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.Their brainsneed to be wholly intact.The humans possess one or several82 The Shivered Skyby Matt Dinnimanof a weapon of mass destruction.You saw what they did tothe shoals. We ain't bloody shoals, one of the soldiers growled.She chose to ignore the comment.A good leader knewwhen to leave things unsaid. Therefore it is imperative theydon't see us coming.We shall conduct maneuver number 713from your Advanced Aerial Training manual. They looked at her blankly.She whooshed her back wings angrily.Imbeciles.Thesewere supposed to be some of the best.As elite as a platooncould get without being Charun. It's a dive and decapitationmaneuver.Surely you've drilled on this before? We can do it, the Arms Officer said.The othersmurmured agreement. Commander, one of the scanners reported. They aremoving. Okay, Ungeo squawked, her voice not coming outanywhere near as powerful as she wanted. Adjust yourweapons properly.If any of their brains are injured, I'll makesure the Overseer knows of your mistake. With a powerfulswish, she hovered a few feet off the top of the tree, herservice weapon in hand.The bitter stench of excitement rosefrom the soldiers.She liked that smell.It reminded her ofdinner.* * * *Hitomi pulled the cloak tightly over her shoulders, but shedidn't pull the hood up.The wind had picked up slightly, and agrowing heaviness hung.The sense of rain tingled her nose.83 The Shivered Skyby Matt DinnimanTheir plan was to hike to the freeway that led to the city,but skirt the side.If anything came, they'd dive into the grassand conceal themselves as best they could. Everyone ready? Indigo said.They stood, all pulling their cloaks tightly around theirshoulders.They looked like a group of green monks.Theyskirted the tree line, heading toward the road.Hitomi clutched onto her periscepter like a life raft.Shetried to teach the others to use it, but the only one to getanything was still Indigo.And after the short burst of weaklight, she fell over panting like she had been kicked in thestomach.The last thing Hitomi wanted was to be in charge of theirdefense.And the thought of having killed all those creaturesstill sickened her although she knew perfectly well what theycould've done to her.Still, she never wanted to hurt anyone.Not even demons.This must be my penance.They had only been moving for a few minutes when ithappened.She became aware of a noise, and it came fromabove.Like a flag being ripped at by the wind.She glancedup.* * * *Hekka, member of the elite Dahhak Tempest Squadron,was living fury.Filled with vigor from his radiant god Moloch,he focused his rage toward the human girl.Instead ofallowing himself to just dive, he pumped his wings so hisdescent would be swifter than the others.He wanted to bethe first.84 The Shivered Skyby Matt DinnimanUnlike most of his comrades, he normally didn't have athirst for violence.But at this moment it was more than just asimple craving for battle.It was almost blinding.Though the others were unaware, Lesser-CommanderReeka had been his brother, one of a spawn of twelvethousand.They had been particularly close.They had growntogether, trained together, aspired together, even spawnedwith a young Dahhak Queen together.The sight of his brother's severed wing and his renderedtorso still burned in his mind.And that humans had done it.Humans! His clan would be shamed, and Reeka's page fromthe Book of Ancestors would be burned, never mentionedagain.Forgive me Moloch, he prayed.My anger burns.But Moloch would forgive him, for revenge was asacrament.A way to attain his Pri.He squeezed gently on thetrigger of his weapon, causing a sickle-shaped blade ofenergy to form at the tip.Decapitation was too good forthem.But Hekka followed orders.Even if they did come froma pompous, idiot Charun.The female turned to look up at him, but it was too late.He swung his arm back, bracing himself for the killing blow.* * * *Hitomi saw the demon flying right at her, its scarlet eyeswild.She screamed and pulled up her periscepter, but herarm seemed to be working in slow motion.The demon archedits weapon at her head.Then something pummeled into herstomach, and she fell.The fire blade whistled over her head,the stench of sulfur and burnt hair rising.85 The Shivered Skyby Matt DinnimanDave had tackled her, saving her life.Her stomach burned.He quickly rolled away, freeing her arm.The demon swishedup, did a quick flip, and arched back toward her.Above itseveral more of the demons came, all with weapons drawn.They fell like rain, screaming toward the group of five.Their eyes were red like caged fire glowing, yet lifeless allthe same.They had black wings, made of rough-looking skin,thick with pulsating veins [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Their brainsneed to be wholly intact.The humans possess one or several82 The Shivered Skyby Matt Dinnimanof a weapon of mass destruction.You saw what they did tothe shoals. We ain't bloody shoals, one of the soldiers growled.She chose to ignore the comment.A good leader knewwhen to leave things unsaid. Therefore it is imperative theydon't see us coming.We shall conduct maneuver number 713from your Advanced Aerial Training manual. They looked at her blankly.She whooshed her back wings angrily.Imbeciles.Thesewere supposed to be some of the best.As elite as a platooncould get without being Charun. It's a dive and decapitationmaneuver.Surely you've drilled on this before? We can do it, the Arms Officer said.The othersmurmured agreement. Commander, one of the scanners reported. They aremoving. Okay, Ungeo squawked, her voice not coming outanywhere near as powerful as she wanted. Adjust yourweapons properly.If any of their brains are injured, I'll makesure the Overseer knows of your mistake. With a powerfulswish, she hovered a few feet off the top of the tree, herservice weapon in hand.The bitter stench of excitement rosefrom the soldiers.She liked that smell.It reminded her ofdinner.* * * *Hitomi pulled the cloak tightly over her shoulders, but shedidn't pull the hood up.The wind had picked up slightly, and agrowing heaviness hung.The sense of rain tingled her nose.83 The Shivered Skyby Matt DinnimanTheir plan was to hike to the freeway that led to the city,but skirt the side.If anything came, they'd dive into the grassand conceal themselves as best they could. Everyone ready? Indigo said.They stood, all pulling their cloaks tightly around theirshoulders.They looked like a group of green monks.Theyskirted the tree line, heading toward the road.Hitomi clutched onto her periscepter like a life raft.Shetried to teach the others to use it, but the only one to getanything was still Indigo.And after the short burst of weaklight, she fell over panting like she had been kicked in thestomach.The last thing Hitomi wanted was to be in charge of theirdefense.And the thought of having killed all those creaturesstill sickened her although she knew perfectly well what theycould've done to her.Still, she never wanted to hurt anyone.Not even demons.This must be my penance.They had only been moving for a few minutes when ithappened.She became aware of a noise, and it came fromabove.Like a flag being ripped at by the wind.She glancedup.* * * *Hekka, member of the elite Dahhak Tempest Squadron,was living fury.Filled with vigor from his radiant god Moloch,he focused his rage toward the human girl.Instead ofallowing himself to just dive, he pumped his wings so hisdescent would be swifter than the others.He wanted to bethe first.84 The Shivered Skyby Matt DinnimanUnlike most of his comrades, he normally didn't have athirst for violence.But at this moment it was more than just asimple craving for battle.It was almost blinding.Though the others were unaware, Lesser-CommanderReeka had been his brother, one of a spawn of twelvethousand.They had been particularly close.They had growntogether, trained together, aspired together, even spawnedwith a young Dahhak Queen together.The sight of his brother's severed wing and his renderedtorso still burned in his mind.And that humans had done it.Humans! His clan would be shamed, and Reeka's page fromthe Book of Ancestors would be burned, never mentionedagain.Forgive me Moloch, he prayed.My anger burns.But Moloch would forgive him, for revenge was asacrament.A way to attain his Pri.He squeezed gently on thetrigger of his weapon, causing a sickle-shaped blade ofenergy to form at the tip.Decapitation was too good forthem.But Hekka followed orders.Even if they did come froma pompous, idiot Charun.The female turned to look up at him, but it was too late.He swung his arm back, bracing himself for the killing blow.* * * *Hitomi saw the demon flying right at her, its scarlet eyeswild.She screamed and pulled up her periscepter, but herarm seemed to be working in slow motion.The demon archedits weapon at her head.Then something pummeled into herstomach, and she fell.The fire blade whistled over her head,the stench of sulfur and burnt hair rising.85 The Shivered Skyby Matt DinnimanDave had tackled her, saving her life.Her stomach burned.He quickly rolled away, freeing her arm.The demon swishedup, did a quick flip, and arched back toward her.Above itseveral more of the demons came, all with weapons drawn.They fell like rain, screaming toward the group of five.Their eyes were red like caged fire glowing, yet lifeless allthe same.They had black wings, made of rough-looking skin,thick with pulsating veins [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]