Survival, Dark Times by D. R. Johnson

Author:D. R. Johnson [Johnson, D. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ZachEvans Creative LLC
Published: 2019-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

Sora staggered as he reached the gate, grabbing onto the bars to stay standing. Trika shot one of the remaining guards from earlier before he could fix his aim on Sora. The other guard came out from the right, but Talek’s next shot collided with the guards’ temple. Viktor grabbed Sora by the waist.

“Captain, are you sure you’re alright?”

“Nelson’s shot threw me off, but I’ll be alright,” Sora said, pulling away from the bars. He could let himself fall later, but not now.

Shrieks and explosions surrounded them. Shrill gunfire drew closer. Sora saw a handful of small fires inside buildings as he peered out the gates and into Idil. He didn’t know why the Queen’s army vandalized the city.

“My goodness,” Natalia said, walking outside the gate. Her rifle fell to her side. Sora stepped outside behind her. “This is a massacre.”

Two overturned cars sat in front of them. People with torn clothing scurried through the streets. Sora spotted the silver twinkle entering a building at the end of the long strip that Natalia had just led the crew through earlier. The lively road now sat in shambles. One soldier carried a cannon on his shoulder.

“We are searching for Senator Natalia Valie,” a loud, mechanical voice said. His helmet caused his announcement to carry throughout the street. “We need to search these premises.”

Sora pulled Natalia down behind one of the cars. He couldn’t make out the words of the person inside the building, but he heard complaints and pleas.

Seconds later, the ground shook again. Natalia shot to her feet and her jaw dropped. Sora grabbed her hand and lowered her to the ground. He craned his neck and peeked over the top of the car. Smoke now consumed the stone building and the same soldiers strutted out the front door.

Sora examined his new opponents as fast as his mind could. He had never seen one of the Queen’s soldiers in person. Silver, reinforced armor covered every inch of their body. One carried a long, thin rifle in both of his hands. Three separate barrels sat at the end of the rifle. More soldiers marched in the background.

Talek rushed to Sora’s side, crouching. “We need to get the jump on them, Sora. Now is the time.”

Sora hesitated, looking at Natalia. It seemed risky, but he’d trust Talek’s judgement. He didn’t see other options. He nodded at Talek.

Talek stood, firing at the soldiers. His modified projectile flew out of his gun and headed for the front two.

“Alert! We’ve found the—”

The blue ball exploded between the two, but not before the cannon fired. Talek dropped to the ground and let the missile zoom over him, colliding with the stone wall protecting the Consortium. The explosion rocked Sora off his feet and he spotted the rest of the crew as they dived to the ground.

Firing lasers overwhelmed Sora’s ears as Fi, Natalia and Talek jumped to their feet and pressed forward. Sora scrambled to his feet and saw Fi dive again as three red beams passed her.

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