Land of Shadows (The Legend of the Gate Keeper Book 1) by Jeff Gunzel

Author:Jeff Gunzel [Gunzel, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeff Gunzel
Published: 2014-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The sky was pitch-black with dark, leathery creatures swirling through air. Yellow eyes gazed down on him, judging...mocking...laughing. He tried to get to his feet and run, but his legs wouldn’t work. Lying in the street flat on his back, all he could do was look up at the sky and watch them soar in a spinning circle. There was no way to tell if it was day or night, as wings, eyes, and wicked pointed tails covered every inch of visible sky. However, they didn’t attack. They simply pointed and laughed at him as he lay there, humiliated and unable to move.

The swarm divided in half, swirling faster and faster in the air until it looked like two living black tornadoes spinning next to each other. Suddenly, the tornadoes began to take shape. Each formed the outline of a human dressed in black. The black figures slashed away at each other with silver daggers while still elevated high in the sky. Steel on steel rang through the night as he lay there paralyzed, still hearing the laughing and taunting as they called out to him...Eric...Eric...

“Eric. Eric, wake up!” he heard the faraway voice somewhere off in the distance. “Come on, you’ve slept long enough. We have to move now!”

Groaning loudly, he could feel his body being rolled back and forth. The nightmares were fading as the real world began to seep into his consciousness. He was drenched with sweat and came to the quick conclusion that, although the nightmares were twisted and unsettling, they hurt far less. His head was throbbing like never before. He felt like he had been drinking ale for two weeks straight. After attempting to sit up, he got no further than lifting his head a few inches from the ground before a spinning nausea flooded through him. He slowly sank back into the ground.

“Look, I know you feel like you’re at death’s door, but we have to leave. Are you listening to me? Eric!” The voice had been mixed in with the nightmares, making it seem a far-off reality. It was only during that last clear sentence that he knew someone was really next to him. His eyes shot wide open and he tried to stand once more, but got only a little farther than the first attempt.

Jade put her hands on his shoulders lightly. “Look,” she said in a soft, reassuring voice, “I’m not going to hurt you. I’m here to help you, but I can’t explain everything right now.”

Eric was turning green. Every time he tried to speak, a quick dry heave proved to him it would be best not to try again.

It was morning now, and the sun was making things worse as it peeked through the treetops. Bright beams hit his face on and off as the leaves shifted in the light breeze.

“Look, I see you can’t even stand right now, so we’ll wait a bit, but we can’t wait long.” The girl sighed and hobbled over to a small bag placed near the campfire.

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