A Thirst For Vengeance (Book 2) by Edward M. Knight

Author:Edward M. Knight [Knight, Edward M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Edwards Publishing
Published: 2014-06-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The sprout of flame roared over my head, illuminating the cavern. A moment later, it was gone, but all six of the fires were lit.

The new light gave me just enough time to see my attacker. A cloaked, hooded man, dressed in the same robes as me, lunged at me from the front. He had a slender scythe in one hand.

The attack caught me off guard. I was saved only by the instincts I had honed with Blackstone. Without any thought other than alarm, I leapt to the side and rolled to avoid the killing strike.

I landed awkwardly on my shoulder before scrambling to my feet. Pain jabbed my arm, but I opened myself to the Flame and stuffed it inside. It happened automatically, and so quickly that I didn’t even have time to consider what I would have done had I found the Flame blocked.

The man moved with lightning grace. I could not rely on speed to help me. I had avoided the first blow simply by luck. It would not happen again.

He turned to me, scythe gleaming in one hand. Behind him, I could see the marks the blade had left on the outer wall.

If he wanted to kill me, I thought, why didn’t he do it when I was in the dark?

Adrenaline pumped through me. My heart hammered against my ribcage. I faced my attacker, knowing that I could not fend him off with my short knife. The next time he struck, it would be to kill.

But I would not go down without a fight. If my entire life led up to this point, so be it. It was fitting, in a poetic kind of way, that I would die in a place that so much resembled the Arena.

The man angled his scythe forward, and flew at me.

I faced death with an eerie calm. Instead of fleeing, I pitted myself deeper in the Flame and locked eyes with my would-be killer.

He would have reached me, too, were it not for a massive black shadow that swept between us from high above. There was a sound like a thunderclap, and a burst of air knocked me off my feet.

I hit the far wall hard. My head cracked against the unforgiving stone. I blacked out.

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