The Feros (Vindico) by King Wesley

Author:King, Wesley [King, Wesley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-06-27T05:00:00+00:00

20

“LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE,” LENI SAID MOCKINGLY.

The Flame stared up at Leni from under a heap of debris. Gali was unconscious beside him.

“Two more over here,” the Torturer called. “Both of them knocked out.”

“Looks like the children got the best of you,” Leni said. He gestured sharply with one hand and the Flame was yanked out of the pile and left to dangle limply in midair. His blue outfit was torn and streaks of blood glistened on his exposed skin. Sparks played along his fingertips, but he seemed unable to muster any fire.

“Kill him and let’s go,” Avaria hissed. She glanced at Rono, who was busy uploading all the data he could retrieve off the heavily damaged equipment. “Rono’s almost done.”

Leni smiled. “Not so fast. I want some answers from these fools.”

The Flame’s arms squeezed against his body and his face flushed red.

“Why were you attacking our former protégés?” Leni asked.

The Flame managed to shake his head, his lips pressed in a firm line. “I don’t need to tell you anything,” he wheezed. “You’ll kill me either way.”

“The manner of your death is always a factor,” Leni reasoned. “But in fact, your fate has not yet been decided. It strikes me that your little band might be of some use to us.”

Avaria glared at him. “How so?”

“They are irreparably against Thunderbolt and our protégés now,” Leni replied. “They may give the old man one more thing to consider.”

“And us,” Avaria said coolly.

“True,” Leni conceded. “But at this stage, the most dangerous thing for us would be the reunion of our protégés with Thunderbolt and the other loyal members. Combined, they would be powerful enough to defeat us.”

“So what do you suggest?”

“First things first,” Leni said, turning back to the Flame. “Answer my question. And remember now, the lives of your three companions rest on my satisfaction with your answers.”

The Flame frowned, looking uncertain. “We were trying to stop them from finding Thunderbolt too. For our own reasons.”

“I know of your treachery,” Leni told him, “and I support it. You are correct to think that Thunderbolt is weak. He should have killed us when he had the chance. So, you were trying to kill them?”

“No. We were just trying to detain them.”

“What’s the holdup?” the Torturer shouted from the other side of demolished control room. “Rono’s done here. Sliver says he’s picking up approaching fighter jets on the radar.”

“We’ll only be a moment,” Leni replied. “What is your goal?” he continued, turning back to the Flame. “To supplant Thunderbolt? You must know you were doomed to failure. You were outnumbered.”

The Flame scowled. “To create a new League. And we weren’t alone.”

“That’s what I thought,” Leni said. “You would never be ambitious enough to do this alone. Do you have any idea where Thunderbolt is?”

The Flame shook his head and then grimaced as the invisible grip tightened. “I don’t,” he said, almost in a whimper. “He didn’t tell any of us where he was going.”

“Very well,” Leni said. “Here’s what’s going to happen.

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