A slew of powdered stone and broken furniture fell to the ground in a wash of dust, filling in the small space with rubble and blocking out any light that fought its way in. But with a yip, the small hollow who had caused the cave-in jumped from his perch, skidding when his paws slipped on the dark liquid staining the floor. Still, his tail began to wag and his bone head shake up and down as his barking intensified mixed with his furious sniffing as he followed the flow of blood through holes and over more rocks until the trail ended.
YIP! YIP! Its voice reached an ecstatic pitch and it ran around in circles before jumping on the still form.
Green eyes slid open and worked downward, past the terrible wound in her chest, the rubble that trapped one leg and the body of the Vandenreich that lay maimed and crushed at her feet and saw the happy creature.
"Dog."
YIP! YIP! He repeated, working his way to her lap and then pressing two paws on her arm to reach her face and lick out at her cold, clammy skin.
"Yes I know." Halibel whispered and dropped the hand that had been pressed against her wound to pick up the broken sword at her side. "Time to get up."
Stay tuned for part three of the Day Break Trilogy: "Unbreakable" in which the heroes take the fight to the Vandenreich Home World: the legendary Vale of Eden. The battle finally concludes, but what will be the price of peace?
Look for the first chapter soon!
sorry for the long wait between Dawn Breakers and this preview. I am still not done writing part III, but I'm afraid if I keep delaying publishing, it will never get done, so I'll start as soon as possible and hopefully that will force me to wrap it up!
Riza.