Metal Mage 10 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Shrieks rebounded around the marble hall as I dove out from behind the podium, and I sparked my Terra powers with my palms up as I came crashing to my knees. Then every shard hurtling toward the crowd froze in midair as the weight of the shattered ceiling collided with my magic, and I quickly looked over to be sure the dwarven Elders were unharmed in their pew.

All of their jaws were dropped as they stared at the massive chunk of marble only a foot above their heads, and half the nobles were frantically running into one another while the other half couldn’t seem to move an inch as they gaped at me.

Then the static presence of the magic that had caused this disappeared, and I gritted my teeth as my veins burned under the effort of splitting my magic while holding everything in place. I sent my Terra powers surging through the castle one floor at a time as I sensed servants running around in confusion of where the thundering crack had come from, but then I found them.

There were nine people three floors up who moved at far too quick a pace, and I turned to my women as I tracked their course through the upper levels of the castle.

“Three floors up,” I growled, and my women all ran for the entrance as they pulled their pistols from their holsters.

Then I forced the shards of the ceiling to rise, and my brow was drenched with sweat from the effort by the time I had every massive piece fused into place once more.

“Evacuate the castle!” I hollered to Temin as I jumped to my feet, and I shoved past the frantic nobles while Temin’s voice rose above the panic and ordered everyone to the outer courtyard.

I was barreling up a stately flight of marble steps when I caught up with my women, and I sent my magic ahead of us to find the culprits of the attack.

“How many?” Aurora gasped as she struggled to keep her gown up.

“Nine,” I panted, and we rounded the next flight of steps as servants rushed past us on both sides. “All Terra Mages.”

“Gods,” Shoshanne whimpered. “Mason, they could bring the whole castle down.”

“Not with me here,” I growled. “It took all nine of them to break that ceiling, so we know they’re not as strong as Dahko. They’ll probably try to drop us all through the floor the second we approach, so we’re using our numbers to our advantage.”

“How?” Deya asked with a nervous frown, and she wasn’t even winded as we poured on the speed.

“Starting with you and Cayla,” I replied, and as we came to the third floor, I could already tell it was deserted. So, I motioned for my women to continue onward to the fourth floor, and I pulled my pistol out as I lowered my voice. “Deya, you’re going to be invisible for this. They won’t be able to track your course with your necklace on, so I want you and Cayla on sniper duty while Aurora, Shoshanne, and I pursue them directly.

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