Power by Doug Burbey & Mel Todd

Author:Doug Burbey & Mel Todd [Burbey, Doug & Todd, Mel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-12T07:00:00+00:00

12

Rome

Between figuring out how to bring the harvester with him and getting to Rome, then finding a place to stay, two weeks passed before he found himself walking in Rome, trying to look like a high-end tourist in slacks, polo shirt, and sunglasses.

Rome held so much age and beauty he found himself distracted by just looking at what made up the iconic city. He let himself be glad the Demons hadn't chosen here to come out. The destruction would have been a loss to humanity at large.

It's still going to disappear when they come, but at least I got to see it before they grind it to dust.

He shook his head and focused on his mission, examining the Vatican. The number of guards visible near the Vatican surprised him. He'd known the Swiss Guard were responsible for protecting the Vatican, but of every image he'd ever seen, none had ever shown this many guards-active, attentive, heavily armed, guards. The Swiss Guard were an interesting group, though they maxed out at 125 members. Most thought they were buffoons who dressed funny and acted like polite tour guides. Once upon a time Shane had felt the same way, until he found out exactly what putting on that uniform meant. After that, the Army seemed damn easy.

Right now, between what looked like almost all of the Swiss Guard plus the Vatican City police, he didn't think he could fuzz enough people to get in. Lewl could have, sure, but him? Not a chance.

Shane found a café that gave him some decent views, ordered an espresso and a pastry, then sat back to watch. Two hours of watching and he wanted to beat his head against the wall. While tourists could still move in and out of Saint Peter's square, every door had multiple guards. ID's were checked, visitors logged, and he wasn't some sort of action superhero to race across the rooftops to break in. He needed to be welcomed and ushered in. And he couldn't beguile that many guards.

With a sigh, Shane got up and headed to an internet café. He needed to figure out who he needed to beguile that could get him through the guards, into the libraries, and where the libraries were located. The temptation to just blast his way in occurred to him, but then there'd be fire and bullets. Books just didn't fare well in those conditions.

"Excuse," He said to a man hawking tours or some other touristy thing. "Is there a map of what is available to see via the tours?"

"Si, si," The man charged him two lira for the map and walked away smiling.

Probably got totally overcharged. Oh well.

He looked at the map and frowned. Even the most expensive tour didn't take him anyplace he needed to go and there would be guards everywhere. It seemed like he'd need someone to get him in, which meant he needed to find someone.

Two hours later, cranky, hungry, and needing a drink, Shane had completed his research at the internet cafe.

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