Go Loud (The Molting Book 4) by C.A. Gleason

Author:C.A. Gleason [Gleason, C.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C.A. Gleason
Published: 2021-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

The drive was surprisingly smooth. The idea of the world ending made it seem as though everything else would degrade along with it, especially roads, but human ingenuity kept up with end of the world conditions.

Unless there had been an earthquake or extreme weather or rough years passed, roads remained intact. It seemed they would remain that way for at least a few more years. Long enough for them to reach the north.

By how fast they were driving, they’d arrive in no time at all.

Sven stared out the box-shaped window of the UV while holding a loaded revolver on his lap. “In terms of their evolution, I would say Molters are pliable. I wonder what the species will look like, how they will be, at the end of their evolution.”

“If it ever ends,” Jonah said.

“Humans have been evolving since their introduction on this planet. Taller, bigger, stronger, faster, smarter. Maybe even Molters will become self-aware in the future.”

“Nothing seems impossible these days. But they’ll definitely reach their potential, whatever it is, because most, maybe even all of them, aren’t becoming food for Behemoths anymore.”

“I’ve often wondered what happens when a Behemoth has fed on all of the Molters serving it.”

“I’ve wondered myself. The fact there’s so few Behemoths seems flawed.”

“Or predetermined,” Philip chimed in again from the driver’s seat.

“I agree,” Sven said, “but often strengths are confused with flaws, especially in nature. In this case, this flaw or strength has propelled their evolution. Molters, not Behemoths. The new strain of Molter is like a child who no longer needs their parents to watch over them. They’re all grown up.”

The comparison was unnerving, Jonah thought. But true.

“At first, we saw Molters and Behemoths at night. Likely the Molters hunted nocturnally because of their relationship to the Behemoths. Because the new strain doesn’t cocoon to become food anymore and are independent, I suspect the nocturnal hunting patterns tied to the Behemoths were severed. It is why they hunt day or night.”

“Why were they nocturnal to begin with?” Philip asked.

“It was the first stage of the Molting,” Jonah said. “Sven and I discussed it at Henrytown. Humans sleep during the night and it’s natural for prey to hunt when their prey is vulnerable. It made sense when everything began, but not so much anymore. Now the Molters don’t have to be so stealthy.”

“Is it because people travel day and night?” Philip questioned.

“Possibly,” Jonah said. “But I think it has to do with how many of them there are now.”

“A lot of uncertainties,” Philip said.

“Always,” Sven said.

“Except for one thing,” Jonah said. “We are headed north.”

“Yes, we are,” Sven said.

Philip’s gloved grip tightened on the steering wheel. Strict attention turned back to the road. Jonah sensed how much of a team they all already were. It was astonishing how quickly it could occur, especially with some of them being prior service.

But not all of them were former soldiers. The bond was because they were all human, which already made them a solid team against the enemy.

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