Dream Stalkers by Tim Waggoner

Author:Tim Waggoner [Waggoner, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857663733
Publisher: Watkins Media
Published: 2015-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Nine

After a time, the Darkuns’ attacks lessened and eventually stopped altogether. The Loco-Motive began to slow, and, although the protective panels over the windows didn’t raise and we still couldn’t see out, I knew we’d reached our destination. The door that led to the engine opened, and the Conductor stepped back into our car. He pointed his empty sleeve at the side door, and the lock disengaged with a soft click.

We rose from our seats and headed for the exit. Jinx had finished the rest of his spiders, and he crumpled the bag and tossed it over his shoulder. The Conductor raised his sleeve and sucked the bag in as if he had an industrial shop vac hidden inside his clothes.

Jinx giggled. “Man, he is so cool!”

The car door opened on its own as I reached it, and bright light flooded in. Knowing what to expect, I squinted and averted my eyes, but the intense light still hurt. We stepped off the car onto a rectangular concrete platform illuminated by tall lamp poles atop which sat what looked like miniature suns. The blazing orbs created an oasis of light in the Murk’s darkness, and the illuminated area extended well beyond the platform, revealing the gray, lifeless ground of this region. At the edge of the light, shadowy shapes moved about restlessly. The Darkuns desperately wanted to get at us, but they were held at bay by the orbs’ radiance. The orbs’ light hadn’t failed all the times I’d been to Deadlock, and I had no reason to think it would do so now. But that didn’t prevent me from imagining what would happen if the light was suddenly extinguished, and I drew my trancer, just to be on the safe side. Jinx stood next to me and glanced at the Darkuns watching us. I knew he would’ve loved to whip out Cuthbert Junior and go running off into the darkness to indulge his lust for maximum carnage, but he didn’t. Maybe it was because we had a job to do, or maybe it was because there was a chance for even greater mayhem inside the prison. Or maybe it was because he knew I was scared and wanted to comfort me with his presence. Whatever the reason, I was grateful he stayed with me.

I was surprised to see three other passengers disembark from the train. I was instantly on alert. None of them were the two assassins who had attacked us in Wet Dreams, but that didn’t mean they weren’t different assassins. The others noticed them the same time I did, and Russell and Mordacity drew their swords. Bloodshedder started growling softly, and Jinx pulled out Cuthbert Junior. If the passengers were concerned that we’d armed ourselves, they didn’t show it. They seemed far more worried about the Darkuns gathered in the inky blackness beyond the platform’s lights. They kept looking around and shuffling back and forth nervously. All three were Incubi. One was a human-sized earwig, another looked like

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