The Toldar Series Box Set by Matt Mememaro

Author:Matt Mememaro [Mememaro, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-20T06:00:00+00:00

Minutes later both Rowan and Gunthos stood side by side at the entrance to the Huntrey tower. The preparations were finally complete, the battlements stocked with weapons and more than enough Hunters to wield each of them.

“Brothers and sisters! Allies and friends!” Rowan called out across the courtyard. Today we face a foe like no other, but one we have trained our entire lives to defeat. They outnumber us a thousand to one if our scouts are to be believed. The Vampire horde approaches, ladies and gentlemen! One not seen since the time of Tal’davin was upon Taagras. Some of you will die today, but know this. We will defeat them and your blood sacrifices will not be forgotten! We are Hunters and we stand together, bound together by blood and with that lies our strength!”

“I don’t want to die!” a novice that had not yet completed the Blood Ceremony screamed as he ran towards the gate.

Rowan shook his head and raised one of his crossbows before shooting the boy dead in the back. He stumbled forwards before flat on his face.

“If any of you think fleeing is acceptable, think again! We will survive together, or we will fall to a glorious death, together!”

“Rowan, Rowan!” Prasad burst out from the tower, nearly knocking into the Highlander. “Come quickly, there’s something you need to see, sir!”

“What boy? I have a war to fight, it can wait!”

“No, sir! The Magicians... in their chambers. They’re all dead!”

Rowan glanced at Gunthos before they both raced into the tower, leaping up the stairs three at a time to the highest reaches where the magicians kept the Huntrey safe from prying eyes. Three kept the blood shield active at all times while another four rested, ready to take over at a moment’s notice in case the shift ended or one member failed.

The door to their chambers was ajar, blood splattered across every surface. The kills had not been quick or clean. Three of the Magicians had lost their arms, their swords lay scattered across the room. One appeared to have been flung into the wall.

“How did we not know about this sooner?” Rowan asked. “Somebody should have realized.”

“We grew complacent,” Gunthos said. “We thought they’d be safe here. The last threat the Huntrey ever faced was Tal’davin himself and that was a millennia ago.”

There was a groan in the room and one of the Magicians was stirring. His was the only corpse that was not mutilated. Rowan ran to his side, helping the man gain his feet. Even in the dim lighting, something was wrong with his skin.

“What happened to you, Magician?” he asked.

“Attacked, changed, stronger,” the Magician said.

“Move, Rowan!”

The throwing knife left the Hunter’s had less than a second later taking the newly turned Vampire straight in the throat. It crumpled to the ground before bursting apart leaving nothing but dust.

“I had it,” Rowan said as he picked the knife up handing it back to its owner.

“No you didn’t,” Gunthos said. “You know what this means, don’t you?”

“This is the first time since Tal’davin that a Huntrey will fall.

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