Death Bound_An Urban Fantasy Series by Justin Sloan & Michael La Ronn

Author:Justin Sloan & Michael La Ronn [Sloan, Justin & Ronn, Michael La]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elder Tree Press
Published: 2016-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8: Discoveries

They ran as fast they could, not looking back. Behind them, gunfire and screams filled the rainforest. Rohan couldn’t get the mysterious man out of his head.

Who was he? Where did he come from?

But if there was anything he’d learned in his travels, it was to not ask questions when it was time to run.

Nora’s stamina was almost unlimited. He followed her, but had a hard time keeping up.

They ran and ran, until the sun was high in the sky. Then they rested for a few minutes and ran some more.

At every turn, Rohan expected armed men to jump out from behind trees and shoot at them.

But none did. They heard no more gunfire. No more footsteps in the forest behind them.

Even so, they spent hours circling back on their trail and looping in strange directions to throw off potential pursuers. By the time they stopped, they had only traveled a few miles—most of the day had been spent in diversions.

Moonlight filtered through the leafy canopy above and sprinkled the ground in a soft, silver glow. It reminded Rohan of the light spirits gave off, and for a moment he sensed a presence, the same presence he had sensed earlier. But this time it was stronger. He felt as if he could reach out and touch it, just a few yards away. He imagined sending thoughts toward it, and then listened for a response, but nothing came.

He couldn’t just sit here. He had to find out why he was sensing a presence.

Nora, who was setting up a fire, looked up as Rohan started walking. “Where are you going?”

He didn’t answer her, but instead parted several ferns and pushed forward.

“Rohan, we need to stay together,” Nora said sternly, following him.

“I sense something,” he said, not slowing down.

“An attacker?” she asked, glancing around.

“No,” Rohan said, parting more plants. They stopped at a large, circular stone resting in the shadows. The stone was flanked by several tall pillars that looked man-made and ready to crumble.

Rohan strained and pushed the circular stone. It was heavy, though, and the soft earth under it gave him no leverage. Nora joined him, and after several seconds of intense pushing, they pushed the stone aside and watched it roll down a hill until it crashed against a tree.

In its place, a starlit stone path lay ahead, swathed in a faint, silvery mist. The stones were unevenly placed, and some lay crooked or even cracked.

“This is it,” she replied. “This has got to be it.”

They continued on, each step leading them further into the mist. The ground sloped downward, but they kept a moderate pace until they arrived at the vine-covered mouth of a cavern. On the wall above the opening was a circular pendant with curved lines through it that reminded Rohan of the crop circles he’d seen in magazines as a kid. The trail of silver mist wafted into the cave and grew wider and thicker the closer they got to the entrance.

The presence of spirits was strong.

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