Night of Fire by Nico Rosso

Author:Nico Rosso [Rosso, Nico]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Western, Romance, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780062201089
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Published: 2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

MAN-MADE TEETH AND claws were more terrifying than anything nature could devise. As they flew closer to the mining machine, Rosa saw the details of its destructive power. The rotary saw was at least ten feet in diameter. Nothing could stand in its way for long. Debris would fall on a churning conveyer, drawing it toward two offset grinding, spiked wheels. Their steel teeth gnashed together, ready to crush. From there, the unlucky victims of the machine would be drawn into its center, for sifting and sorting, she presumed.

“That first building still the stable?” Tom leaned low over the charger and tipped only his head in the direction of town.

“Yeah. They added on to it last year to accommodate iron coaches and their mechanics.”

The Crandall machine’s engines screamed, heat shimmering in waves from the exhaust tubes. Metal ground against metal, and the rotary saw started spinning, singing like a chorus of demons. It was only about twenty yards from the stable.

The two main doors to the stable swung open, and Parker waved all the horses out.

“At least Parker came through,” Tom said

Ears pinned back, the horses pounded away on panicked hooves. The din of the machine swallowed Parker’s shouting, but he was inside the building with no idea how close the saw blade was. If he didn’t get out of there soon, he’d be consumed by the ravenous metal mouths.

“Get out of there, Parker!” She yelled as loud as she could, but her voice didn’t reach far enough.

Tom pulled his Rattler and fired a wild shot toward the machine. It didn’t do any damage, but it did catch Parker’s attention. Rosa waved wildly for him to run. Parker finally peeked out the doors of the stable and bolted, sprinting as fast as his legs could take him.

“Good man.” Tom slowed the charger a bit and started to circle the machine, about two hundred yards away. “But we also let them know we’re here.”

The Whisperers ignored Parker to track the Sky Charger’s movement, weapons at the ready. The iron coach motored away from the machine, giving it space to maneuver and fight.

A horrible screech tore the air. The saw blade chopped into the side of the stable, splitting the wood and scattering splinters. Shaking more than any earthquake she’d seen, the structure groaned and buckled. The saw continued as the mining machine moved forward. The walls and supports were ripped apart. Debris fell onto the conveyer belts and sped into the waiting metal teeth. It was worse than she imagined. A timber the size of a man was quickly reduced to dust.

She shuddered with the destruction. “At least the horses are safe.”

“It’ll take weeks to collect them out of the hills and forest.”

“Now it’s the people we have to worry about.”

All the commotion had driven the citizens of Thornville onto the streets. Some ran around haphazardly with fear. Others were frozen in terror, merely standing and watching the machine as it ate through the stable.

The iron coach started firing, and Tom swerved out of the way.

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