The Conqueror Worms 1 by Brian Keene

Author:Brian Keene [Keene, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Horror, General Interest
ISBN: 9780843954166
Google: HZLqAAAACAAJ
Amazon: B0099SFZJK
Goodreads: 155977
Publisher: Leisure Books
Published: 2004-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Anna kept the kids inside, despite their protests and insistence that they should be allowed to go outside and see what was going on. The rest of us ran out onto the roof. I think that most of us didn't want to see, but at the same time, we were unable to help ourselves. Christian and Louis were our friends, and in some strange, fucked up way, we owed it to them. We were obligated to bear witness.The group crowded around the edge and took turns with the telescope. Lee accepted it from Mike, put his eye to it, and the color instantly drained from his face. Without uttering a word, he handed it to me.

I looked and felt my stomach fall out from under me. A dozen Satanists milled around on the Trade Center's roof, waiting for darkness to fall.

Some of them carried wet kindling in preparation for the bonfire to come. Others were securing the evening's sacrifices.

The evening's sacrifices being Louis and Christian.

I recognized them even from a distance, through the blurry, raindrop-distorted image in the telescope. Their hands and legs were bound with heavy chains, the ends of which were secured to cinder blocks. In addition to Louis and Christian, there was a young woman with a baby, not more than a few weeks old. I watched as the baby began to cry, squirming helplessly in its captor's grasp, and then I could watch no more. The look of terror etched on both the baby and the mother's faces made me sick to my stomach. I closed my eyes and handed the telescope off to Sarah.

She pursed her lips. "Oh my God…"

"Those motherfuckers," Taz growled. "Those dirty, evil motherfuckers!"

"What are we going to do?" Mindy whimpered.

As usual, we all turned to Juan for guidance. He was trying to light a cigarette, but the rain kept putting it out. Giving up, he flung the soggy butt into the wind. A seagull darted for it. He watched the shrieking bird snatch the cigarette and wheel away, and then he met our eyes.

"Do? We're going to go get them back."

"Word!" Ducky pounded his fist into his palm. "That's what I'm talking about. Put a hurtin' on their ass."

"Some Rambo-style shit," Taz agreed. "Bust in, break some off, and bring them home."

"I'm up for it," Sarah said.

Mike stepped forward. "Count me in, too."

"Are you crazy?" Mindy shouted. "That's suicide! How many of them are over there?"

Mike took her hand in his. "It doesn't matter, honey. Juan's right.

We've got to try. This is Louis and Christian we're talking about."

"You'll be slaughtered! Then what will I-the rest of us-do?"

"Goddamn it, Mindy." Mike's face turned red. "Those are our friends over there! What do you want me to do? Stand here and watch while they get butchered? I'm going along to help!"

"No, you're not," Juan told him. "And neither are you, Sarah. But me, Kevin, Taz, and Ducky are going to."

I jumped when I heard my name. "Me?"

"Why not?" Mike asked. "You can't just expect me to stand here while Christian and Louis are their captives.

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