HeartMan.PDF by Elemental Alchemy

Author:Elemental Alchemy [Alchemy, Elemental]
Language: nld
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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

The canopied bed literally saved their asses—and various other body parts.

“I’m so sorry, Imari—”

“Apologies later. Facts now.”

Another blast rocked a wing farther within the castle walls.

Cas watched helplessly as Imari covered his head with a dust-covered pillow as the screams rang out. His body squirmed in what appeared to be pain while the moans and wails of the innocent competed with the next barrage of explosions. Being telepathic must have its disadvantages…

Imari peeked out from his hiding place. “You have no idea.”

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“Can you stop it?” Cas asked. “Can you block the thoughts?”

“Never been in a situation this…intense. We gotta get out of here, but I can’t…”

The Commander began to shiver. Then he began to shake violently . Cas cradled him in his arms. He needed to get him out of here. But where to?

He left Imari to check the hallway and barely caught himself as he stepped out of the room—and onto a churning cloud of pale dust. The rest of the castle wing was no more.

Chunks of white stone were all that remained of this part of the ancient structure. Bodies, furniture, famous relics centuries old—all of it crushed. Reduced to a legacy of rubble and ashes.

The bombs had stopped. At least for now. Imari sat up slowly, holding his head and looking dazed.

“Clothes?” he asked.

Cas gathered them from the breaker court and helped the distraught Commander dress in silence. When the last boot was on, Imari managed to stand. Cas threw on his clothes, then surveyed the damage from the window.

The castle hadn’t been the only thing hit. “Looks like the Medic Center is gone. He got the colony law, too.”

“Great. No medical help. No police.” Imari turned to him.

“What exactly is your asshole brother up to?”

Cas looked away. “I’m not sure anymore. I knew something was wrong. I mean, he’d always been cruel… But when I realized he’d killed the child, I knew he needed help.”

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He leaned against the wall and let sadness weigh down his bones. “And I tried to get him help—good help. But my family wouldn’t hear of it. They sent him to the high hills for a

‘vacation.’ I was furious. And scared.”

Imari lifted his face. Kissed his forehead. “This would be a good time to tell me everything you know. Think of anything you can to stop this while I try to get help.”

Cas listened while the Commander tried to contact his men using the communicator on his belt. No one answered back.

Then he tried to reach forces back in Turma. Nothing but static. He peered out the window again.

“The communication towers are gone, too.”

“That’s my brother. Sick but smart.” Cas pushed aside these thoughts—regret would get him nowhere now. He rummaged in his closet. “We can use these shirts for wounds. I have a household medic kit.”

Imari stepped closer. The muscle in his cheek twitched harder with every footfall. “If I had the right training, sure, I’d be out there rescuing everyone who had a fighting chance.

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