jon at the same time. Evan, Jon, this is Mel. Beats is coming out to engage Stoner. Give him cover from the snipers.

Beats splashed out of the lobby toward a low wall at the edge of the park. Mel heard two more shots from the beach and an answering retort from the high-rise. Beats didn’t react, so Mel assumed they had missed. She gripped her pistol tighter, focusing her attention back to the room. Shifting for a better position, she fired blindly where Polliwog had been.

She grazed him with one shot, and the Nipunee fell to the floor with a splash, half-scuttling and half-swimming behind a soggy couch before she could get another shot off. Gorgeous jumped at Croaker, trying to pull him off the ceiling. He managed to hold on, but she knocked the pistol out of his hand before she fell back down. Croaker pulled out a short sword, stabbing down at Gorgeous. She shifted slightly, just enough for the short sword to slide past her, leaving Croaker off balance and exposed. Countering with one of her long knives, almost short swords themselves, she cut into Croaker’s arm. He screeched like an injured cat and let go with his useless arm, clinging to the ceiling with only his feet. He attacked Gorgeous, but she blocked easily and struck him again in his hip.

Croaker finally lost his grip and fell to the floor. Gorgeous struck again, efficient and deadly. Each swing of her knives found a target and by the time the Nipunee hit the water, bright red blood was swirling with the foam.

Polliwog took aim at Gorgeous and Mel yelled to her friend as she shot into the couch Polliwog hid behind. Gorgeous brought up her knives to continue her attack on Croaker, twisting toward Mel in the process. As she looked past Mel, she froze, her green eyes glinting with alarm. Mel turned to follow her gaze and her mouth dropped open.

A huge wave, at least fifty feet tall, was cresting at the beach. Stoner, Beats, and Riley were running out of the park to cover. The looming danger of the tsunami stood in stark contrast to the sun streaming down, glinting off the water.

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