Viridian Gate Online - Firebrand: Books 1 - 3 (Firebrand, Embers of Rebellion, Path of the Blood Phoenix) by J.D. Astra & James Hunter

Author:J.D. Astra & James Hunter [Astra, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cyberpunk apocalyptic dystopian quest gamelit, wizard mage shapeshifter warrior thief assassin, science fiction thriller sword sorcery superhero, s adventure video game adaptations young adult, men&#8217, virtual reality MMO litRPG role playing steampunk
Publisher: Shadow Alley Press
Published: 2020-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

Fireworks

“OTTO, KEEP UP!” I SLAMMED into the door of the club and rolled down the steps into the dirt. Sky, ground, sky, ground; my head was spinning. Several disgruntled noises and cries of offense were pushing into my ears, but I needed to listen for more important things, like Peacekeepers.

Otto scooped me up under my arms, confirming I was now doll-sized, and held tight to my hand as he took off down the street.

“Move!” Otto projected, and the people trembled. I could see the shock waves of Otto’s booming voice push the night-lifers aside, clearing a path for us.

“Otto, didju just use a spell on them? Part the seas!” I cackled as the stunned citizens shielded themselves from our passing.

“This was not the distraction I was hoping for!” he yelled, and I looked over my shoulder. He was right, not nearly enough people were following or looking at us. I could fix that.

I turned my right arm up to the sky and initiated Inferno Blast. It would take two seconds to start, just enough time to belt it out. “’Cause, baby, you’re a—”

Fire blasted from the palm of my hand and ripped into the sky with a roar, streaking the black with orange and red. Boy, was it pretty. Startled screams and shouts of anger came in reply. Job well done.

“That’s not making it better!” Otto snapped, and I checked over my shoulder.

At least half of the people on the streets were after us, Peacekeepers running full speed between them, getting tripped up and falling. “Oh yes it did!” I laughed, aiming my hand up for one more quick burst. “Watch me shoot across the night!”

I left the ground and was over Otto’s shoulder a second later. “What the hell?” I slapped my hands against his back as his muscled arm pinned me down.

“You’re too slow! Give me the scroll!”

I fished around in my inventory as my stomach bumped against his shoulder, generating a wave of nausea. The quest scroll was highlighted and shimmering, apparently letting me know it was time for it to be used. I pulled it out and passed it to Otto’s other hand.

Sweet, burning blue curaçao flavor was on the back of my tongue, and the constant punches to my gut were starting to create a dangerous—

My mouth flew open, and I spewed brilliant blue mixed with Quarry Grub down Otto’s backside.

“I’m sorry,” I cried as there was a break in the vomiting. The citizens running after us slowed down, no longer gaining on us, at the sight of my illness.

“Abby,” Otto said, sounding like a furious dad about to scold his three-year-old, “you’re not allowed to drink anymore.”

“That’s not fair! You didn’t tell me it was poison! I thought it was a shot!” My words were punctuated by “ughs” and “erps” as Otto’s shoulder kept pushing up into my diaphragm.

The crowd behind us was dwindling to a few out-of-breath Peacekeepers and some angry citizens as Otto turned a corner that took us back into the residential district.

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