Space Knight Book 2 by Samuel E. Green & Michael-Scott Earle

Author:Samuel E. Green & Michael-Scott Earle [Green, Samuel E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Michael-Scott Earle
Published: 2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“Do you know what level the portal is now?” I asked Elle, fearing her answer.

The knights were making their way through the fortress, and they would be unprepared for a second increase in the gateway’s level. My comms didn’t work while the Grendel rift was active, so I couldn’t warn them.

The point clerk touched the implant on her temple, and her eyes rolled backward. Neon green binary code flashed across her white eyeballs for a few seconds, and I stared at the Grendels further down the corridor from us.

I could only catch glimpses of them from around the curving wall, but I counted a dozen thermal imprints from behind the turret with more entering the passageway from the portal zone. My visor didn’t detect any imprints in the hundred or so meters of corridor separating Elle and me from the enemies, but there could be cloaked Grendels there as well. As far as I knew, the Elites’ cloaking abilities were limited to only a few seconds, so they probably wouldn’t be able to remain hidden the entire time.

My friend groaned, and I turned to see her blink rapidly.

“What is it?” I asked.

“The portal has become a Level Nine,” she said as her eyes returned to normal.

I whispered a quiet thanks to the gods that the gateway had only increased one level, but then a volley of plasma balls painted the pulsating wall in front of us with charred marks.

Shit.

We couldn’t wait here. Those Grendels hadn’t moved yet, but they would at some point. And it wouldn’t be long until even higher-level enemies showed up.

I needed to warn the knights, but Elle was in danger, so I grabbed her hand.

“What are you doing, Nick?” she asked.

I didn’t know how my ability would interact with the open portal, but I couldn’t let her stay. If one teleport worked, maybe another would, and then I’d find a way to the knights. At the moment, the most important objective was getting the point clerk to safety. The others could handle themselves.

“Getting you out of here,” I answered as I concentrated on what might become of Elle if the Grendels got to her. My mind fumbled with the concept, and then I felt my atoms shake. The sensation immediately fled, and a feeling of emptiness washed over me. Whatever well I drew from to use my ability was completely empty. I must have drained it all when I increased the portal’s power. The attempt left me panting, and I doubted I could try again soon without exhausting myself to the point of fainting.

“It’s not working, is it?” Elle whispered.

“No. Maybe it’ll work later, but we can’t stay here.” Until my ability started working again, our best bet was running back through the maze and meeting up the knights.

“Something worse is going to come through the portal any second now,” I said. “We should run the other way. Toward the knights and the third ring. They should have cleared the first and second rings by now.

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