Occult Assassin: The Complete Series (Books 1-6) by William Massa

Author:William Massa [Massa, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Critical Mass Publishing
Published: 2021-05-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

THE FEIGO SKI resort had closed down ten years earlier when newer, glitzier hotels started stealing business from it. The owner had struggled to keep the operation afloat but ultimately succumbed to economic pressures. On February 14, 2002, the ski lift made its last ascent up the mountain and had stood abandoned ever since.

At first Talon kept consulting his GPS as he trudged up a woodsy trail, using it as his guide. After about thirty minutes he noticed the cable-line of the old ski-lift winding its way toward the lodge, one thousand feet above. Rust-covered chairs spaced at regular intervals dangled and swayed forlornly under the gray, hazy sky.

Talon wondered how different this mountain had been when the lift was still in operation — how full of life. The area seemed forsaken and haunted by the past, just a faint memory of its former glory.

Talon didn’t know what sort of security precautions awaited him up at the lodge and decided to approach from the forest side instead of using the main road. Unlike many places he’d infiltrated over the years, this time he wasn’t afforded the luxury of doing recon on the property ahead of the mission. He would have to wing it.

Talon climbed in a haunted winter landscape. The minutes stretched and the march started to lull him into a nearly hypnotic state. Wind bit at the exposed portion of his face and the relentless cold seemed to find its way in everywhere. The swirling clouds of snow fell hard and thick now and the flakes left a bitter, metallic aftertaste on his lips. His hands had grown numb and fatigue was weighing him down. His jet lag was suddenly catching up with him – talk about perfect timing.

A mechanical groan filled the eerie forest and jolted Talon back to full alertness. He shook off his lethargy, his gaze struggling to penetrate the flurry of snowflakes ahead. When the curtain of whirling ice finally parted, the vague outline of the decaying ski lodge grew visible. Wedged into the frozen wilderness was a building that looked like the bastard child of the Overlook Hotel and the Winchester House. The large main structure was in severe disrepair — time and the elements had done their fair share of damage. A craggy, snow-covered mountain loomed above the poorly maintained building.

The abandoned ski lodge seemed a fitting base of operations for the sinister members of Ice God.

The thought had barely crossed Talon’s mind when one of the band members emerged from the decrepit structure. Talon hit the snowy ground, his white snow-gear allowing him to become one with the frozen landscape. He brought up a pair of binoculars and peered up at the old hotel with eyes as cold as the air that raked his lungs.

More members of Rezok’s freak-fest grew visible. Talon’s breath hitched as he spotted the woman, whom he hadn’t expected to find alive. Two of the black-metal musicians were dragging Kristin toward a waiting snowmobile, its thrumming engine the source of the noise Talon had picked up earlier.

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