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The Art Of Dying CHAPTER 50
AXEL'S POVThe first thing I saw when we emerged from the portal was blood.Too much blood.Brady was on his knees, breathing hard, with Mia draped across his lap. Her face was pale—too pale—and covered in drying blood. Marcus was beside them, clutching his ribs and looking like he might pass out at any moment."What happened?" I demanded, already moving toward them."Enforcer," Brady gasped. "Twenty feet tall. Mia erased part of it but the nosebleed won't stop. She passed out and I couldn't...."I was already there, taking Mia from him. Her skin was cold. Too cold. And the blood, it wasn't just from her nose anymore. Her ears were bleeding too. Small capillaries had burst in her eyes, leaving red spiderwebs across the whites."Mia." I shook her gently. "Mia, wake up."Nothing."She used her power," Marcus said. He was bent over, hands on his knees. "Erased the Enforcer's arm. But it took everything. Too much. She collapsed and wouldn't wake up."Willow was there with medical supplie
The Art Of Dying CHAPTER 49
MIA'S POVThe Enforcer was bigger than any we'd faced before. Twenty feet of armored death machine, its body covered in plates that looked like they'd been forged from nightmares and bad decisions. Its eyes glowed that sickly blue color I'd come to associate with administrator technology, cold, calculated, and completely without mercy."TARGETS IDENTIFIED," it announced in a voice that was more mechanical screech than words. "MIA D'LORNE. BREE DEBOIS. CAPTURE PROTOCOLS AUTHORIZED. LETHAL FORCE APPROVED.""Well," Bree said, backing up slowly. "That's not good.""Understatement of the century."The Enforcer moved. Not with the lumbering gait you'd expect from something that size. It moved fast, hydraulics screaming as it lunged forward with one massive arm.We dove in opposite directions. The arm crashed into the floor where we'd been standing, punching through metal and concrete like they were paper."Okay," Bree gasped, rolling to her feet. "New plan. We run.""Can't. It's blocking t
The Art Of Dying CHAPTER 48
MIA'S POVThe Void wasn't just dark. It was the absence of light. The absence of everything. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. Couldn't see Axel beside me. Could only hear breathing, heavy, panicked breathing from all of us."Everyone okay?" Axel's voice came from my right."Define okay," Brady muttered from somewhere ahead."Willow's hurt," Walter said. His voice was tight with worry. "The blade got her deep. She's bleeding.""I'm fine," Willow protested, but I could hear the pain in her voice."We need light," Erina said. "The crystals Dracula gave us..."There was rustling. Then a soft glow appeared as Erina pulled out one of the crystals. The light was weak, barely pushing back the darkness, but it was enough to see each other.Willow's shoulder was soaked with blood. Walter was already applying pressure with torn fabric from his shirt."How bad?" I asked, moving closer."Bad enough," Walter said. "She needs medical attention. Real medical attention.""We'll patch her u
The Art Of Dying CHAPTER 47
MIA'S POVWe ran through the Abattoir's maze of catwalks, the woman, Sarah, had finally told us her name was Sarah, stumbling between Marcus and Brady. Behind us, the Hunter Units gave chase, their mechanical legs clanging against metal with rhythmic precision."There!" Walter pointed ahead. A service door marked with maintenance symbols. "That might lead to the lower levels!""Or it might lead to more processing stations," Willow countered."Only one way to find out!"We crashed through the door. It opened into a narrow stairwell that spiraled downward into darkness. The emergency lights here were dimmer, flickering, creating shadows that moved like living things."Down," Axel ordered. "Fast."We descended. The stairs seemed endless. My legs burned and my lungs ached. And worst of all, I could feel my power trying to surface. Trying to help but every time I reached for it, it slipped away like water through my fingers.The memory loss had broken something fundamental. Dracula had wa
The Art Of Dying CHAPTER 46
AXEL'S POVThe howling grew louder. Whatever the Hunter Units were, they were closing in fast."Move!" I urged, leading the team deeper into the corridor. The walls were metal, riveted and industrial, covered in grime and something that looked disturbingly like dried blood. Red emergency lights pulsed overhead, making everything feel like we were inside a dying heart.The corridor opened into a larger space, a catwalk overlooking the main processing floor. And what we saw there made even Walter stop dead.The Abattoir wasn't just a name. It was a description.Below us stretched a massive factory floor, easily the size of several city blocks. Conveyor belts crisscrossed the space like veins, all leading toward massive machines that dominated the landscape. These weren't the mechanical arms that had chased us. These were something worse. Processing stations. Each one the size of a building, with massive grinding gears, compression chambers, and what looked like extraction equipment.And
The Art Of Dying CHAPTER 45
MIA'S POVThe eastern gate of Dracula's castle was ancient. Massive iron doors carved with symbols that predated language, set into stone walls that had withstood centuries of whatever passed for weather in this eternal night. We stood before them in full combat gear, weapons strapped to every available surface, supplies distributed among us with military precision.I felt wrong. Too heavy with the weight of blades and vials and protective gear. But also too light, like I was about to float away into nothing. The contradiction was making my head spin.Or maybe that was just fear."Everyone ready?" Axel asked, his voice steady despite everything.We nodded. None of us were ready. How could we be? But we were as prepared as we'd ever be.The castle staff had gathered to see us off. Vampire servants who'd helped during training. Shadow masters who'd taught Erina. Even some of the lesser vampires who'd initially wanted to eat us had shown up, looking almost respectful.Mickey stepped for
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