I paced from one side of the chamber to the other. We had thankfully wound our way up to the surface again and were hiding in one of the ruinous buildings. The soldier was still unconscious, sitting propped up against the cobbled, moss-covered wall. Other than the wind, no sound came from the ruined home's entrance.
We would be much safer now that we were above ground and among the city's ruins. There was nothing up here but ancient buildings and old, undisturbed corpses. They were either bandits or other nomads that had taken the pilgrimage through here like us. They must have been here long before the necrolisks nested, otherwise they would have been picked clean.
Eno was sitting and staring at the floor, close to tears. 'I can't believe he's gone.' He wiped his cheeks and shook his head. 'He... he would want me to be strong. He always said that if we wallowed in sadness...'
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Sisters of the Sands
Science FictionONCE A CHILD SOLDIER OF THE FEMALE DOMINION, SACET LEFT THAT LIFE BEHIND LONG AGO... Now free from the brainwashing, Sacet would rather stay on the move with her adopted brother, Eno, doing her best to forget her past. When super-powered soldiers wi...