David Bishop and the Mystic of Creation T.C. Crawford (icecream ebook reader txt) 📖

inscription on the side to confirm it was, in fact, in the ancient language.

“I don’t know, I just know what it says, somehow.” said David, equally in wonder. He was still running his hands over the hilt of the sword, getting familiar with its every curve and detail.

He finally put the sword back in its scabbard and thanked Erin for keeping it safe, making a mental note to remember to thank Gilric if he ever saw him again.

“I’ve decided that I’m going to fight” said David, looking at Erin and Tyrius.

“I knew that you were going to say that.” said Erin, “and that’s why I had already decided to fight too.” she said, smiling.

“You two are about as troublesome as they come!” said Tyrius, shaking his head and smiling despite himself.

“But I suspected as much. After all, you are the chosen one for a reason, and that reason is to liberate the world from tyranny. That tyranny doesn’t have to only be from the Defiant One.” he said, his heart brimming with pride at the display of courage from David and Erin.

“So be it, we will fight together. May the Creator God be forever on our side!” he said, to which they all agreed.

They spent the rest of the evening pouring over their plans and the following day traveled throughout the city with Natan and his men, spreading word of the coming operation the following evening, and giving the people small glimpses here and there of David and his orb-hand.

By mid-afternoon of the next day, the day before the planned revolt, they had gathered enough men and women to form three equal groups of two hundred each, and a small infiltrating party of fifty men who agreed to take the tunnel into the Guild compound and strike from within.

All together they had amassed a total of six-hundred and fifty men and women, all prepared to lay down their lives for the chance of freedom.

The rest of the afternoon they spent preparing for the next morning when they would begin their march to the markets and ignite the flame of rebellion.

***

The morning had come faster than David had expected, and the sun was just starting to grow higher in the sky, it’s first rays of light peaking over the horizon and spreading its fiery tendrils across the pinkish sky.

The groups were all positioned just outside of each of the three major markets and were waiting for the time to come to begin their strike.

The procession of Wolf Guard and Guild members entered on time, as was expected, to gather for the first shipment of supplies from the docks and make their selections to bring back to the central district for disbursements.

David and the others looked over to Natan, who nodded that the time had come.

In the distance across the market, several of his men grabbed their torches and started setting the market ablaze in the predetermined locations.

Instantaneously flames erupted around the perimeter of the market, sending the inhabitants into a panicked frenzy, and setting the Wolf Guard and Guild members on high alert, who were now scanning the area for the perpetrators and any coming threats.

Seeing that the enemy was now blocked in the market behind the wall of flames, David, Erin, Tyrius, and Natan, along with their band of roughly two-hundred rebels started running through the streets towards the central district.

When they reached the inner-city gate, they plowed through the two guards standing duty before they were able to ring the bells, but somewhere in the distance at one of the other gates, they heard the distinct sound of bells ringing.

David turned to Erin in alarm, “They must have seen the smoke rising from the markets throughout the city and began ringing the bells in alarm!” he screamed as they rushed through the gates.

“It doesn’t matter now!  We have to press on to the central pyramid!” she yelled back in reply.

They pressed on through the city until they caught sight of the main steps leading up to the entrance of the central Pyramid. Out from the main entrance poured a procession of armed wolves, ready to face the incoming threat.

They turned to David’s band of rebels, ready to face them head on, when suddenly behind them one of the other groups came running up, screaming wildly and crashing into their flanks.

With the wolves distracted and caught off guard, David and the others charged into their ranks and the mayhem of battle, quickly cutting away anyone who dared step in their path on their way up the stone staircase and into the main building.

When David, Erin, and Tyrius reached the top, Natan and his rebels following quickly behind, they were confronted by a group of wolves being led by Bloodvayne himself.

They were armed and ready for battle.

David and the others didn’t waste any time rushing into the fight while a few of the men broke off from formation and down the corridor that David had told them led to the prison cells.

As the rush of the battle filled David’s mind, he suddenly noticed for the first time since Eldergate that his body was reacting faster than he could think. His movements were smooth and collected, his response to every assault was calculated automatically without any thought or worry, as if his body were responding to the threats all on its own.

Emboldened by the sudden awakening of his powers, David pressed on his attack, twirling around a swinging blade and slashing the back of a wolf, sending him howling in pain before he pressed onward through the ranks to get to Bloodvayne.

He had had enough of the Wolf Guard; it was time to end this once and for all.

As Erin watched David gliding effortlessly through the lines of Wolves, she realized his powers must be returning and screamed out in renewed strength as she rushed into a flurry of attacks, sending her opponent reeling on his hind legs despite him being twice her size.

He tried to recover, but she was too quick