The Relissarium Wars Omnibus by Andrew C Broderick

Author:Andrew C Broderick [Broderick, Andrew C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-15T07:00:00+00:00

Eight

“Ready?” Makram whispered to Cierra. They were almost to Grandmother Yasta’s room.

Cierra nodded and tightened her grip on her gun. They had decided to start with the matriarch. She was the least likely to put up a fight, and with her room out of the way, it was unlikely that anyone would hear them. They rounded the final corner. What they saw made them freeze. The guard outside of her room was dead. Someone had beaten them to it.

Makram gave the signal. On the count of three, the two of them charged into the matriarch’s room. A pool of blood was already spreading across the floor. Karl stood over Grandmother Yasta’s dead body. A sick, satisfied smile was spread thickly across his face. When the two Carbonari operatives burst through the door, Karl yelled. The two fired their laser weapons at him, but he deflected them with his lasana blade easily.

Karl charged towards them. Cierra barely had enough time to draw her lasana short sword and brace against his sweeping blow. Her gun dropped to the floor. He managed to lock blades with her. Pulling out a second sword, Karl hit Makram in the face with the flat of his blade. Makram dropped to the ground with a hard thud. He was out cold, before he hit the ground. Blood dripped from his nose.

Distracted by Makram’s fall, Cierra almost lost her concentration. She was able to deflect Karl’s blow, which was almost superhumanly strong, but her hand twisted wrong in the movement. Her short sword was knocked out of her hand. Cierra scrambled under the robes to grab the lasana that Hubard had given her. She frantically ripped it free, and raised her sword grip to block his next attack. All she could do was dodge his attacks. He didn’t give her a chance to get her footing. Cierra knew he was backing her into a corner, but there wasn’t much she could do about it. She felt her resolve falter for a second. Each blow fell faster and faster. The force of each hit made her arms vibrate with effort. Cierra’s knees buckled under her. She didn’t want to die, but if she was going to, she would go out with her head held high like a true warrior. If she died at Karl’s hand, at least she died defending what she believed in.

Karl lifted his sword hand to deliver the final, smiting blow. From the smoldering, perverse evil in his eyes, Cierra knew that he would take pleasure in her death. His breath was quick from exertion and excitement. Karl let out a battle cry. He brought his lasana blade down in one fell swoop. Cierra braced for the inevitable impact.

Karl’s blade sliced the air a foot away from her. Somehow, he had shifted sideways by a foot. Both of them locked eyes for a moment, dumbstruck. Cierra quickly jumped to her feet, and put more distance between them. She may have gotten lucky once, but Karl would make sure it didn’t happen again.

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