Shadow Of The Ring by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-02-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Lyle sighed as he looked at the groaning and bloodied people around him. Some had stopped moving.

That got a little out of hand, but it was still pretty fun for me. It wasn’t even like I had to make that many puppets for it to get crazy, either. Funny how that works.

All Lyle had wanted was to have a little fun at the busy corner store. Yes, he’d started a fight, and it’d spiraled out of control. The next thing he knew, he was in the middle of a riot.

He sighed and shook his head. The real lesson was something far more important.

I definitely need bodyguards. A couple of the guys almost hurt me, which wouldn’t have been all that fun. The puppets are supposed to entertain the audience, not hurt the audience.

Lyle sighed as he stepped out of the store, wiping the blood off his hands. A police officer approached him, his hand on his gun.

“Oh, I took too long,” Lyle muttered. “Of course you’re here.” He held up a hand. “You can’t blame me, you know. In truth, it wouldn’t have gotten out of hand if the potential wasn’t already there. I’m not going to say I’m a victim, but neither is anyone in there. Does that make sense?”

The cop frowned. “Sir, I’m going to need you to put your hands on your head for now and turn around until I stabilize and confirm the situation.”

“No.” Lyle shook his head. “Why should I? Because some people got hurt? You know what?” He shrugged. “Who cares? So a few people got hurt. You should just think of them as sacrifices. It’s better to have sacrifices early on when the new god values them more, not when everyone’s worshipping him. It’s like when there’s that new band you discovered before they went all mainstream and everyone claims to have always loved them. Be a true fan, man.” He snickered.

The cop frowned. “Okay, sir, I’m going to need you to get on the ground right now. You’re obviously under the influence or in shock, so I need you to work with me so you don’t get hurt. Do you understand me?”

“Work with you?” Lyle snorted. “You don’t get it, do you? Whatever.” He frowned. If he tried to touch his bone charm, he might get shot. He turned around and knelt, slowly moving his hand toward the charm.

I’m tired of this. I have all this power, and I’m still treated disrespectfully. That shit ends today.

Lyle pressed on his charm. “Turn around and fire randomly at the cars in the parking lot.”

The police officer spun and started unloading his gun. Car windows shattered and alarms wailed as he blasted away.

Lyle stood and laughed. “Keep firing.”

The police officer ran out of bullets. “I need more ammo.”

“Don’t reload,” Lyle commanded. “Stand there while I stun you.” He walked over to the officer and yanked the stun rod off his belt, then slammed it into the man’s neck and discharged it.

The other man collapsed with a groan, twitching.

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