The Incidental Battle For The Universe(s) by Patrick Feron

Author:Patrick Feron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, adventure, mystery, action, universe, destiny, magic, battle, fun, heroine, fate, space travel, time travel, monsters, parallel worlds, fantasy fiction, fantasy creatures, sages, fantasy world, science fiction fantasy, power struggle, unlikely hero

Chapter 11 Return to Phlogiston

Intensive preparation readied the four best as expected, rough but enough; schooled on everything between them and the City of Fate, the terrain, local inhabitants, and culture. They’d have to cross a barren desert complete with desert barons. In the former few ventured and those few comprised the latter, a motley assortment of vagabonds. One end of the spectrum occupied by a veritable rainbow of miscreant larrikins, the other by the truly dangerous; extracting whatever wealth was available from whomsoever with the assiduous suction of an octopus on a bivalve. Starting the journey, fortunately, they’d be contending mostly with fauna and flora; the usual: biting, stinging, skewering, hissing, growling, spitting, clawing, grabbing, ripping, and things of lethally bad breath – not uncommon in the desert around any city. It’s natural that predatory species live next to prey species. The enemy’s intelligence network was an unknown quantity, even to the enemy at times.

On the upside, the City of Fate was one of the nicest places to get lost. Nevertheless, and an indictment on other urban locales, there remained substantial room for the unpleasant to pitter-patter up behind the unwary. Less threatening but equally concerning, some nuisances ran up brazenly touting the un-tout-able. Special Agent Cutlass cautioned, ‘Beware of artful-deceivers.’

‘Indeed,’ Special Agent Ymfassis added. ‘One example is the false-mystic.’

‘False?’ Yohanna hastened to ask. It was tricky enough coping with the idea of a mystic. Whenever ‘mystic’ popped up in conversation Besterby latched onto the word, sieving information for anything relevant to his unique situation. Noel and George, locals of Phlogiston, were familiar with artful-deceivers, mangy-munters, and every other type of miscreant in between. The pair’s presence strengthened the team, and the Sages reminded them. This was important because most of the training was tailored to bringing Yohanna and ‘The Accountant’, as Besterby was becoming known, up to speed. The Sages were also careful to craft training to help The Accountant manage his uncertainty, dealing with his dynamic situation. The problem of the Thumb Conundrum remained… a problem.

‘Yes,’ Cutlass replied. ‘These bothersome types purvey so-called used flying carpets… with good air time can you believe it.’

‘It’s the attention they draw, the hard-sell tactics on the street,’ Ymfassis said seriously, ‘that can compromise a clandestine operation.’

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