The Soul Eaters (The Thin Hex Line Book 1) by Gwyndolyn Russell

Author:Gwyndolyn Russell [Russell, Gwyndolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-27T06:00:00+00:00

"All right, buddy, hold still." Five revved up the saw. A titanium, serrated blade whirred around. A small device designed to cut through panels and pipes. Surely it would cut right through the chains.

Goggles on, Eight held one part of the chains around Fenris' arm. The blade spun against the silk like surface. As the sparks flew from the blade, Eight lifted his head up a bit higher to keep the blazing embers from hitting his face. Fenris, sat there upon the floor, held its arm steady and watched without a care about the embers bouncing off its metallic chest.

The saw whined. Crackled. The blade snapped in half, the larger of the pieces stabbing right into Eight’s arm.

The Alpha fell to his rear and grabbed his arm. He gasped, biting down onto his lip. “Fuck! Fuck!”

"Shit! What the fuck? That's a brand new blade!" Five checked the saw and scratched his head.

Jackal and Mjolnir stared wide-eyed. They had hoped that would have done the trick. Instead the chains were left unscathed and the blade was broken. Eight sat there, gripping the blade stuck in the bend of his arm. He hissed sharply. He attempted to pull the blade, but blood spewed a few feet out.

“Shit. Where’s your IFAK?” Five looked around the room.

Jackal snatched his own from his waistband. He knelt down next to Eight. He and Five both dug into the kit with Jackal getting the tourniquet and Five taking the quick clot syrette.

Tourniquet tightened above the injury, Five pulled on Eight’s wrist to keep his arm steady. Jackal held his shoulder and the blade. They looked to one another, silently counting down. One good yank and the blade ripped from the Alpha’s arm. He started to scream from the searing pain. Five shoved the syrette into the open wound and shoved the plunger down. The microsponges filled the opening and expanded, soaking up the blood and clotting the veins to cease the bleeding. Jackal proceeded to wrap his arm in a roll of gauze.

"What's that made of?" Five sat back on the floor.

"It's a new type of alloy." Jackal answered. "Doc said iron, silk, some other properties. She couldn't cut through it either."

"That's interesting." Mjolnir scratched his beard. "I've never heard of such a thing."

"Surtr." Fenris said.

"In English?" Jackal raised a brow.

"Surtr did this to you?" Eight touched its arm.

"That's sickening." Five spat. "Think Zayla can figure it out?"

"No." Fenris stood up. "It will be fine."

"No it’s not! How can you fight like that?"

It shrugged. Then it looked away. A door was cracked, the light off. Two sets of yellow eyes gazed out from the darkness.

"Hey there," Jackal waved. "It’s safe to come out."

"Don't bother. They won't come." Five said.

"Why not?" Mjolnir asked.

"Strangers. Some stupid rule they can't be seen without armor."

"Not to mention, the great Eater of Worlds is here." Eight grinned at the valkyrie.

"How did that come about anyway? He's never explained really."

"She -- it, sorry, -- ate most of its siblings growing up."

"What?"

"The others bullied Fen cause it was the runt of the litter.

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