Tribulations_A Future Dystopian Survival Series Adventure by KM Fortune

Author:KM Fortune [Fortune, KM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KM Fortune
Published: 2018-01-26T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Willow was distracted, watching the man, a clanmate for so long, die by her hand. He was a traitor to her people, and because of him, many of her loved ones had been killed. Blue deserved this execution, yet for a moment, Willow felt saddened. There were so few of her original group left and now another was gone. So much pain, so much suffering, she thought. Because of the Patrols. Her fury returning, she turned and looked to see both Gabriel, standing beside the road, and the platoon leader, still on his hands and knees, staring at her. “What are you looking at?” she snarled as she stepped away from where her old friend was dying to walk toward the platoon leader. “He was a traitor and deserved to die. But not as much as you.” Willow pointed the sword in her hand at the man on his knees. He glared at her with defiance.

“Wait, Willow,” Gabriel said and moved to intercept her. “I can’t let you execute him.” Willow stopped and looked hard into Gabriel’s face. He held a rifle. It was from one of the dead soldiers. Gabriel was not pointing it directly at her, but he did keep it at the ready, and she knew it was unlikely she could aim the gun she still held in one hand fast enough to take him out. She lifted her chin.

"Are you going to shoot me? Go back on your word?" she asked. She watched Gabriel frown. It was clear he did not know what to do next. Before Gabriel could make up his mind, the platoon leader climbed to his feet.

“In the name of The Creator, kill her. What are you waiting for?” he growled. Gabriel shook his head.

“It’s not that easy,” he answered. “There are special circumstances in play here.” The platoon leader barked out a laugh.

“She’s vermin. If you can’t do it, give me the weapon,” he said and reached out toward Gabriel. Willow waited to see what the old soldier would do. If he even started to turn the rifle on her, she would not hesitate to fire back. There was no way she would let herself be shot down without a fight. Gabriel looked at her and Willow raised an eyebrow.

"Well?" she said. Gabriel puffed out a breath and started to say something when shouting voices came from the direction of the North Gate. More soldiers were coming in response to the gunfire. No doubt their suspicion was raised when the platoon leader and his men did not return after the shots. Frustration filled Willow. The one chance she had to get inside the colony was now passed, not to mention she would lose her hostage. For a moment she considered just going out in a blaze of glory and raking both Gabriel and the platoon leader with bullets. Gabriel would no doubt return fire and kill her. It’s not my time yet, she thought and let the moment go. Instead, she needed to figure out how best to escape.

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