The Demon City (Atlantis Rising Book 2) by Evan Currie

Author:Evan Currie [Currie, Evan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Kindle Press
Published: 2018-01-08T22:00:00+00:00

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She felt it again. The explosion of energy was intense enough that someone of her status could hardly miss it. It was like a small star igniting just a few miles away, brilliant and a little chilling at the same time. Ser’Goth twisted to look out toward the old docks of the city, where they extended far out into the sea beyond the environmental containment walls.

“Dispatch response forces to the eastern docks,” she ordered, not looking back. “And, Chamberlain?”

“Yes, my lady?” the chamberlain asked nervously.

“You said you assigned Krovak to find the source?”

“Yes, my lady,” the chamberlain confirmed.

“What did he say about it when you showed it to him?” she asked.

“I don’t believe it really matters, my lady. He was merely guessing . . .”

“A guess from such as he is better than certainty from many others,” she snapped. “What. Did. He. Say?”

The chamberlain winced but finally sighed and gave in. “Krovak believed that there was what he called an ‘authorized human warrior’ in the city.”

Ser’Goth spun. “He said what?”

The chamberlain held up his hands. “My lady, I told you he was merely guessing and—”

“If any would know, it would be he!” she snarled, crossing the room and snapping out her right hand to catch the chamberlain under his chin to lift him entirely off the ground, slamming him back into the wall behind him. “You should have reported this instantly!”

“My . . . lady . . .” the chamberlain choked out, barely able to speak against the force of her grip around his throat. “I . . . sorry . . .”

“Feh!” She spat, tossing him aside with a casual gesture that nevertheless snapped bones as he struck the far wall. “Useless.”

Ignoring the fallen chamberlain, who was writhing on the ground, Ser’Goth strode out of the room and into the antechamber beyond.

“Guards!” she snarled. “To my side!”

A pair of hulking demons appeared silently from the shadows, an impressive feat considering their size—but they hadn’t been chosen entirely for their size, after all—and took positions on either side of her. Ser’Goth strode through the halls with guards in tow, dropping several floors before she reached her initial goal.

“Commander,” she growled, spotting the local legion commander.

“My lady.” The slim and surprisingly small demon saluted. “What are your orders?”

“We have intruders in the city,” she said with certainty. “I have been informed that Krovak identified the damage earlier as being from an authorized human warrior.”

The commander flushed dark. “Surely he’s mistaken . . .”

“The chamberlain believed as much as well and elected not to inform me of his conclusions until I sensed another energy release of similar proportions,” she snarled. “Krovak made the ill-advised decision to take only two trackers with him when he went in pursuit of the target.”

The commander hissed. “Foolish. He’s blinded by his ambitions.”

“Assuming he yet lives,” Ser’Goth grumbled. “If he and the trackers succeeded, then those recent blasts . . .”

“Understood.” The commander nodded firmly. “I will dispatch teams immediately. Where did you sense the release?”

“East docks,” she growled.

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