When Carchemish stepped into view, he narrowed his white eyes as they fell upon Ward's freeze gun. He remembered the weapon well. He had ignored Dido and the Black-Eyed Teen for one purpose: the destruction of Campbell Ward. With that weapon this being who was more than just a lich had frozen him solid. All he had heard for hours were the voices screaming for him to break free, never stopping, always screaming, shouting, yelling, it was maddening and now they were screaming, shouting, yelling to kill him! Kill him! Kill him! Kill him! KILL HIM!
Kill him? In due time.
Taking a step back, Carchemish kept his eyes on Ward's freeze gun. Smiling, Ward inquired: "You remember this, my dear Carchemish?" Giving a chuckle, he uttered: "I should hope so. I intend to make good use of you as a weapon to destroy another of my kind. You will continue to live, but you will be mine to command. How does that sound? Sounds pretty wild, doesn't it? You will be of use just like those two Chinese kids, more a use to me than to Moloch, but a use nonetheless." Raising the freeze gun, Ward smiled and said: "Now hold still, my draconic compeer. This won't hurt."
Alas, Carchemish was not one to be frozen again. Lunging forward, he grabbed the freeze gun from Ward with his mouth and then proceeded to break it.
To the surprise of the four teens, Ward showed no sign of despair, he showed no sign of anger, he did not even show any sign of fear. He just stared Carchemish in the eye as, to the surprise of the teenagers, his entire head began to change in appearance.
When all was done, where Ward's cranium was replaced by that of a gigantic venomous spider. Alas, Carchemish was unimpressed.
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Instant Freeze
AdventureBook 4 in the "Carchemish" Series In the first trial held at the Actaea Courthouse in twenty-four years, notorious outlaw motorcycle club leader Campbell Ward is being put on trial. Attending the trial, Henry Branagh and Katharine Sharp encounter tw...
