Kill Monsters, Get Rich 6 by Logan Jacobs

Author:Logan Jacobs [Jacobs, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The smooth marble floor of the pit, while stylish, had no give, and even though I landed in a crouch to lessen the force of my impact, I still felt the residual energy run up my ankles, through my knees, and into my abdomen.

Peter stopped for a second when he saw me, and he was clearly confused by someone else willingly lowering themselves into this sleek prison. At this level, the hue of Nathan’s blood seemed brighter, and the metallic smell was stronger. I glanced over at Artemis and saw her nose was wrinkled, and I wondered for a moment if it was because of the blood alone, or if she could pick up something deeper, something vampiric, in its scent.

It was really only a glance, though, because in that one second where Peter stopped to size up his new opponent, he must have realized I was human, because he suddenly changed course and charged right at me.

“Leo!” Carmen’s voice rang out clearly over the excited murmurs of the crowd, and I spared half a second’s thought to worry she might jump in after me.

But Kegan and the others would know to stop her. They would know her human blood would make her just as much of a target. Artemis was strong, and I was quick, as well as imbued with the ability to boost and dampen auras.

So, even if Peter was a fledgling vampire, half-mad with bloodlust and overwhelmed with the new sensations his heightened senses gave him, I was sure my death would not come at his hands. Certainly not with Artemis at my side.

We had this.

Even so, when I ducked out of the way to avoid Peter’s outstretched hand, I felt his fingertips brush against my hair before they slammed into the marble wall. I felt the tiniest flake of stone bounce off my cheek and knew the force of Peter’s charge had cracked it, but my body was ahead of my mind, and I was already moving.

“Another challenger?” du Sang’s voice rose loud and amused over the chatter of the other spectators.

Peter hesitated for a second at the sound of his master’s voice, and I used that second to untie the silver cord fastening my dark, heavy cape in place. It would only serve as another thing for Peter to grab me by, and even though I wasn’t left-handed, I wanted both my arms free to move.

“What your kind lack in strength and speed, you make up for in recklessness,” du Sang continued in a drawling voice. “Shorter lifespans, I suppose. And about to be even shorter.”

I ignored the vampire as I ran toward Artemis. Despite the small confines of this space, I was sprinting at full speed, because anything less and Peter would be on me in a second. Between my momentum and the smooth marble floor, I skidded right past the werewolf woman and almost slammed into the opposite wall, but I regained my footing and turned back to face her just as she and Peter pounced on one another.

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