Linsey Hall - 05 Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2019-11-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

As I ran through the dragon tunnels deep beneath the slate mountain, Tarron’s and Aeri’s screams echoed up from the depths of the caves.

Was this where they had gone? Had Perisea swept them up and taken them somewhere down here?

It was really them, not some figment of my imagination. I could feel it, as if they were close enough to see.

I sprinted forward, determined to reach them.

Prove yourself worthy.

My breath heaved in my lungs as I raced toward them. They needed me.

More loose slate appeared in my path, threatening to trip me up. The ceiling was low, but I called on my wings anyway, flying along the ground. When the slate on the walls began to move, my heart jumped into my throat.

The stones along the side of the tunnel shifted, forming monstrous shapes. Creatures with multiple legs crawled toward me, like giant spiders made of rock. Eyes of flame burned within their heads, and they hissed loudly.

One lunged for me, and I flew upward, darting away as quickly as I could. The creature reached up with one long leg and swiped for me. I dodged.

As I drew my blade from the ether, a second creature leapt for me. It reached out, smashing one of its stone legs into my hip.

Pain flared as I tumbled, barely managing to keep myself airborne.

In the distance, my sister and Tarron screamed.

My heart thundered, fear chilling me.

The monsters converged on me from below, leaping up, determined to keep me from my family.

These bastards are going down.

As I drew my sword from the ether, I spotted a cluster of tiny monsters huddled against the wall.

My jaw slackened.

Babies?

Crap.

I couldn’t kill these bastards, even if they were between me and what I loved. No way I could do that. And Tarron and Aeri would never stand for it, anyway.

These creatures were just protecting their young.

I flew as fast as I could, darting around the leaping stone spiders that lashed out with their legs. One of them hit me in the thigh, and pain surged through me. A blow to the chest drove the air from my lungs.

I ignored it, flying as fast as I could through the tunnel, following the screams.

Until they stopped.

Dead silence…

There was just the sound of my breathing.

Shit.

I reached a junction where the tunnel split off into four directions. Panic surged.

Which one?

I could no longer hear Tarron and Aeri.

No, no, no.

Frantic, I looked down each passage, trying to guess where they were. There was nothing but silence.

Misery and anxiety clashed within me. They were hurt. They were in trouble. I could feel it.

And I didn’t know how to find them.

Think.

I spun in a circle, searching for any kind of clue. There was nothing but silence.

And then the dark closed in.

The eerie golden light that had filled the space disappeared, and it was just me and the sound of my heaving breaths.

Frustration surged within me until I wanted to cry. This couldn’t be happening!

It took everything I had, but I shoved the feeling of helplessness down deep.

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