Sacred Ground (23) by Alex Archer

Author:Alex Archer [Archer, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-12T07:00:00+00:00

“And your god told you to free this being?” Annja asked.

“Our god is this being,” Hansen said. “And when it was imprisoned here, it reached out with its mind until it found a receptive consciousness that could understand it and learn from it.”

“Learn from it how?”

Derek flipped up a switch on the detonator. “We live in a world where money is an unfortunate necessity to the greater plans of man. Our god taught us how to realize riches beyond our wildest dreams. Those riches in turn fueled our quest to free our god. When we could buy anything, including powerful members of government, we became better able to realize the goal of freeing our dark master.”

Hansen smiled. “And when we used Godwin as our unwitting counterfeit, al the Araktak saw was a half-breed they could despise. Their attention was so focused on him that they never sensed our approach until it was too late.”

“And here we stand,” Derek said. “At the moment of greatness.”

“Shouldn’t your corporate masters be here with you?” Annja asked. “Isn’t this also their moment of greatness?”

“They’re far too old now to be here,” Derek said. “Hansen and I were chosen to lead this mission. And when we have freed our god, he wil reward us al with immortality.”

“Empty promises,” Wishman hissed. “He wil promise you whatever it is your heart most desires. But he wil never give your rewards to you in the way you imagine them.”

“Is that so?” Derek said.

Wishman spit on the ground. “Your immortality wil be spent as an eternity of suffering in the fires of Hel . Your god wil never share his freedom and power with you, but only subjugate you to the lowest pits of the flame.”

Derek waved his hands. “Al right, enough of this. Let’s get out of here and get this done. The sun wil be up in an hour or so.”

“That wil be the optimal time,” Hansen said. “According to what they told us back home.”

Derek nodded. “Get them out of here.”

Hansen pul ed a gun out from under his jacket. “Al right, you two, let’s go. And Annja, no tricks. I even see you move funny and I’l put a bul et into your heart from behind. And this gun is packed with the kind of bul ets that wil go right through whatever you’ve got on like it’s not even there.”

“Fine.” Annja walked behind Wishman and her mind raced. Was there real y a creature behind the wal ? Why did they even need her in the first place?

Derek came alongside of her. “You’re here because of what you represent, Annja. As I said at our first meeting, we know al about you. You helped sel the Araktak on our mission, but you and your sword are also quite the cherry on top of the lovely icy sundae.”

Annja looked at him. “I am real y going to enjoy kil ing you. And that’s not something I normal y do.”

“What? Kil people?” Derek laughed. “I beg to differ, given your rather bloody record.

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