The Dragon's Game by James Erith

Author:James Erith
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Jerico Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

35 SUE’S CHOICE

Sue stumbled once, then again and fell flat on her face.

Tears tumbled down her cheeks. She sat down on a fallen tree trunk and wept. Gus hadn’t deserved to be beaten to death. Her frame shook. How could this have happened after everything they’d been through together?

She’d never forgive Kemp. Never. Even if he was trying to help.

And Daisy? Hell, she thought, Daisy had been consumed by guilt over her choices. Choices that she'd had to make in the heat of the moment. But why? Why had she rolled the stone?

She wiped her eyes and filled her lungs with deep breaths. She wouldn’t give in quite so quickly to that oaf Kemp, knowing that the de Lowes were in the labyrinth.

At the back of her mind lay a nagging doubt. What if Kemp was right? What if they failed? It only took one of them to die, and they’d already had such narrow escapes. And what about this Cain spirit-thing? Kemp didn’t think the ghost was evil. And Kemp had told her that Gus had gone with it, to save her. Typical Gus, she thought. Selfless to the very end. Would Gus have wanted her to give in?

She slammed her hand down on the bark of the fallen tree. ‘What is the world coming to?’ she said out loud.

A rich, croaky voice answered her back. ‘You may well ask.’

Sue’s body prickled. She stood up and twisted one way and then the other, but in each direction she found only the fog.

‘Who’s there?’ she said. ‘Who is it?’

‘You cannot see me,’ the voice said. ‘But fear ye not, young lady.’

Sue thought quickly. ‘Are you … are you the thing with Kemp?’

The voice appeared to sigh. ‘The boy and I have become acquainted,’ it replied, ‘though we are apart at the moment. He is wondering where you went.’

Inside, Sue seethed. She couldn’t hold it back. ‘You’re the monster who is responsible. You made them fight each other, and now Gus is dead.’

‘But you’re all going to die,’ the voice calmly replied. ‘Don’t you understand, my dear girl. I am a spirit, connected to the past, the present and the future. Right now, I alone can save you. No one else will survive.’

‘But you don’t know that!’ she screamed. ‘What if the de Lowes make it - then we’re alright, then everything will go back to normal, and they’ve still got a chance.’ Her voice quietened. ‘But Gus won’t ever come back, will he?’

‘I’ve just been to see your dear little friends,’ the ghost said. ‘Check out how they’re getting on. And, I am afraid to report that they’re finding it a little punishing. Would you like me to fill you in?’

The ghost went quiet. Terrible unease like a chill swept through her. What if it was bad news? She ran her hands through her hair. 'Go on.'

‘The Heirs of Eden entered the labyrinth with over three hundred animals of all shapes and sizes guarding them. Quite a sight, so I’m told.

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