By Patrick D. Kaiser
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Book two of The Death-Bringer Chronicles
Table of contents
Out of the frying pan
Going blind
And then there were three
Out of tune
The frozen dead
Willows and wisps
Impossible to break
Taxing taxi
Toil town trouble
Churn and burn
Debt of the dead
A twist of the knife
The unwinnable game
Dragging dragons
Lies and pride
Battle on the bars
Sight untold
What was lost
Sneak Peeks
To My Elder Sister Holly,
For all the love & encouragement
You give me.
Even when I'm an annoying little brother.
Thank you for loving & supporting me.
Trial 1: Out of the frying pan
Panting heavy, hard for breath
Legs fighting to keep the pace
The box in my arms weighing me down
I don't care when – I don't care how
I refuse to let this box drop
I refuse to give up
“Get back here!” Their high voices call in pursuit
Smithing elves, tiny and cute
Save for the fact they're cannibalistic
You won't see that in a Christmas movie
Or maybe you did and I just missed it
Now they start speaking elvish
As steam blasts hot and hellish
In the steam ducts there's little room
As from above I hear a giant boom
Running, running, keeping pace
With her help
I might just win this race
Who's she you ask?
My partner fierce
As suddenly I feel my skin being pierced
“Get the hell off!” I shake my leg
His fangs clamping harder still
One of the elves in a tiny red hat
Pointed ears, he gives a laugh
Glaring at me right in the face
His beady red eyes go wide
As I give him a look
Instantly, without touch, he's knocked to the side
My focus and skill getting better everyday
It's amazing what happens when you actually train
Joining the Organization certainly has its perks
That's actually the reason I'm here – For work
Intel said there was an illegal weapons factory
It was said there might be a lead
To another Seer
But that still remains unclear
As another elf jumps trying to attack me
I tilt my head as he flies past – Wheeeeee!
Then I break into a run
This is actually a lot of fun
The booming sounds up above
Explosions and fighting – She's having a blast
The shaking of the structure giving me a shove
I think that means we're about done
As I continue to frantically run
The box hefty and not at all light
Wriggling and whimpering sounds inside
“Just hold on buddy, we're almost there.”
Suddenly, there's a burning smell on the air
She didn't?
Crap
Time to book it
Unless I prefer to let her cook him
A fiery blast implodes from behind
That's definitely not a good sign
The fire quickly starts to spread
The smell of sulfur and of ash
Safe to say she's incinerated the weapons cache
I'd rather not wind up dead
I need to find an exit and get ahead
The flames quickly coming from behind
As I trip – Don't worry I'm fine
Finally, she shows up just in time
With her magic acuity she bars back the flames
She is, after all, a fire mage
Shielding the box I smile and say
“Hiya! Nice job Leigh.”
She gives me the look
“Mission clear?” I ask
To the back of my head she gives me a smack
“Nathan, what was so important that you had to leave
me to fight alone?
Because you were gone, I ended up torching the entire zone.
That means no evidence, no way to convict.”
“You'll understand.” I say quick
I open the box as there he lies on a pile of rocks
Small as a kitten and sly as a fox
The lion's head gives a meow
As it stretches it's hooves
And rattles it's snake tail proud
“Let me get this straight.” She glares down
“You made us fail the entire mission
All to save a chimera kitten?”
“Well, yeah.” I say petting his fur
“You're such a good boy.” I say in a cute tone
Leigh yells “It's a her!
You are such an idiot!”
Immediately she starts to steam
As the whistle of sparks begin to scream
Instantly, I realize I screwed up
Pissing off Leigh is something you never wanna do
Granted, however, it's not very tough
But still
I take in the sight of her burning up
“Leigh, calm-” Suddenly, I'm having a vision
I'm a Seer so I use eye magic
Basically my eyes have god-like precision
My sight is greater than any other
And there are many other gifts I've yet to discover
Before I could ever learn, they killed both my mothers
That's why we're looking for a link to Seers
In the end it works out because my vision's clear
My brother and Jameson
That's not actually his name...
But in the end it's all the same
They sit there in a dimly lit room
My brother muttering “It'll be done soon.”
It's creepy – He looks just like me
We are twins – But
