The Gate to Thomerion by Daniel Heck

Author:Daniel Heck [Heck, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-10-03T22:00:00+00:00

Go back outside the compound, or start again.

“There’s only two of them,” you whisper, “And there’s no sense expecting gnolls to be friendly.”

Titania hesitates, but nods.

“Try not to slaughter them too painfully…” she groans, before jumping out into the open.

“Wait!”

The gnolls, noticing her immediately, stand and draw scimitars. Shouting a divine prayer, you aim your talisman, focus divine energy through it and blast one of the creatures straight in the skull. It falls with no sound.

The other turns and barks a command, following it up with a blood-curdling howl.

Titania closes the distance and confronts the creature, slashing wildly with her dagger, when you hear the swoosh of shifting sands. Eight more rough-edged dog-men slink up over the edge of the nearest dune. Until now, there was no indication they were there. They notice the commotion and charge, echoing their leader’s battle cry.

Panic surges through you.

By the gods!

You stumble forward, grab Titania’s hand and drag her in the direction from which you came, but the chalky dirt beneath you crumbles and sinks, denying you a quick exit. You pump your legs with all your might, but sure-footed as the gnoll party is, they quickly circle around and intercept you from the other side. You are surrounded. As these brutes savor the chance for a fresh meal, their pitch-white fangs drip saliva in a savage testament to the defense of their pack.

While you had hoped that someday the god of the sun would touch your soul and bring you into its divine kingdom, was it worth becoming a human pin-cushion first, in the middle of the relentless desert?

Somehow, you think not.

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