Shards of Darkness: A LitRPG Adventure (Dark Portal Book 2) by C. M. Matthews

Author:C. M. Matthews [Matthews, C. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2023-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twenty

Time stopped and all was shrouded in black. The dark of night and the shadows dancing in the fire paled by comparison to the darkness that Max saw all around. He was calm, suddenly at ease. He stepped forward. The ropes slid off Max’s ankles and wrists and stayed there, tied at the stake. He took a step forward, his eyes fixed on the axe blade hovering an inch above Anita’s neck. He walked across the clearing with the circle of Dark Mages standing stock still all around. The chanting stuck on a single low resonant tone. He walked towards Anita, several yards away, and arrived there in a single step. His hands held her shoulders, and he slid her out from under the axe. Her eyes were wide open and staring, but she could not see Max. He lifted her up. She was as light as a feather. He threw her over his shoulder. He saw the dark tunnel ahead of him, the dark movement letting him move into the forest, but he couldn’t leave yet, not without his belongings.

As he looked around for his Satchel, he saw the Assassins tied to a stake before the fire, the flaming torch touching a bundle of oil-soaked straw, the flame already spread from the torch to the straw. Had they really been attempting to capture him or had they simply been trying to save their own hides by pleading with the Dark Mages to release them? Somehow Max couldn’t blame them for trying; they were Assassins, and they were only acting in line with their class.

Max spotted his Satchel and saw it on the edge of the Dark Mage circle. He moved towards his equipment, arriving there in an instant. He grabbed his Satchel and Anita’s pouch and spear and looked to make his escape. He glanced over his shoulder at the Assassins. He knew he would hear their screams as the fire took hold. Was it all they deserved? He walked back into the circle of Mages and over to the stake. He untied Debhora. And then he untied Shazera. He kicked the bundle of wood and straw away, took the torch from the Dark Mage and tossed it into the fire. He was about to move away when he thought that he couldn’t leave the Assassins unarmed in the middle of the Dark Mages.

The dark movement started to shudder and shake. Max felt dizzy. Janet appeared on the shoulder. “You can’t hesitate any longer, Max. I can feel the darkness shredding. You are not strong enough to keep it open any longer. You will be lost. You must leave and close the darkness.”

Max started to move away, sliding along the darkness towards the forest. He looked back at the Assassins tied to the stake. He reached into his Satchel and pulled out the Dagger of Poison Blade. He threw it towards the stake. The dagger thudded into the timber at eye level right between the two of them. He reached for another weapon.

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