MindWar by Andrew Klavan
Author:Andrew Klavan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2014-04-30T16:00:00+00:00
22. DRAGON SKIES
THERE WERE TWO of them this time. Rick swiveled to face them just as the pair swooped out of the dragon swarm and dove. The lead beast came for Favian. The sparkling spirit was on his knees, drained again by the energy blast he’d used to save Rick. In another instant, the dragon was on top of him, shrieking out of the sky with its huge gray eyes glaring and its leathery jaws jacked wide. Its double rows of crooked, blood-drenched teeth were about to encircle Favian’s head, about to snap shut on top of him.
Favian lifted his eyes. He looked so weary, it seemed he didn’t have enough strength to move, that he was just waiting there, waiting to be devoured.
But just as the giant creature beat its wings one more time to propel itself into the final attack, Favian flashed away in a twinkling. The dragon’s jaws clamped together on empty air. It had only just enough time to recover before it smashed face-first into the earth. Straightening its neck, it leveled out, gliding inches over the red ground toward the moat. Another flap of its giant bat-like wings and it lifted up again, reflected in the silver water. Incredible grace for such an enormous being! Another flap of the wings and another, and it lifted its face skyward and rose.
All that took a moment and in that same moment, the second dragon came shrieking down at Rick.
It came at him at high speed. The sound waves of its scream pounded against the armor sheathing Rick’s body. Its jaws spread to engulf him, dripping drool.
And Rick, his heart pounding wildly, suddenly knew what he had to do.
It was a mad idea, but it came to him so clearly that he knew somehow it was right—his only chance. It was as if his armor spoke the words into his mind, as if his sword sent the wild courage into his heart. He realized: it was Mariel, her spirit, urging him to this wild gamble for survival.
Every instinct in his body was telling him to run. Watching that horned head come at him—that open mouth—those double teeth shrieking his way—the urge to bolt was almost overwhelming.
But he drew courage from his armor, from his sword, from Mariel—and he stood his ground. This was right, he knew it. These beasts were fast—fast and big—with long necks that gave them a lot of reach and flexibility. They were built to hunt from the air and to snap their prey off the surface of the earth no matter how it tried to escape them. Maybe Favian could flash out of their way before they grabbed him, but it was already too late for Rick to escape.
So he forced himself to stand another second—and another. The beast screamed toward him. Rick drew a deep breath. He gripped his sword in both hands. His teeth clamped together with determination as he watched the drooling jaws of the dragon fill his field of vision. His whole head ached as the dragon’s shriek hammered at his breastplate, making his body thrum.
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