Path Of The Star Hunter Novels & Stories

My heart raced, Liam’s warmth my only steady point, but the cave’s air was thick with dust, the helicopter’s roar closing in. “We need to move,” my mother hissed, her eyes scanning for an exit, but the collapsed entrance trapped us. The journal’s notes whispered: *The stars lead inward.* I glanced at the cave’s walls, spotting a faint carving—Orion’s belt, etched into the stone, pointing to a hidden crevice. My father’s foresight, his love, guiding me even now.

She was alive. I moved out of the pack to see if I could pick out the scent. The rain poured heavily over the abandoned warehouse at the edge of the forest where I picked her scent. Thunder cracked across the sky as I shifted back to my human form. The scent of blood hit me instantly. My mate was here. I saw my beta and the warriors beside me. I signal to them that I will go a alone “ Alpha you can't go alone, we are coming with you” he tried to stop me

I whispered, my voice sounding like a ghost of itself, "we just gave it a taste of something it didn't like, but look at the stars." Koran looked up, the sky was clear, the stars were bright, but there was a new constellation forming, a group of thirteen points of light that hadn't been there before, they were arranged in a perfect, jagged circle around our world. "The Star-Eater was a scavenger," I said, my hand moving to the permanent Platinum mark on my throat, "But those... those are the Sentinels, the beam didn't just hit the predator, it rang the bell for the rest of the universe."

Every step I took left a faint, scorched footprint on the metal deck. "He’s at the Vale," Isaac said, following me. "But he’s not alone. He’s leading the first wave of the Star-Eaters. He thinks he’s protecting the universe by erasing us. Rowan is on the command ship behind him, whispering in his ear." We reached the bridge. The main screen showed my home world, the beautiful green and blue planet I had fought so hard to protect. But now, it was surrounded by a swarm of black, insect-like ships. In the center was a massive throne ship, glowing with a sickly violet light.

"What in heaven's name was that?" "That was an exploding asteroid", the navcomp replied cheerfully. "The most direct route between two points is a straight line. That being the case, our pursuers decided to remove obstacles rather than go around them. A rather unconventional use of weaponry, but effective nonetheless". "Shut the hell up!" Jyro said sourly. "How long before the idolators reach us?" "About ten minutes", Herbert replied calmly, "give or take a second or two". * * *

"At least, I hope she would be." "Are you speaking about Artemis?" He asked as more vehicles arrived on scene. The rest of the Hunters that could join the fight set up their weapons and stacked up on ammunition. Amira nodded. "Yes. I hope this was the right path she wanted me to take." She lowered her gaze.

Rahl asked Crixus as he closed the door after her. Even though she was curious, she was too hurt to care. Once she was alone in the car, Emory exhaled deeply. As her pain got worse, she became more groggy and was convinced Kathleen had laced the blade. She shook her head slowly in an attempt to clear the fog clouding her thoughts, but it had no effect. Rest easy, Hunter. You did well on your first kill. The only way to ascend is to slip into the nether realm. It won’t be long before you join the rank of immortals.

"I have a lot that I need to explain to you, and I don't want to overwhelm you. She took a deep breath and nodded at me to continue. "As I said before, I am a hunter in an organization called The Vindicta. I have been training since I was ten years old. My parents were killed in an attack by a rogue werewolf and Liam, and I were rescued by Ard’al. He took us in and was a father to us. When it came time for the trials I won. I became a hunter and I've been going on mission after mission ever since. Ard’al told me when I became a hunter that we all have one destined person, a soul mate. We already have a bond, but it won't fully form until we accept each other completely."

I smiled as a plan formed in my mind. “G****e! Set destination of El Delirio!” I instructed. I think the device was just happy to have a destination as it directed me to a road. I have no idea what the speed limit is here, and I don’t care. I need to reach El Delirio fast but without losing Blaine. I know there is said to be a nest of forty vampires there. The last hunter that went after the nest took five men with him, and only he limped out of there a few pints of blood short but alive.

"She stayed behind." He sat back, studying me. "Do you know where the nest is?" "No. I was unconscious when I arrived and blindfolded when we left." He nodded. "Why were you shadow hunting?" "We were searching for our brother. The scorchers were searching for one of their own." "You know I'm obligated to report this." "I know," I said, spinning my ring. And now for the next part. If I'd trusted him enough to say this much... What did I have left to loose? My odds were already near impossible.