Web of the Spider Queen by John Grover

Author:John Grover
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Past and Present Collide

SHRIEKS ROSE ACROSS the battlefield, as Edon watched more Ebon warriors and lizard men file onto the plains. Over the horizon more spider riders came, followed by spitters, shadow spiders, and widows. Foot soldiers marched alongside the lizard men, and gathered in the distance.

Edon’s army drove the hordes back again for a third time, but it was still not enough. Between skirmishes the elves and amazons caught their breath. Cyan remained by Edon’s side. She gasped for air as her chest heaved. She tended to a gash in her left arm, but readied for more carnage.

“Their numbers keeps increasing,” Edon said, drawing his sword against his shield.

“The dark queen can create them at will,” Cyan said. “We are of this realm. Her magic is not.”

“We cannot endure for much longer.”

“I will fight until my last breath,” Cyan spat. “I will perish protecting our beloved lands. She will not get them easily.”

She looked over the horizon at the increasing number of enemies—tens of thousands of them. Her brow furrowed and she sighed. “There is one thing, however, that I must do before I die.”

“What is that?” asked Edon.

She leaned over and kissed him, long and deep. A tingle shot up Edon’s spine while he basked in her essence. All sound seemed to dwindle. Everyone else vanished. They were the only two beings in the world at that moment, until the ground beneath their feet trembled. The edge of the forest buckled. A rumble filled their ears, and all manner of evil charged toward them.

Juni lifted her head with great effort, glimpsing the battle through the great trees. She uttered one last spell and pointed to the first wave of hulking spiders as they reached Edon and his army.

A wall of fire burst between the two armies, catching some of the arachnid nightmares and scorching their hides. Screeches filled the air. The spitters advanced on the fire quickly and spat their acid, attempting to douse the flames. Juni’s eyes fluttered. Unable to muster any more strength, she passed out, her magic weakened.

Edon and Cyan brandished their swords and braced their shields, preparing for the final onslaught.

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“I am not sure what this place is,” Lianna said. “I believe it is the lower reaches of the castle, but it does not seem like the dungeons.”

“No, not at all,” Nix said. “It does not appear to belong.” He noticed a difference in the walls of the lower level and the ruins above them. “There is something on these walls. Drawings of some kind.”

Lianna got up and used her flint to light the old sconces around them. “They are glyphs. Ancient ways of writing history and storytelling. Our ancestors made them.” She returned to the floor beside him.

Nix leaned over to feel the wall nearest him, but he toppled.

Lianna reached out to stop him. Instead she was dragged to the floor with him. Both laughed, locking arms. A moment of silence passed between them. The ocean sounded outside. Waves crashed. The wind's howl seemed haunted by emotion.

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