A Kind of Peace by Andy Boot

Author:Andy Boot
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Science Fiction
Publisher: Abaddon Books

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Year Zero - Period Two

It did not take Simeon long to regain consciousness. He was aware first of the pain, rising from a throb to a scream. It seemed to run the length of his body in a continuous loop, as though using him for a running track. Opening his eyes required a strong nerve. Even the pale light of the moons made his head explode in a myriad of colours. But after the sixth attempt, things began to settle into shapes that he was eventually able to distinguish.

It was when his brain began to register once more his sense of smell that the true import of the situation hit him. The air was thick with the scent of charred flesh, warm blood, stone dust, and the sweet smell of burnt wood and grass.

He slowly stood. He hardly recognised the grounds around him. In the distance he could make out wizards and adepts moving slowly amongst the wreckage.

Where was Ramus-Bey?

He looked around hurriedly, but it made his head spin.

He cautiously began to move across to where the majority of the academy magicians were clustered. They seemed to be moving just as slowly as he, which gave him some obscure comfort.

Najwin, a junior adept - noticeable because he was so tall and gangly - detached from the main body and drifted towards the warrior. He, too, seemed stunned by what had occurred.

"What..." croaked Simeon as the young adept came within hearing.

"Something... everything," the adept replied, his voice seeming to come from a thousand light anums away.

Simeon heard no more. The effort of staying upright was too much. Blackness crept in around him before he had the chance to do anything else.

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