Storm's Fury: Book 1 of the Storm's Fury Series: (An Epic Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller) by Justin Bell & Mike Kraus

Author:Justin Bell & Mike Kraus [Bell, Justin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2020-02-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

A siren warbled in the night, the quick blurt of noise a mixture between an emergency alert and a car horn.

“Attention!” a tinny voice bellowed over a scratchy loudspeaker. “There is a federally mandated curfew within the city limits! Anyone on the streets, seek shelter immediately as we work to restore order!”

Big T glanced around the edge of a building, holding a hand up to Shawna.

“Stay there, kid,” he said in a low voice. A bright beam of light from a roof-mounted spotlight sliced through the darkness, bouncing off of the ruined remains of a building across the street from where they stood, snaking over uneven piles of rubble as the military vehicle moved down the road slowly.

As Tristan kept his eyes fixed on the shadow of the moving vehicle, he could see figures on foot, silhouetted in the backsplash of light. Even from just their shadows he could see they wore tactical helmets and carried military-style rifles, walking in coordinated groups in and around the moving vehicle.

“I repeat,” the voice continued, “we are under a federally mandated curfew! Please clear the streets and seek shelter.”

“What’s with the curfew?” Shawna asked, coming up closer to the edge of the building. “It’s not like there’s violence in the streets.”

“They’re probably trying to avoid it,” Tristan replied. “Same thing happened over in Kandahar when I was there. Even though it wasn’t wartime, they had a curfew because they figured anyone moving around after dark was up to no good. By establishing the curfew they can take people in just for being on the streets; they don’t even have to catch them doing something wrong.”

Shawna nodded.

“Stuff like this happens,” Tristan continued, “it does weird things to people. They lose sight of stuff. Figure the world’s ending and it’s every man for himself.”

“It sort of is,” Shawna said. “There’s no way the government can contain this. They can’t be everywhere at once.”

“I wouldn’t be so sure,” Tristan replied. “That ship did some damage, but it’s not like it wrecked the whole city. We’re just in the middle of it.”

As if in response to his claim, a shrill scream echoed in the night somewhere out in the darkness, followed by the explosive shattering of glass breaking. Three pops resounded in some sort of retaliation, followed by another scream.

“I’ve gotta get back to my place,” Shawna said, “at least get a roof over my head.”

“That ain’t gonna be easy,” Tristan replied. “Not with all of these soldier boys out and about.” He waited, watching the inky silhouette of the vehicle continue down the road and slowly bend around the corner, the people on foot following. Sirens sounded and the reflecting red lights of emergency vehicles splashed against the wall of another building. The world around them was a deep, dull, pervasive heat, like a sauna. Fires raged in wrecked buildings on all sides. They moved along the road, weaving their way through piles of broken rock and concrete, feet crunching on strewn glass. Tristan tugged

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