Night Warriors [4] Night Wars by Graham Masterton

Author:Graham Masterton [Masterton, Graham]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror, Fiction, Horror fiction, Fiction - Horror, Horror - General, American Horror Fiction, terror, Nightmares, Apparitions
ISBN: 9780843954272
Publisher: Leisure Books
Published: 2006-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

By now, however, the ground was shaking so violently that they were finding it difficult to stay on their feet. Small fragments of grit and soil began to fall on them amongst the snow and clatter on their helmets.

"The Winterwent... he's nearly here," said Amla Fabeya.

Kalexikox checked his seismograph and his ground temperature indicators. "You're right... there's a center of intense cold approaching us, at about thirty kph, and it's less than a kilometer away. Not only that, there's a ripple of seismic shock bearing down on us, about two hundred meters ahead of it."

"What's a ripple of seismic shock when it's at home?" asked Dom Magator.

"That," said Kalexikox, pointing toward the woods.

Xanthys had been resetting her keys, and it was only when Kalexikox said, "That" that she looked up. At first she couldn't see what it was that Kalexikox was pointing at. The sky was so dark and the snow was falling so thickly that it was difficult to distinguish anything at all apart from the house, the briars and the snow-laden trees. But as the ground shook even more she gradually made out an even darker line, like a high wall, only about a half-mile away and coming closer.

"Holy shit," said The Zaggaline.

Dom Magator said nothing, but watched the approaching darkness with a greater feeling of dread than he had ever experienced in his life. This wasn't just fancy guns and dreamlike battles. This was end-of-the-world stuff. Apocalypse now.

"What is that?" shouted Xanthys. "It looks like a tidal wave!"

"It is a tidal wave!" Amla Fabeya shouted back. "But it's not water! It's rocks and dirt and trees! The Winterwent is so cold that he turns all the moisture in the ground into ice. That makes it the earth expand—so wherever he drives his sledge, he builds up a huge wall of soil ahead of him!"

"So what the hell do we do?" asked The Zaggaline.

Dom Magator was already backing away. "In my humble opinion, folks, we head for the hills, and fast!"

"No!" said Amla Fabeya. "Don't lose your nerve. We can't outrun it... and we have to face the Winterwent!"

"Oh, yes," said Dom Magator. "I almost forgot."

As the Winterwent came nearer, the rumbling grew louder and louder and the rocks and debris that fell through the snow were even heavier. A heavy tree branch struck Dom Magator on the right shoulder and almost knocked him over. The wall of soil was less than a quarter of a mile away now, and it was over a hundred feet high.

"We're going to be buried!" said Xanthys.

But Amla Fabeya was rapidly unhooking climbing clips and lengths of rope from her belt. "Here," she said, tossing a rope to The Zaggaline. "There's a clip on the side of your belt. Run the line through it, and make it fast, and then pass it on to Kalexikox."

"What the hell are you going to do?" asked The Zaggaline. "We can't climb that thing ... it's moving!"

"Just do it!" said Amla Fabeya. "Have Kalexikox fasten himself next, then Xanthys, then Dom Magator.

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