The Wyvern in the Wilderlands_Planeswalking Monster Hunters for Hire_Sci-fi Multiverse Adventure Survival Weird Fantasy_Monster Hunting for Fun and ... (Hunters and Mythical Monsters Book 1) by Eddie Patin

Author:Eddie Patin [Patin, Eddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lost Woods Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Riley crouched in front of the rift to the Wilderlands as the bright sunshine warmed the back of his neck and melted the snow around him.

The rift was invisible, of course, but the solder knew that it was there.

He held the OCS in his hands, and navigated through the data about Universe 312, trying to open the rift. The soldier was pretty sure that he wouldn’t be able to—the Omniversal Cosmic Scanner was a powerful computer and sensor array with an internal conduit to the tenth dimension that Riley didn’t understand. But in his hands, it was only a scanner; just a fancy encyclopedia.

Only a Jason Leaper could actually open rifts with the OCS—at least, without using a clunky portable gate like everyone else. Still, even with the portable gate they left back in the house, that big, fusion-core guzzling device wouldn’t be able to open an existing, permanent rift; it could only open new ones.

Despite the unlikeliness of accomplishing anything, Riley toyed with the controls of the Omniversal Cosmic Scanner. He’d already managed to make the rift spark and sputter a few times, tearing open the mountain air to reveal that tear in space-time for just an instant here and there. He knew where the rift was—approximately—and knew where it led to, and where they wanted to go, but Riley just couldn’t get it open in a practical way. He couldn't manipulate it enough to make it stable, much less useable.

Time dilation was tricky, and the soldier had no idea what was happening in the other universe, or if Jason 934 was even still alive. He had to hurry. If they couldn’t make this work, they’d have to use the portable gate to retrieve Jason 934 from the Wilderlands ... if he could even manage to program it. Most mercenary teams had scientists who trained for years to understand and control coordinates. And now, without a Jason Leaper, he and Gliath were just as limited as everyone else.

Riley heard his companion’s soft footfalls crunching through the wet, crusty snow down the slope behind him.

Gliath approached in his human form wearing all of the new gear over his shifting armor harness. The leopardwere’s face was wooden and his eyes were intense, but Riley knew that he was as casual as ever in that moment. Gliath was outfitted with the new Glock 21 they’d purchased, several extra mags, and the new big, black shotgun was strapped across his back. A bandoleer of shotgun shells crisscrossed the Krulax's chest. The old, stolen clothing he’d been wearing was now left in the house. If Gliath was a normal human, he'd be a bit cold standing there with so much of his tanned skin exposed to the sunny but crisp day.

"Any success, Ranaja?" Gliath asked without smiling.

"Not yet," Riley replied, running his fingers through his beard. He looked back down at the OCS and cocked his head. "I’ve made it show up a few times, but only for a moment..."

"How long?"

"I dunno, pal. Let’s try this for a little while longer, then we’ll use the gate.

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