The End of Infinity by Matt Myklusch

Author:Matt Myklusch [Myklusch, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: General, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Boys & Men
ISBN: 9781416995692
Google: SE57YczUZ3EC
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-08-07T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

16

The Darkest Hour

The next several minutes were a blur to Jack. The net continued to shock him and his friends at random intervals, keeping them off balance, disoriented, and powerless. Jack figured the electric current was intended more for his friends than it was for him. He couldn’t have done anything to sabotage the Rüstov technology holding them, with or without the electroshocks. Jack could feel Khalix’s power amping up as they pulled away from the city. The Rüstov prince was elated, and the pain in Jack’s head was growing.

The Rüstov ship flew over Wrekzaw Isle and dropped the net. Jack and his friends hit the hard, uneven terrain with a painful thud. They had landed in a small clearing, surrounded by Para-Soldiers on all sides. Before anyone could muster the strength to stand, they were accosted by the Rüstov and forced into holding pens. Jack was being grabbed at and pushed from every direction by Rüstov hands. He didn’t put up much of a fight as they herded him along. He couldn’t take his eyes off Allegra or, rather, what had been Allegra. She was busy processing the prisoners alongside her fellow Rüstov. By the time Jack realized what was going on, it was too late to do anything about it. He, Stendeval, and Roka had been separated from the others and loaded onto a small ship. An iron door shut behind them, screeching as its metal frame scraped into place. They weren’t tied up, but Stendeval was still unconscious, and Jack and Roka were in no condition to fight. Jack heard the engines ignite, and the ship shot into the sky.

The force of the ship’s sudden liftoff knocked Jack and Roka to the floor. They were in complete darkness, save for a small porthole window on the door. Jack struggled to his feet and looked out as the ship sailed up through the clouds. He could see that the bulk of the Rüstov Armada had gathered around Wrekzaw Isle and the Imagine Nation, completing the enemy’s blockade. It was a scary sight, especially since the wall of ships was made up entirely of Shardwings and midsize fighters. Jack didn’t see a single dreadnought among them, which meant the Rüstov’s real firepower was still being held in reserve. Jack, Stendeval, and Roka were taken up to the very edge of the atmosphere, where the Rüstov dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts were all lying in wait.

The higher they climbed into the sky, the more the pain in Jack’s head intensified. Jack put his back to the door and slid down into a seated position, rubbing his temples. He opened his eyes and saw Roka holding on to Stendeval’s unconscious body. “Is he all right?” Jack asked.

Roka shook his head. “He has a concussion. Don’t know how bad.”

Jack leaned over and took Stendeval’s hand. With his other hand he dabbed away some of the blood on Stendeval’s brow using the cuff of his sleeve. Jack’s friend and mentor had taken a bad blow to the head.

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