Heir of Shandara by Ken Lozito

Author:Ken Lozito [Lozito, Ken]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Acoustical Books LLC
Published: 2015-07-20T23:00:00+00:00

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Sarah gasped as they emerged inside a dark space dimly lit by the few orbs throughout the chamber they were in. The guard with the travel crystal quickly stepped away from her, taking her sword with him.

Sarah sucked in a torrent of energy, bringing a shield up around her. She raised the wrist her comms device was strapped around and pressed the button to activate it, but the device was unresponsive. Sarah pressed it again and saw the outlines of many shapes shifting just beyond the light.

There was a loud clapping sound as Rordan stepped away from the shadows. His deathly pale skin almost glowed.

“Oh, my sweet sister, I’m glad you could join us.” Rordan smiled hungrily.

Sarah gave up on the comms device. There would be no signaling the others.

Rordan took a step closer. “Don’t bother calling for help. Our new friend has blocked the signal, isn’t that right?”

The lighted orbs grew brighter, pushing back the shadows. She was surrounded. They were in a warehouse. She could smell the dampness of Khamearra’s river district. The wooden floor beneath her feet groaned as a Zekaran infiltrator rose above Rordan’s ranks. There was a mechanical whirl as the infiltrator stepped forward. Its powered armor glowed cyan along the edges in various places.

Sarah felt her heart sink into her rolling stomach. Not because she was surrounded or because her comms device didn’t work, but because she knew what the Zekaran infiltrator carried inside it.

“You’re a fool, Rordan. You don’t know what this thing carries inside it,” Sarah said.

Rordan laughed. “You call me the fool, yet here we stand with you in my power.”

If the Zekaran infiltrator released the Ryakul virus within the city, there would be chaos. Sarah made as if she were about to reply but instead leaped to the rafters high above them. The gown she wore was designed especially for her. The dressmaker had thought she was crazy when she requested a gown that could be removed quickly. Not to mention the additional cost, but it paid off today. She yanked the gown free, leaving only her dark breeches and shirt. Sarah tossed the gown aside and melted into the shadows. Elitesmen leaped to the rafters with their swords drawn, pressing in on her.

“No!” Rordan commanded.

The Elitesmen closing in on her retreated.

“Let’s see what our new friend can do,” Rordan said.

The infiltrator pivoted and raised its arm. The eye slots along the helmet gave off a greenish glow. The infiltrator scanned the ceiling and stopped on her position. A small shaft rose from its forearm and glowed orange before belching a bolt of energy. Sarah dashed away and returned to the ground. Pieces of the ceiling collapsed inside, and sunlight streamed through.

“You missed,” Sarah called, before darting away.

Sarah charged toward the Elitesmen, who scrambled to get out of the way because the Zekaran infiltrator tracked her movements with its plasma cannon.

Come on. Keep firing, she urged in her mind.

The longer she could keep it firing, the greater the chance that the others would come investigate.

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