The Horsemen Gather: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure (The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone Book 17) by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-03-06T22:00:00+00:00

Shay settled in across from the Professor after glancing over her shoulder and surveying the room for anyone who looked to be out of place. There were several men and women who didn’t seem to be having a good time, which made them suspicious at the Leanan Sidhe. The raucous atmosphere always seemed to intoxicate people even without the beer, and only people with something to hide, like Shay, didn’t give in to that atmosphere.

High-priority jobs mean big risks. Better be careful the next few days even if I don’t end up taking the job.

Shay finished her check of the room. None of the potential hostiles spared even the smallest glance her way. That didn’t mean she was safe, but it did cut down on the likely risk.

“I’m here,” Shay commented. “So what’s the big job that I had to run over here to discuss tonight?”

The Professor didn’t answer at first, instead taking a huge gulp of his beer. “You’ve previously recovered artifacts related to a vimana for me. Quite successfully, I might add.”

Shay nodded. “Yeah. What about it? From what you told me before, you made it sound like you had a magical flying fortress stashed in a lake somewhere. You ready to buzz the Eiffel Tower with it?”

“Hidden in a lake? I did give that impression, didn’t I?” A merry smile followed.

Shay rolled her eyes. “Why bullshit me?”

“It can be useful to keep people off-guard. You, of all people, should understand that, Miz Carson.”

“Just tell me. Do you or do you not have a vimana? I’m here for a job offer, not games.”

“Aye, but games are so fun.” The Professor sighed. “To offer complete honesty, no, I don’t actually have a vimana, small or large, parked anywhere, and now I’m interested in the ultimate prize, an actual vimana. In this case, it’s exactly as you described: a massive flying fortress powered by magic. It has likely not been in operation since the last time the gates opened. Even with the gates open, it still will require a huge amount of magic to be fed into it to get it to operate, and it will only be a shadow of what it could be at full capacity.”

Shay furrowed her brow. “So, wait, you want me to go on a tomb raid to get a magical flying castle that you admit is huge and is going to need shitloads of magic to even work? How the hell am I supposed to pull that off? My pockets aren’t that big.”

The Professor chuckled. “That would be impressive, but no, I’m not asking you to stick the vimana in your pocket or backpack. Technically it’s not the vimana you’ll be recovering, which is why this is a practical job offer.”

“Another activation artifact? Some sort of magical fuel cell?”

“Far simpler, yet more important.” The Professor grinned. “You’ll be recovering a map artifact that points to the current location of the vimana. I’m sure there will be some confusion based on how old the map is, but you don’t have to worry about that.

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