Revenge Of The Elf (Book 1) by Lucas Thorn

Author:Lucas Thorn [Thorn, Lucas]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Lateral Books
Published: 2013-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

The fat man stumbled, kicking up mud and snow. His round face was purple with the effort of keeping alive and his hair was pasted to his head in rivers of sweat. The choking sob torn from his mouth reached the elf's ears over the thunder of hooves.

Behind him, a half dozen creatures moaned as one in a voice which drew her lips back in a tight grimace. Once, they may have been men. But now, they were something else.

Their faces were gaunt. Beneath stinking rags, their skin ravaged by cold. It peeled off the bone in flaking scabs. Where their eyes should have been, cold pits of black focussed on the fat man fleeing their grasping hands.

Clawed fingers clenched and unclenched.

Mouths hung slack.

As he angled away from the path like a crippled bear, the fat man's head snapped up and he stared wild-eyed at the approaching elf. “Help me!” he shrieked. “Please, help me!”

Her mount gave a sudden jerk and vaulted a half-buried log. She had to snatch hard on the mare's mane and cursed not having a saddle. Snow erupted as the horse landed heavily, bearing down on the figures slowly surrounding the fat man.

“Out of the fucking way!” she roared at him, tugging violently on the mane. The horse reared with a scream and she rolled smoothly from its back. Ended in a sprawled crouch, a dagger in each fist.

Stand and Deliver left her hand with a cruel buzz to sink into the darkly glowing eye of the closest creature. Inky black blood exploded from the wound and gushed down its chest like grave slime.

Behind her, Chukshene's words of magic made the snow ripple and her ears felt stuffed with wool as magic built itself into a powerful ball of chaos begging to be unleashed. Not daring to turn, the elf's back shivered and her heart skipped a beat.

She skidded in the slick mud.

Swivelled on her heel.

Had no time to reflect on the magic roaring to a peak behind her. Had time only to send Heading Toward Entropy screaming into the throat of another pale-skinned creature before two more staggered close enough to rake at her face and ribs with glittering claws.

She let loose an explosive curse and threw herself sideways. Felt the barest tip of one claw slit the skin of her cheek. Figured any wounds to her face couldn't ruin it any more than it was already and spat hard as she threw herself forward, A Flaw in the Glass and Token Goblin Fighter spinning in her hands. Punched A Flaw in the Glass into the chest of the closest with all her strength. Felt bone shatter as it howled through flesh and dug deep into the shadow-tainted heart.

Black blood poured thick over her hand and the foul stink of rotten meat filled her nostrils. It was an almost welcome change from the acrid stench of magic Chukshene was summoning behind her.

She shouldered the creature squirming on her knife. The dying creature sprawled in the snow as it slid off the glowing blade.

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