Kingdom Bundle by Adam Drake

Author:Adam Drake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: litrpg, gamelit, fantasy, science fiction, collection, bundle, adventure, action, cyberpunk, high tech, epic
Publisher: Adam Drake
Published: 2018-08-23T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

Rob took several moments to compose himself. Finding the image of the dragon was a sucker punch, but he wouldn't let it throw him off balance.

What was it doing here?

Axe and buckler at the ready, he took a few steps inside the small space, uncertain what to expect.

When the dragon didn't immediately come to life, he relaxed slightly. His eyes locked on the slab's surface, drinking in all its refined details.

It was absolutely identical to the dragon that appeared on the monitors. A left-facing stylized head, open mouth, long neck, and the beginnings of a shoulder and back. It was black with the natural color of the stone filling its contours.

But the most arresting detail was the eye. It appeared to be a multi-faceted crystal, tear shaped and emitting a faint white glow.

He stared at it for so long he found he'd been holding his breath and had to gasp for air. His knees trembled and, for a brief moment, felt the same sensation he did the moment the dragon in the office lunged at him.

Like his entire body was being swallowed up.

“Okay,” he said, his voice muted in the cramped chamber. “What is this?”

A message didn't appear, nor could he mentally pull up any details. If this thing had any secrets, it wasn't sharing.

The huge slab sat on a wide featureless rock pedestal. The circle was maybe a foot thick and made from a stone material he recognized. In fact, he'd held the exact kind before in his hand.

Sharding stone.

“What are you?” he said, not really expecting an answer. “Why did you bring me here?”

Frustrated, he inspected the stone slab more closely, hoping to find anything that might hint at its purpose, but careful not to touch it.

And on the right side, he found something.

The distinct outlines of two hand prints were burnt into the surface of the stone, marring the perfect gray complexion of the rock. Was he supposed to put his hands there? He also noticed two burnt boot prints on the ground directly below them.

Someone had stood here, placed their hands on this thing, and died doing it. The realization sent a chill down his spine and he backed up a few paces to press against the wall.

His eyes danced from the hand prints to the boot prints. Who had it been? Saif? Jace? Could this be what happened to everyone?

A strange series of images played out in his mind of all the people in the camp coming to stand next to this dragon image, and placing their hands on the stone. Then burning to ash as they screamed.

Rob shook his head, a sudden sense of vertigo shuddering through his body. Quickly, he stumbled out of the alcove and outside.

He leaned against the stone of the entrance, trying to catch his breath. What the hell was that about? The same feeling that walloped him on the stairs to the Watcher had hit him again.

After several moments, the feeling faded, and he was able to stand without falling over.

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