Beginning After the End - 02 by TurtleMe

Author:TurtleMe [TurtleMe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-09T18:30:00+00:00

Some of us used the next few hours for sleep, but I wasn’t one of them. In the silence of the corridor, my gaze kept returning to Brald. Our leader had been reduced to a state of dread and angst. He winced and gritted his teeth against the pain of his missing limb.

Finally, Brald got up from where he was seated and walked over to me. “I think you should take charge of the group.”

Looking up at him for a moment, I studied his lifeless eyes and realized there wasn’t a better option. “Okay.”

We rested for about another hour before we got up. With our mana somewhat replenished we continued our march. The hall wasn’t as long as the previous ones, but at the end was a large double door with unfamiliar runes etched all over it.

“I… I don’t get it. Even this part is different. There was never a door here,” Brald groaned, shaking his head. “The only thing that was the same was the first cave, where the batrunners were,” he continued, analyzing the runes. He reached out to touch them, but immediately buckled in pain from the movement of his injured arm.

“Well, no use complaining about it,” Reginald said with a shrug, lifting up his hammer. “I don’t know what those runes or symbols are, but there are cracks all over them. I doubt they’ll do much now,” he said and drew his arms back to swing.

The impact of his silver hammer against the old metal doors created a shower of sparks, and a deep thud boomed—but the door remained intact.

Reginald was visibly shocked by the door’s sturdiness.

“Impact Blast!” The door shuddered this time, but stayed firm.

“Impact Blast!” The blow was even harder this time, and the door clicked before opening just a little. Stepping forward, Reginald wedged his fingers into the slight gap and pried the doors open.

I couldn’t see what was on the other side, but the burly augmenter took a step back as he muttered, “What in the…”

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