The Peregrine Omnibus Volume One by Barry Reese

Author:Barry Reese
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Pro Se Press
Published: 2015-05-31T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER V

The Horror Grows

Ellen’s escort was a thin shifty-eyed man named Hermann. Hermann didn’t bother to engage her in small talk as he led her down the same hallway that Max had traveled past only moments before. He did ask her once if she had any special requirements, which momentarily confused her.

“Implements,” he explained. “Like certain kinds of knives or rope… and costumes. Do you want to have special clothing set out for you to wear?”

Ellen found herself wondering who this fellow was and how he’d come to be here. He looked like he should have been at home, playing with a dog while his wife fixed dinner in the kitchen. “What do you like to do with them? I’m new at this,” she said with a soft giggle, the kind that usually made men melt in her presence.

The question seemed to disturb him. “I don’t take part in those kinds of things. I… serve a different function. We all play our parts.” He gestured towards one of the doors and began backing away. “She’s inside there. Enjoy yourself.”

Ellen stared at his retreating form for a moment. This entire affair was far more confusing than she’d ever anticipated. From what little they’d learned about Bloodwerks, Ellen had expected nothing more than a group of spoiled sadists looking for victims to play with. Instead, they had dead men walking about with no memory of having died… and servants who seemed anything but pleased with their work.

Ellen turned back to the door and reached out with a trembling hand. She obviously wasn’t planning to actually hurt whoever had been selected for her to torture but she wasn’t sure how she was going to manage to hide that fact on her way out. She considered asking Max for advice but didn’t want to use the mental link in that fashion. It seemed taxing for the Peregrine and Ellen wanted to hold it in reserve for as long as possible.

She moved into the dim interior of the room, letting the door slam shut behind her. She wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but what she received as her eyes adjusted to the gloom was the absolute unexpected. There, tied up and whimpering before her, was her missing friend Sally Wingforth.

* * *

Max held the struggling German tightly with one hand, reaching into an interior pocket of his own coat with the other. He pulled forth a dagger that shone a brilliant yellow in the dim light. The Knife of Elohim was a mystical weapon that had once been bathed in the blood of Christ and the Peregrine considered it one of the most potent weapons in his arsenal.

“Talk to me, Horst. Or I’ll kill you again… You really don’t remember what happened the last time?”

Horst suddenly realized that he was in deep trouble. His eyes widened noticeably and he began to stammer. “Pl-please, Mr. Davies! I can explain.”

“I killed you on the train. You turned to dust.”

“Let me show you something,” Horst begged. “Please.”

“Don’t try anything, Horst… or I’ll see how you like dying a second time.

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