Void Horizon by J.N. Chaney

Author:J.N. Chaney [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2019-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

21

“You’re telling me someone transported them in there?” Magnus squinted at Awen even though he knew she couldn’t see his face. “Someone trapped them behind the walls?”

“Well, maybe not transported them, but opened the doors and then sealed them shut again, more than likely.”

“Ezo is not liking this.”

“Easy, love.” Sootriman rested a hand on Ezo’s shoulder.

“He’s not liking this at all.”

“Okay, everyone,” Magnus said, trying to maintain control in light of this rather odd predicament. “We’re going to get the prisoners out and—”

“Are we sure it’s even them?” Valerie wondered.

To Magnus’s embarrassment, he hadn’t even thought about whether or not the people that Awen sensed might be people other than Willowood and the Luma loyal to her. “Awen? Piper?”

“I’m looking. Hold on…” Awen held up a hand for everyone to be silent. “I see…”

Magnus found himself holding his breath as he waited for her verdict. If this was not Willowood and her people, then they’d just wasted precious time on a fool’s errand. But then that made Magnus wonder who else might be down here in these crypts.

“It is them,” Awen said at last. The platoon let out a corporate sigh of relief and Magnus passed the word over the company channel. Abimbola, Rohoar, and Titus congratulated him and insisted they get back up fast so they could get out of there.

“We’ll be up shortly,” Magnus replied. Just as soon as we figure out how to free them, he thought of adding but didn’t want to make the conversation any more complicated than it needed to be. The important thing was that they’d located Willowood.

Magnus touched Awen on the shoulder. “So how do we do this?”

“I’m going to have Piper try and help me open the doors. They are between all the torches. But they’ve been sealed shut using some sort of powerful force within the Unity. So it might take a second or two.”

“We’ll be ready.”

“And I don’t know what kind of condition they’re in,” Awen added. “I can hardly make out their life signs. I’m guessing So-Elku trapped them in there. Willowood is powerful. But if she’s been harmed, or if these crypts have cut off their powers in some way…”

“We’ll get them out of here and get them the care they need.” Magnus watched her shoulders rise and fall. “It’s going to be okay. Just get them out and we’ll do the rest.”

“Okay.” Awen took Piper by the hand and walked down the middle of the stone hallway until they reached what seemed to be the center. Then, still holding hands, the two of them lowered their heads as if in prayer. At first nothing happened. But then their suits started to glow. The light was soft, but then grew in intensity until Magnus’s HUD automatically adjusted to account for the unusually bright light now filling the third level of the catacombs.

The stone floor began to tremble. Magnus felt dust and bits of stone ping off his armor. He looked up to see a steady stream of debris breaking free of the ceiling.

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