Shadow Blade by Adam Drake

Author:Adam Drake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: litrpg, gamelit, fantasy, science fiction, series, cyberpunk, action, adventure, high tech, epic
Publisher: Adam Drake
Published: 2018-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

We stood around the stone platform on which the massive shell sat. No one wanted to commit to stepping onto it in case it was trapped.

Shwenn looked to Holpa. “Detect anything?”

Holpa rolled his eyes, but squatted down at the edge of the platform, examining it. I'd think that if he'd made it to level 50 as a minotaur, one of the first abilities he would've maxed out would be Detect Trap.

The minotaur moved around the platform checking as he went.

As he did so, I looked over the shell. It was a twisted version of a conch shell, with one end drastically tapered to a nozzle several feet above the ground. Its surface was a mix of opaque pink and white that swirled around its banded length.

When I queried the game as to what it was, it came up blank, like it was just a piece of uninteresting furniture. But it was far from that.

Holpa stood and shrugged his wide shoulders. “Looks clear to me, I think.”

“You think?” Witt said.

“If there's a trap on there that I can't detect then it's a trap you want nothing to do with.” The minotaur grinned and waved to the shell. “So why don't you go first?”

“Dice it,” I said, wanting this little drama to end.

“Okay,” Shwenn said.

I rolled a two.

Everyone laughed as I stood at the edge of the platform trying to scrutinize every detail. Finally, I shrugged and stepped onto it. Nothing happened.

Holpa said “That was anticlimactic.”

“That's what she said,” Writt said with a mischievous smile.

The huge conch gave no indication as to its purpose other than maybe it could be used as a horn. One end unfurled into a large opening, pointed at the sea.

“A warning horn?” Shwenn said.

I said, “Well, it's here for a reason. But if it's like everything else on this island, then it will probably try to kill us.”

“Someone blow it,” Bozar said.

“The shadow already lost that dice, she has to do it,” Holpa said, with a sneer in my direction.

I shook my head. “Okay, unless someone votes no, I'm going to use it.”

The others simply watched, curious.

“Fine,” I said and pressed my lips to the little nozzle end. Inhaling deeply, I blew into it.

A loud blare boomed from the shell. The surrounding air shimmered with its intensity and leaves on the nearby trees shook.

Everyone clamped hands over their ears, cringing against the deafening sound. Even after I pulled away from the nozzle, the sound continued. Glancing at the lagoon I could see the sound creating little waves across the water and out toward the wall of storms.

For several long agonizing moments the sound shook the world and threatened to shatter my avatar's eardrums. Then, it stopped.

“Okay,” Witt said, eyes wide and shaking his head. “Let's not do that again.”

Shwenn frowned at the shell. “I don't get it. What purpose does this serve? Why have it here if it doesn't do anything?”

“It served to deafen us,” Bozar said.

Holpa said, “Well, if there was anything on this island that wasn't aware of our presence before, they do now.

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