War by R S Broadhead

Author:R S Broadhead [Broadhead, R S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: R.S. Broadhead Books
Published: 2019-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

20

Reese

My chest burned as my body ached for oxygen. I hadn’t been expecting to go under. I stilled, fighting to calm my heart as I was pulled in the direction of the glowing light. A ring drew near and fast. Jace and I halted over what looked like a pipe lid. I motioned for him to grab the handle with me. Pressure built between my lungs. I wasn’t sure how much longer I would be able to hold on.

Together the two of us wrestled against the wheel. It didn’t seem as if it were going to budge. My hope was dwindling the more seconds ticked by. Determined, the story would not end here, I gritted my teeth and struggled to make it turn, and finally, with my one last ounce of strength, it started to move. The tunnel opened, sucking us through and spitting us out onto a grassy island before resealing.

I gasped for air, panicking at my situation. Before I could go full on freak out mode, Jace touched my shoulder and grounded me.

“Look.” He pointed above us toward a black hole materializing. He laughed and touched his forehead. “Holy shit. I can’t believe we actually found it.”

I stood, not taking my eyes from it. “Yeah, but how do I get this thing to absorb the energy from it?” I held out the relic. Without any effort, blue flames burst from the tattoos on my wrist and engulfed it. The piece heated between my fingers and slightly shook. Like a black smoke, the hole contracted and contorted. The relic beckoned, and slowly retracted it. Once it had completely vanished, the blue flames retreated back into my veins and the metal cooled instantly.

“Wow. That was almost too easy,” Jace mumbled. He looked up at the pipe we had come through. “Now if finding a way out was that simple.”

My stomach twisted as I was launched upward. Before my skull could collide the lid of the pipe, it burst open. We plowed through the water so fast it hurt my head, practically feeling as if it were crushing it. Within seconds, we broke surface and went airborne before coming back down into the water with a huge splash.

I pushed my hair away from my eyes and found Jace smiling at me. “Guess you got your wish.” I splashed him with a handful of salty water. He laughed a lay back to float on the surface.

“Are y’all okay out there?” Tommy screamed.

“Yeah,” I called back.

We were more than okay. I was on top of the fucking world at the moment and enjoying every second of it.

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