Guardian (A Jack Sigler Continuum Novella) by Jeremy Robinson

Author:Jeremy Robinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horror, suspense, adventure, mystery, action, military, thrillers, genetic engineering, babylon, science, war, child, urban, time travel, folk, delta, chess, terraforming, conspiracies, genre, mens
Publisher: Breakneck Media

King wasn’t sure how much time had passed when he awakened to full consciousness. He’d slipped into and out of consciousness many times since being carried from Enlil’s temple. His spine had stubbornly refused to repair itself during his slumber. This, of course, told him that A) he had not died since his last encounter with the Girtablilu and B) they couldn’t have been traveling much longer than a day or two. His regenerative abilities would have mended even the most severe of bone fractures if it had been any longer than that—or if he had died. For some reason, a complete death sped up the recuperation.

He turned his attention to the more immediate concern of his current predicament. His head hung toward the ground, his face pressed against the chitin-like armor of the scorpion man’s back. From this vantage point, he could see the creature’s insectoid legs scuttling along a deep bank of sand.

“Achelous!” The voice sounded like Belshazzar, but King couldn’t see the prince from his position. “You’re awake finally.”

“Bel? Is that you?”

A pause. “Yes. They were waiting for us when we emerged from the priests’ way. They hurt Daniel. Left him there. I am not sure if he is alive or dead.”

King twisted his torso, trying to get a better view. But the Girtablilu tightened its grip across his back, keeping him in place.

“Where are we? How long have I been unconscious?”

“Two days march,” the boy said. “I do not know where we are, but I think we are drawing close to Fara.”

There was a shout from behind King, and the creature suddenly halted its march.

“The procession is stopping,” Belshazzar said. His voice was nearer now. King turned in its direction to see a small wheeled cart, complete with a wooden cage, which was being pulled by a donkey. The boy sat cross-legged inside the cage. “I cannot see very far ahead. I do not know why we have stopped.”

“I can guess,” King mumbled to himself more than anyone else.

Confirming his suspicions, he heard the strained, rasping voice of Sereb-Meloch from the front of the processional. “Namtar, bring him to me.”

King looked over at the prince, as the creature began making its way toward its master. “Don’t worry about me. Just do whatever you have to do to survive this. Understand?” His eyes narrowed at the boy. “Just survive. I’ll come for you soon.”

King was carried another thirty yards before being lifted from Namtar’s shoulders and gently placed face up on a flat stone. For the first time, he was able to get a relatively good look at his environment. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much to see. Desert stretched for miles in every direction. To the east, close to a mile away, a series of rock formations rose from the earth like giant teeth. From this distance, he could just make out a narrow pass between the rocks.

That must be where Daniel had planned our rendezvous, King thought.

“Now foreigner,” Sereb-Meloch said, as he waded through the sand and approached the rock slab on which King rested.

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