Warriors by Smith Nicholas Sansbury

Author:Smith, Nicholas Sansbury [Smith, Nicholas Sansbury]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Horror, thriller, Fantasy
Amazon: B0C15FTN6Q
Goodreads: 128054792
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing & Aethon Books
Published: 2020-07-14T07:00:00+00:00

After being summoned, Les had taken a boat back to the capitol tower straight from the Shark’s Cage. But with communications down, he had no idea what to expect—only that something had been discovered on the eastern barrier.

From the marina he went straight to the council chamber, not even stopping to say hello to his wife and daughter. He carried an important message of his own for the king.

The double doors were shut, guarded by a militia soldier and a Cazador soldier.

They opened the door, and he walked into the room.

Dozens of faces turned in the dim torchlight. A group of Hell Divers, soldiers, and advisors had gathered around the council table.

X stood at the throne, Miles at his feet. “Captain,” he said in a gruff, defeated voice, “I hope you brought me some good news about Discovery.”

Les halted between Ton and Victor and ran a hand through his red frizz.

“She’s in bad shape, King Xavier,” he said. “Samson still isn’t sure he can get some of the systems back online without a trip to the wastes.”

X cursed under his breath. He looked much older this afternoon. The salt-and-pepper hair seemed mostly salt. The years of diving and fighting were taking their toll.

“There’s something you need to hear,” X said. “Have a seat.”

Les went to the council table. Every chair was occupied, but Edgar got up and offered his chair.

“That’s okay,” Les said. “I’ll stand.”

He took a second to scan the faces.

Rodger sat next to Magnolia, his head bowed in grief. Imulah, Colonel Forge, Mac, Felipe, and every living Hell Diver were sitting or standing around the table. Pedro was also here.

Everyone had the same solemn expression: frowns, wrinkled brows, sunken eyes.

“We have a decision to make,” X said. “And this time, it’s something that I can’t, and won’t, make on my own. It will affect everyone’s future, sky people and Cazadores alike.”

Imulah translated to Colonel Forge in a slow, almost slurred speech due to the medicine he took for his burns. When he finished, X stepped to the top landing of the platform.

“The mission this morning to find Raven’s Claw failed, resulting in the death of Alberto and the destruction of Cricket,” he said. “We know now that the mission never had a chance from the beginning—Raven’s Claw and the submarines retreated long ago.”

He rubbed the back of his neck and winced.

“The militia boat that Lieutenant Sloan pursued the submarines with during the attack was recovered, along with her skinned, mutilated body and the bodies of two of her soldiers,” he said. “I don’t know how we missed it, but we did.”

“What!” Les said. “How . . .”

“We don’t know,” said Sergeant Wynn in a quivering voice.

The discovery of her body, especially the brutality of her death, rocked Les to his core.

X bowed his head, clearly shaken. He gestured to Imulah. “Go ahead and read the note Mac found.”

Imulah stood up from his chair and held the note in his bandaged hand.

“If the occupying hostile force from the sky

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