Free Whisper & Fury: Eydulan Series Book 1 by Mark Brandon Powell Page B

Kat, and he slobbers out. “Get ready to take the shot.”
    Kat’s eyes widen, and she nods as best she can. He quickly turns and flings her toward Gwen. She takes a step out of the way. Kat has a split second to aim as she passes by, and squeezes the trigger.

    The gravity bullet hits Gwen in the waist. Her face contorts with surprise as the magi-tech bullet hits her. The black orb like bullet pulses as it starts to pull her around it. She strains her muscles as she fights against it, with no luck. Kat braces for an impact with the wall she is flying toward, but before she slams into it Gravan catches her. She looks back to see his features returning more to his normal demeanor. He looks down at her, the dull rainbow glow fading back to the soft blue eyes she remembers. He motions toward Gwen. Kat turns to watch, and can hear bones snap as Gwen’s body begins to wrap into a ball around the bullet.
    Gwen yells out, “You will regret this, worthless humans.” She lets out a wail of pain. “The Guild will know of this, and will avenge me.”
    Kat looks away as Gwen’s jaw is ripped away from her face. Gravan wraps his arms around her, and his earthy scent fills her nostrils making her feel safe.
    “Not much longer now.” Gravan says in a whisper.
    Kat sees he hasn’t turn away, and this makes her turn back to finish watching. It had been a very long time since she has watched someone die. Sure she did just kill a squad of mercenaries, but she didn’t watch each individual bleed out. It was not something that she enjoyed doing, but it seemed to her that she should witness Gwen’s last moments. The concrete, crates, and ground close by start covering what would have been Gwen’s body. The sphere created begins to shake, as it cracks apart. Gravan covers Kat with his body as the sphere explodes. Dirt, concrete, and organic matter splatter in all directions. The only thing that hits Kat is the concussion of the blast. She and Gravan stand up and look at the crater that is left, and she looks at him. His shirt is ripped to shreds, bruises line his back like leopard spots, and he turns to look back at her with a smile on his face.
    “That was a good shot.”
    She smiles, thankful that they are alive and he seems to be ok. “Thanks.” She says.
    “I wasn’t expecting that Fury would be able to make magi-tech. Gravity bullets are seriously dangerous.”
    “It wasn’t just Fury, Whisper and him combined to make Wrath.”
    Wrath says, “We are Wrath.”
    “So, how about we get those munitions now, and get the hell out of here.” He says with a smile on his face, and takes a few steps back toward the barracks.
    Kat tries to stop him, pulling at his arm. “Hey now, are you alright?”
    He turns to answer her, and collapses.
    Kat screams, “Gravan!”

Eleven

    Kat walks into the medical bay, and looks over Gravan. During the fight he only looked badly bruised. With everything over it was much worse. Broken bones were the least of his problems, and Whisper had been operating on him over the past four hours. She didn’t want Kat in the room, because she didn’t know if she could save him. With the surgeries finished, Whisper unlocked the door.
    As Kat walks up next to the bed, she tries to stay quiet. Gravan opens his eyes, and smiles. “What’s with that look on your face Katrice, I’m not dead yet?”
    “I know but, you’re hurt really bad.”
    “I’ll heal. The last time this happened my body healed on its own after a few days. I didn’t have the fancy medical facility like this.”
    “Was that during the black raid?”
    Kat only knew about it from the stories. The black raid was a rallying point for the Earth Forces. An outpost on the moon, made as a last defense point for earth, caught undermanned and unprepared. It would have been the fall of Earth if the rebels got control of it.
    He looks away, “Yea it was. I didn’t want you to learn about it that way.” He pauses for a second, “I’m not