The Tome of Bill (Book IV): Holier Than Thou by Rick Gualtieri

Author:Rick Gualtieri [Gualtieri, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Wayman Publishing
Published: 2013-04-19T04:00:00+00:00

Hitting the Fan

The first vampire wasn’t alone...not even remotely. Before I could shout a warning, two Templars burst into green flame.

The training of the Templars wasn’t anything to sneeze at, though. In the space of seconds, they began to fall back from the entrances - drawing their weapons and assuming defensive stances. It was impressive. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t enough.

Before they could form ranks, several witches materialized out of thin air atop the closed bleachers. From there, they’d have the high ground and couldn’t easily be reached. Decker was amongst their ranks...the fucker. Unfortunately, I only had that moment to take in the scene as Remington and his men poured through the doors.

Several of the Templars had their crosses out before them, but it wasn’t going to do them any good. Remington’s people were trained killers. A faith empowered cross wasn’t much good if the hand that held it was ripped out at the shoulder.

Worse yet for the outclassed holy warriors, Decker’s coven rained fire down upon them from afar. A Templar would successfully fend off a vampire, only to be engulfed in supernatural flame. It was like the world’s most realistic LARPer gathering...most lethal, too, by the look of things.

All of this happened in the space of a few seconds. It wasn’t enough time for Ed and I to do anything more than gape at how quickly things had turned to shit.

Sally, though, had been in far more scrapes than either of us. She uttered a quick curse and threw herself into a dive - the Desert Eagle still lying on the floor her obvious goal.

She almost made it. Three of the nearby Templars, no doubt misinterpreting her actions, threw themselves on top of her and again began pummeling her with their crosses.

I considered the odds and came to the conclusion that she could probably handle herself against that number. She’d have to.

“Ed, protect Sheila!” I shouted, momentarily forgetting that he was the least likely creature in the room to protect anyone.

Even amidst the din of battle, I heard a voice question, “Sheila?” It was Decker. Oh fuck. He stared at her, mouth agape.

“Harry?” she asked, even as she hefted the sword and assumed a defensive stance in the middle of the room.

Recognition turned to rage as Decker put two and two together. “The Icon!” he screamed, pointing at her. “Kill it!”

Oh shit! Several of the witches turned toward her and began invocations. I didn’t wait for them to finish.

“GET DOWN!” I shouted even as I hurled myself at her.

It was a mistake.

In my haste to protect her, I had forgotten that we were absolutely incapable of touching without things turning explosive.

* * *

Whatever force I would have plowed into Sheila with was redirected back at me tenfold. There was a white hot flash and then I slammed into, and through, the bleachers at the far end of the gym. I barely had enough time to register how much it hurt.

Well, okay, that’s not quite true. It hurt like a motherfucker.

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