Journey of a Betrayed Hero, Volume 1 by Brandon Varnell

Author:Brandon Varnell [Varnell, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780998994215
Publisher: Kitsune Incorporated
Published: 2019-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

When, after another few seconds, nothing happened, Jacob went back to washing himself off.

A burst of killing intent was the only warning he had.

The world around him exploded.

Jacob gritted his teeth as he reinforced his body, covered his vitals, and rode out the blast. Heat assailed him from all sides. The concussive force would’ve knocked him off his feet had he not crouched on the ground. Fire scorched his skin, and even though he’d created a shield of energy over his body, that didn’t stop the pain from searing through his mind.

The explosion died down. Jacob stood up, casting a glance around the glade. That burst of killing intent had disappeared, but there existed a lingering hint of malcontent, a desire to harm. Whoever had tried to kill him was still there.

“I see you survived that,” a voice said, echoing all around him. “I’m surprised, but then again, you are the hero who fought and defeated the Dark Lord, Alucard. I guess it’s only natural that a sneak attack of this nature wouldn’t work on you.”

“Your astute observation is rather impressive,” Jacob retorted. “Are you always this intelligent, or do you simply enjoy stating the obvious?”

“Ha ha ha! Such wit! I wonder how long that will last!”

A twinge of murderous intent. Jacob moved. The earth exploded. Fire and rock shards and water flew everywhere. Several of those shards would have hit him, but Jacob blew them apart with a couple well-placed punches.

“Impressive! Your reflexes are quite astounding.”

“Almost makes you wonder if I’ve done this before, doesn’t it?”

“Ha! Indeed. However, let’s see how long you can keep this up.”

The ground detonated again and again, forcing Jacob to constantly retreat. Only the flash of killing intent warned him of the danger. This allowed him to remain one step ahead of the explosions. Even so, Jacob could feel the searing heat and air pushing him back.

Jacob flipped along the ground. He landed next to Durandal, grabbing the sheath and hilt, and pulling the blade out with a sibilant hiss of steel. Another burst of killing intent. Jacob leapt to the side. The tree detonated, gouts of flame blasting off and sending fiery splinters in every direction.

“You’re awfully good at running away!” the voice laughed.

“And you’re awfully good at hiding,” Jacob retorted. “So, does the man fighting me have a name, or should I just call you coward?”

“You may refer to me as Shade. I am an assassin sent by the Dark Council to kill you.”

“How forthright of you to tell me the reason you’re trying to kill me.”

Despite acting nonchalant, Jacob couldn’t deny that he was concerned. The Dark Council, the people who determined who would become the next Dark Lord, were after him. He could only think of one reason why they would attack now after all this time.

“You’re a distraction,” Jacob said. “Enyo is the one you really want.”

“Heh… that’s right. We don’t care about you, hero. Our only concern is reclaiming the Dark Lady, who decided to go rogue for some reason.

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