The Spirit of Revenge by Bryan Gifford

Author:Bryan Gifford [Gifford, Bryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
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ISBN: 9780741493651
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
Published: 2011-05-21T14:00:00+00:00

The Valley of Death

The Warriors descended the hill and came to where their horses were tethered. “Where are the horses?” Joshua asked.

Cain knelt down and picked up the broken leather strap of a horse’s bridle. “The light must have startled them…”

Malecai cursed and punched a rotting tree. The tree fell to the ground with a shower of dirt.

“Damn it,” Joshua cursed, “they have all of our equipment!”

“Don’t you think we know that?” Adriel shouted at him. “What are we going to do? We have no food or water now…”

“Let me think,” Malecai said as he sat down at the base of the tree. He rested his right arm across his knee and raised his sleeve.

The black bandages wrapped around his arm were soaked with blood and badly torn. He grimaced as he began unwinding them from around his arm. As the bandages fell from his skin, they noticed the badly burned and blackened flesh, exposing the bloody muscle and sinew beneath. The Warriors cringed.

Malecai dropped the bandages in the mud and pulled a fresh roll from his cloak. “Do not worry, I received this injury the last time I came across Elijah. But he is dead now.” He finished wrapping his arm and pulled the bandages tightly before standing up again.

Aaron wiped his knife clean of blood and asked, “What was all that?”

Malecai raised a brow. “Pardon?”

“The fire, the wind, the shadows, those men fought in such strange ways, I’ve never seen anything like it.”

“Ah,” Malecai replied, “I would not expect you to know what that was. Only those who truly devote their souls to darkness can attain the powers of which the Iscara have demonstrated. With a soul as black as theirs, strength has no bounds.”

The rain had now since subsided and the clouds above slowly parted, revealing small gaps of starlight. The group sat on a cluster of rocks, exhausted from the fighting.

“What was that light?” Cain asked Malecai after minutes had passed.

Malecai shook his head. “I do not know…but whatever it was probably saved our lives.”

“Aye,” Cain agreed. “Elijah said Abaddon wants me dead. The Arzec that led the attack on Andaurel said the same. What would he want of me?”

“I am sorry, Cain, but I know little more than you. I can only speculate. Whatever the reason, I am here to protect you, all of you.”

“Thank you for all that you’ve done, Malecai,” Aaron replied, “we owe you greatly.”

Malecai smiled coolly. “You owe me nothing, you are the only hope the Alliance has, and I do my part in protecting it. Now…as for the situation at hand, we are without supplies. We cannot get very far without water, so making it to Morven will be impossible. The closest city where we can buy provisions is Ilross. If we can make it the three days to Ilross, then we should be fine.”

“Sounds like a plan,” Silas said.

“Easier said than done,” Joshua retorted. “I’m already hungry…”

“Either way,” Malecai said, “we need to try it, it is our only option.

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