Heart of Annihilation by C.R. Asay

Author:C.R. Asay [Asay, C.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781937178574
Publisher: WiDo Publishing
Published: 2014-07-28T07:00:00+00:00

My whole body jerked in revulsion. The crushing sound of Hoth’s collapsing body sent waves of nausea through me. My fingers numbed. The rifle dropped from my hands and splashed near my feet.

“What are you doing?” Justet yelled. His dripping white face arrived at the commander’s shoulder. He couldn’t seem to look away from Hoth’s body. “I thought you said he was working for us?”

“No loose ends.” The commander stepped over the corpse.

“We just need to get the portal, right? We don’t actually have to kill them!” Justet’s voice reached a high note.

The commander ignored him. Sergeant Sanderford and over a dozen other soldiers came out from behind the buildings. The rain, wind, and thunder beat a metronome against the weighty quiet.

I spotted a glistening white object on the ground near one of the overturned crates and dropped to my knees. This wasn’t over. I rotated the Rethan weapon, trying to remember how Rannen held it. Egg thingy in palm. Snake thingy around wrist. Thumb on trigger. With a zinging sound, energy was drawn from my body into the weapon. Easy, peasy. I aimed at the commander . . . lemon squeezy . . . my thumb squeezed the trigger.

A blue bolt zipped out, hitting Lieutenant Justet in the hip. He was thrown back with a yell and landed on his butt. His feet went up over his head, and he belly flopped into the mud. I adjusted my aim and squeezed the trigger again. It hit another soldier on his elbow and sent him spinning. Everyone else split.

The commander alone stood her ground. I squeezed the trigger again. A spark fizzled from the muzzle. I pressed the trigger several more times, and then chucked the weapon at her. It only flew a few feet before landing with a squelch of finality. The commander raised the berretta and pointed it between Officiate Lafe and me.

The last of my energy leaked quietly away. My legs weakened. I leaned against a crate. A whisper of words from behind and I finally understood what the officiate was saying.

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