Vampires, Ghosts, and God by Aiden James

Author:Aiden James [James, Aiden]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B00500MH2E
Publisher: Aiden James Fiction
Published: 2011-05-08T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

In under a minute, nearly one hundred Russian mercenaries poured into the open wound in the mountain where the Garden of Eden laid hidden for many more millennia than I’ve been in existence. Behind them were several Jeeps equipped with rocket launchers and one oversized loader. These were in addition to the trucks carrying the immense FGRs, actively employed right then.

More and more of the mountainside disappeared until enough material had been displaced to allow the vehicles unhindered access into the cave. Layers of precious gems briefly appeared in the disintegrating cave walls and then vanished, leaving only a tiny memory of their existence with anyone fortunate enough to witness this disturbing phenomenon. Namely our little group. The Russians scarcely noticed any of this. Nor were they concerned with the unique ecosystem they were carelessly destroying under their oversized tractor wheels.

For that matter, their entire fleet of vehicles and infantry moved across another meadow toward us with resolute purpose. Their lone focus was the Tree of Life. We now had firsthand knowledge of its healing powers. Especially the healing powers of a living stream that flowed close enough to the magnificent crystal structure to capture its essence.

We only had a minute or two to seek cover, since they approached from the other side of the crystal tree.

“Everyone stay low and follow me,” I said, quietly, while motioning for Alistair to stick with me. Jeremy and Amy followed close behind. “We’ll need to hide somewhere in the woods, until we can figure out what to do next.”

“We’re not going to let these assholes come in here and desecrate the one honest-to-God sacred shrine in existence, are we?” Alistair’s tone was filled with disdain that I knew could easily escalate into full-blown anger at any moment.

“Until we can come up with a foolproof plan to stay alive, that’s exactly what we’re going to do!” I urged everyone to make a beeline for the large tree where the panther had been perched earlier. The tree was empty at the moment. “These guys won’t give a rat’s ass whether we’re dead or alive—I goddamned guarantee it!”

“I can stay behind and try to pick off as many as possible,” Jeremy offered, checking his rifle as he prepared to head back to the crystal tree that was growing darker. Its dominant color had changed to purple, almost amethyst, as if the structure itself understood the gravity of our present predicament. “I’ll meet up with you guys once I take a few shots at that bastard, Stanislav!”

“What?! Are you in a fucking hurry to die?”

Amy stomped back toward him after she said this. I couldn’t hear the exact conversation, but she and her brother traded a few more statements made in anger that were followed by her desperately trying to grab the weapon from him.

“What in the hell is up with you two?” I hissed in anger.

The two most educated people in our foursome were acting like a couple of spoiled brats. Livid, I hurried back to them.

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