The Umbral Wake by Martin Kee

Author:Martin Kee [Kee, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9780990826804
Published: 2014-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

And they were standing, alone in the silence and dark. The Crow Girl stood before him, her mask removed, a sad smile on her mouth as she held him up by his shoulders.

“We’re through,” she said, a hopeful look on her face. “Are you okay?”

He nodded, still getting used to legs that now seemed too long and too grown up. The world was no longer wet but dry, and the air was now moist with fog and dispersed street lamps. They were in the graveyard, above the drop. They were free.

Tearing the helmet from his head, Scribble smiled at her, wanting to thank her. But when he went to speak, the words seemed to jam into his throat, clogging there, making him choke. All he could do was inhale the briny fog and cool air.

“It’s okay,” she said, a look of pride on her face. “You did really well. Certainly better than the last one I took through. I’m surprised that he didn’t come looking for us, to be honest.”

She laughed a little as Scribble continued to stare around at his new surroundings. How had she done this? Had he been unconscious?

A shadow moved through the fog behind the Crow Girl and his smile faded.

“You know,” she said. “I get it now. I think I really do…”

He wanted to warn her of Emil, wanted to scream “LOOK OUT!” but all he could do is cough. The words seemed to pile higher and higher in his throat until they threatened to choke him to death.

“I’ll tell you,” she said as Emil emerged from the fog behind her. “You’re all right, Scribble.”

A large board rose up behind her, paused, and then crashed down onto her head. The Crow Girl slumped to the floor as Emil stood over her. He look up at Scribble and met the horror there with a crooked grin.

“Looks like you brought us more than we even hoped for, Chimp.”

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