Lost Heir by Brett Hicks

Author:Brett Hicks [Hicks, Brett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-05T22:00:00+00:00

Twelve:

The ground began to rumble and quake beneath my feet. I had to crouch low just to keep my balance in the upheaval. The others seemed to be in similar states around me all struggling for footing.

This was so much more violent than the quakes in New York. This was an ancient flying city taking off from beneath the earth.

“We have to stop this!”

I exclaimed and Seri held on to my shoulder for support.

“How are we going to move in this?”

“We’ not, we’re going to take the SUV’s as far in as we can before we have to fight our way to the bridge.”

“Bix, keep eyes on the road while we get the SUV’s ready to go.”

“You do realize that you are painting a bull’s eye on us by doing this.”

Bix stated calmly and I nodded.

“It’s this or nothing at all as far as I see it now. We have about twenty-five miles to cover and we are short on time.”

She didn’t disagree, she nodded and she took a few careful steps forward to peer around the next intersection.

“Three more up ahead, we should take care of them before the SUV’s get here or we will be blown before we even make a single mile.”

I nodded and I vaguely saw Liam and Seri turning to go get the cars ready. I crouched beside Bix and I kept my gun pointed ahead of me. The world was shaking too much for me to trust my aim from this distance. I swore and I dropped to my belly and I began to crawl around the corner.

One was a frost giant and the other two were tiny by comparison, redcaps—I hate redcaps!

“We’re going to have to sneak up on them; I doubt my gun’s going to take down that giant.”

Bix nodded and said, “Aye, but that blade of yours will fell anything.”

I nodded to her and I began to crawl forward and I tucked my gun into my belt holster. Thankfully, I didn’t even have to do a damn thing to draw my sword; it came of its own accord when I needed it.

The light was dull and the street was smooth like stone and unlike any material I knew of on the surface-world above. The three guards ahead were pacing back and forth slowly on a deliberate footing. Even the giant seemed to be greatly encumbered by the quake.

Several empty grey stone buildings dotted the streets ahead, almost like a strip of stores in New York. This was once a city, a nexus of life and day-to-day business. This entire place was once a home, it was also where I had been born.

These three stuck to the street and they seemed to avoid the sidewalks for some reason. I remembered the warning about booby-traps, so I crawled out staying low and eyeing the three guards. Bix was silent beside me and was nearly fifteen-feet from the guards in the open when the quake stopped.

Bix and I shot to our feet as the redcaps snarled in surprise.

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