The Sunken Tower: The Dragonspire Chronicles Book 5 by James E Wisher

Author:James E Wisher [Wisher, James E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945763564
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Published: 2019-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

The possessed hybrids’ constant scratching made it impossible for Rondo to rest and when he tried to read, all he thought about was getting killed by some bizarre monster. As best as he could figure, a day and change had passed since they were forced to flee back to the lab. Umbra should have picked up Lord Black by now and be on his way back. With his power, surely Lord Black could handle a few demons. That thought was the one thing keeping Rondo from losing his mind.

He was well and truly sick of monsters of all shapes and sizes. Somehow, Shade had found a clear spot on the floor to stretch out and as far as Rondo could tell was fast asleep. If he’d needed any further proof of his friend’s mental health issues, that would have settled the matter.

Rondo shut the cover of the book he’d been staring at for the past fifteen minutes and walked to the secret door. The stone still appeared intact. It was probably just his imagination that the scratching was getting louder. Yeah, that had to be it.

He turned back to the bench. “Are you sure there isn’t another way out of here?”

Polymus rolled his eyes. “For the tenth time, no. The more exits, the more passages that would need defending. Grandfather built this place to be secure. Probably to reduce the chances of any demons he summoned escaping into the empire.”

“With all the power at his disposal, why did Emperor Alexandros bother with all this? For the gods’ sake he could command dragons. Wasn’t that enough?”

“‘Enough’ wasn’t in Grandfather’s vocabulary. The only word that interested him was ‘more.’ If he could control dragons, why not demons? If pure-blooded dragons were good, why not make hybrids and diversify your forces? He died when I was still a teenager, but I think what he liked most was the idea of twisting life to suit his whims. It is quite addictive.”

There was a crunch behind him. Rondo turned to see a finger-sized hole in the door and a glowing eye staring out of it.

“Oh, hell. Shade!”

“Can’t a condemned man sleep in peace?” The assassin sat up, took one look at the door, and sprang to his feet. “Won’t be long now.”

“My thoughts exactly. Any ideas?”

“We only have one option really. Fall back to the cage and pray the bars hold until the boss arrives.”

“I’m not going to lie, that’s not the best plan I’ve ever heard.”

“Me either, but it’s all I’ve got. Seeing as how I can’t kill them, running is the only option.”

At least it was an option Rondo knew well. “Do we go now or wait until they’re almost through?”

The hole had grown as big as a fist and the hybrids were expanding it at an alarming rate.

“Unless you want to watch, I say we go now. I need to open the lock then close it again. Not exactly something best done with a pack of demon things breathing down your neck.”

Rondo grabbed Polymus by the hair.

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