Ragnarok Rising by D.A. Roberts

Author:D.A. Roberts [Roberts, D.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

“Two men meet on battleground,

Their eyes are full of hate.

By sacred oaths both are bound,

Death will be their fate.

- Amon Amarth

- Bloodshed

I’m not sure what caused me to get up and look out the window, but I found myself looking out over the wasteland that had once been St. Louis. At first, I only noticed the desolate stillness of the ruins. They were bathed in the pale moonlight filtering through the haze that was partially obscuring the stars. When I glanced in the direction of the baseball stadium, I was surprised to see light emanating from inside the walls.

It was yellow and flickering, indicating it was from a fire. With the high brick walls that surrounded the stadium, it would be highly unlikely that it could have been seen from the street. That meant that I would never have seen it had I not been up here at the top of the Arch. It also meant that there had to be someone alive inside the stadium to set the fire.

Whoever it was, they must not have been worried about anyone seeing them from the air or from a higher building. The only threat that they seemed concerned about was on the ground, and that meant the undead. Whatever their motivations or reasons, there were survivors inside the baseball stadium. My next destination was decided. I would make contact with them and determine if they were friendly. If so, they needed to find a much better place to hold up than inside the old stadium. When the Fimbul Winter arrived, they wouldn’t stand a chance.

I briefly considered heading for them right then, but decided that waiting until daylight was a much better idea. The only way I could find my way through the rubble to the stadium would be by using my flashlight, and that would attract far too much attention to me. It would likely do more harm than good. It would be far better to wait for daylight. Then I could move without the need for the light and would be able to see trouble before it got to me. I was going to have to have patience.

Settling back down to get some rest, I leaned back against the wall to try to get as comfortable as possible. I could feel the structure swaying softly with the breeze. It was more than a bit disconcerting when I had been up here with my kids, but now I had the knowledge of just how much structural damage had been done to the north support. The thought of it buckling while I was at the top was more than enough to make me reconsider my decisions.

“Fuck this,” I muttered, and started grabbing my gear.

I was just slipping my pack straps over my shoulders when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I turned quickly and noticed that I could see moving lights through the window. From the rate of speed, it could only be vehicles.

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