Bishop: Betrayal by Michael D. Young

Author:Michael D. Young [Young, Michael D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2018-02-21T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12: Fog of War

Nadia spent a night with ghosts, their pale forms moving in and out of her vision in her dreams. Her parents appeared, Trent paid her a visit, and Bianca floated past, as did dozens of others from school and the community center. Their faces were masks of shock and pain, wailing pitifully as they went.

Several times, her eyes shot open, and she could swear the ghostly images remained for a few seconds before dissipating again. She wished she could banish them, make them all leave her alone so she could rest. Not that sleep came easy. In the jungle, they had managed to pick fruit to eat, but here, they had to live off limited rations that consisted of bricks of dried bread and meat. Not exactly five-star-restaurant fare.

At last she gave up trying to sleep and instead stood to take a walk around the room. She passed Bruno muttering in his sleep, something about a person named Johann, and saw that most everyone else besides Jezreel was asleep.

“Thinking about your test of will?” Jezreel asked. “I have a few ideas.”

Nadia turned her back on the dark knight, shaking her head. “I never asked to be part of your little club in the first place. Never liked chess too much anyway. My dad was too obsessed with it.”

Jezreel snickered, giving Nadia a wry smile. “You think this is about chess? Chess is just a pale intimation of us. Why do you think it’s one of the most ancient games?”

Nadia kept her back turned. “Whatever.”

With a low growl, Jezreel grabbed Nadia’s arm and spun her about. “You would be wise not to take this lightly, pawn. The days are coming when it won’t be possible to sit on the fence anymore. You will be with us, or you will be reduced to ashes.”

As she spoke, flames flickered across her skin and in her eyes, making her grip uncomfortably hot. Nadia squirmed to get away, but she could not escape. “Fine,” she whispered. “Sorry. I’ll listen to your ideas. Just let—“

Nadia lost her train of thought as she caught sight of something down the hall that had not been there before. A clump of curling white mist approached, creating strange patterns and shapes as it came near.

Jezreel relaxed her grip and turned to see what Nadia was looking at. Her entire body burst into flame, and she withdrew her slender blade. “Wake the others. I think we’re under attack.”

Nadia leaped into action, grateful for an excuse to be away from that awful woman. Rich and his mother were closest, so she shook them awake first. As they woke, they stood with their backs to the wall, their weapons withdrawn.

“What is it?” Angela asked at Nadia’s side.

“Can’t be anything good,” Aaron said. “Having weather indoors is strange, even for the maze.”

Rich stepped into the center of the group, motioning for Jan to join him.

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