Broom with a View by Twist Gayla & Naifeh Ted

Author:Twist, Gayla & Naifeh, Ted [Twist, Gayla]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14: The Right Kind of Vampire

The odds suddenly looked a lot more favourable when the sun orb tipped over the edge of the newly created crater and plunged into the cavern. Sonny watched it fall. It seemed to be moving so slowly that he had time to speculate what would happen once it hit the ground, seeing that his protection spell had already dissipated. A moment later, he remembered himself. “Look out!” he shouted as he dove for cover behind a stalagmite, curling himself into as small of a ball as possible and pulling his long coat up to cover his head. By shouting, he had warned the Vampires as well as his comrades, but it was a natural reaction, and little good did it do the undead.

The orb shattered as it hit the stone floor of the cavern, and then there was an explosion of light. Hundreds of Vampires turned to ash like a match touched to silk thread; they were there, and then an instant later, there was nothing but a bit of black smoke in the air. Sonny closed his eyes and shielded his face. Even with his heavy jacket protecting him, he could see a bright orange glow through his eyelids, and his entire body throbbed with the heat. There were horrible screams and wails of pain. Corp. Popplewell wondered if any of his fellow Crafters were contributing their voices to the choir of agony.

The flash of light faded rather quickly, replaced by the growing light of dawn. Whoever of the undead that had survived the explosion fell back, scrambling down the hallways and cubbyholes of the enormous cavern.

Staggering to his feet, Sonny looked around. Large blurry spots danced in front of his eyes, and he had to rub them repeatedly to be able to distinguish anything. He saw the lifeless body of Lieutenant Chomsky a few feet away. They had not summoned the earthquake in time.

Another soldier staggered up to Sonny and the deceased Lieutenant. “What do we do?” he asked Chomsky and then appeared perplexed that there was no reply. “What’s our orders, sir?” he tried again. Half the man’s face was scorched and blistering from the blast, so Sonny didn’t judge him for being a little disoriented.

“He’s dead,” Sonny told the man, gripping his shoulder to steady him.

The other soldier frowned at the lifeless body and then turned his attention to Sonny. “What do you think our orders are?”

“I think we’re supposed to pursue the Vampires,” Corp. Popplewell told him.

The soldier squinted down one of the dark tunnels that the Vampires had used to flee. “I don’t want to do that,” he said, shaking his head. “That sounds terrible.”

Sonny had to agree. “Actually, I’m not sure who is in command now. Perhaps we could just wait for new orders. Check on the injured; that sort of thing.”

“Yes,” his new friend agreed. “That sounds much better.”

With a quick search of the cavern, they found three surviving Crafters, two of whom had lost their vision from the flash.

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