Dragon's Extinction (Time of the Dragon Book 8) by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2023-07-10T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

No one said much of anything during the long march across the desolate wastes of the dead world. Kels did nothing to try and lift the spirits of her companions or make small talk. She knew that any attempt to lift her companions’ mood was doomed to fail. They were stuck in this dead place, and their only hope of getting out lay in pushing forward and it was not even worth thinking about what would happen if their quest brought them to some dead end.

The skies of the world were strange. They were swathed in a light gray cloud that covered the world from horizon to horizon, and Kels had no way of knowing if the world had a sun like her own realm. The light shining down on the world shone pale through the clouds, like a hazy, sickly yellow mist. It was an unchanging light, too. No matter how long they walked, the light levels did not seem to change at all. It was as if the entire realm was locked in one single moment of the day. Aside from being eerie, it made it impossible to track time to any meaningful degree.

The only clue Kels or any of the group could use to track time was the gradual closing of the distance between themselves and the tall skyscrapers Mortimer had pointed out when they had set their course.

If there was anything that could possibly bring cheer to the group, it was the fact that their progress across the dead world had not been hindered by any stone dragons. Since they were on the monsters’ home turf, it was reasonable to assume they would find themselves at the mercy of hundreds, perhaps thousands of the golems. But so far nothing on the planet had stirred or shown interest in the strange newcomers disturbing the gloom.

Now and then, Grey would move in close and take Kels’ hand in his as they traversed the quiet, dead landscape. Kels felt her chest swell at such moments, grateful for the sense of touch and connection.

And then, after an unknowable time walking, the group found themselves among the skyscrapers Mortimer had pushed them toward. It was chilling to walk through the decaying bones of a lost civilization, and Kels found herself keeping her head down and on the path before them.

As they drew closer to their objective, it was becoming more and more obvious what the objective was.

Ahead of them, the long-abandoned city gave way to a huge, elliptical rise. It was something like an impact crater, perhaps of a bomb, or maybe a meteor or a cataclysmic magic blast. All the buildings around the giant circle were missing, a yawning void that stretched for miles.

“The magic is definitely coming from inside that crater,” Mother reported as they came to the base of the rise.

“I can feel it too now,” Grey confirmed.

Kels sucked in a breath, looking at the steep wall of churned-up earth, stone, concrete, and more that made the crater rise.

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