Dark Creations: Dark Ending (Part 6) by Jennifer Martucci, Christopher Martucci Read Free Book Online Page B

their bodies then they would be beset by seizures until life finally escaped them. 
    “Any creation close enough to feel its effects will die a slow, painful death,” she said as a shiver raced across her skin.  “When this frequency is emitted, all of Terzini’s creations within a five-hundred yard radius will feel as if a hole is being drilled into his or her brain before hemorrhaging, convulsing and dying.”
    Gabriel fell silent and Amber believed that if she concentrated hard enough, she would hear the wheels in his mind turning.  He heaved a sigh then said, “That sounds crazy,” but he did not sound convinced of his own words.  “How do you know all this?”
    “Make no mistake about it, Gabriel, Lord Terzini is crazy.  And I know of his plans because,” she began, but choked on her words.  Images of the abuse she’d withstood at Terzini’s hand flashed in her mind’s eye, but none had been worse than when he’d shown her video footage of a member enduring the frequency.  She’d been forced to watch in horror as a member stood in a wooded area waiting patiently.  He’d greeted Terzini, unsuspecting, then without warning, clutched his head and collapsed to his knees.  Blood poured from his eyes, ears, nose and mouth and he wailed in agony.  This continued for several moments before spasms rippled through his body.  He thrashed and flayed for what seemed like eternity before he died face-down in a pool of his own blood. Terzini had smiled proudly when the video had ended, as if he’d enjoyed it.  He’d turned to her and advised her to never displease him.  Bile burned up the back of her throat, the recollection so gruesome she thought she’d be sick.
    “Amber, are you there?” Gabriel asked.
    “I’m here,” she whispered and shook her head, trying to clear the image from it.  She squeezed her eyes shut and inhaled, fighting the urge to retch.  She knew that time was running out for both of them, for everyone.  “I know about the frequency and what it does because he showed me a video of him killing a member with it.”
    Gabriel was silent again then asked in a soft voice, “This frequency will kill all of Terzini’s creations, even me?”
    Amber wished she had a definitive answer one way or the other, but she did not.  She simply did not know what would happen if he were to activate the frequency.  “I don’t know, Gabriel,” she admitted and opened her eyes.  “But if you’re thinking about activating it and taking out Terzini’s members, maybe you should consider having your friend, Yoshi, be the one to trigger it and make sure you are a safe enough distance away when he does.”
    “My G od,” Gabriel muttered. 
    “Good luck, Gabriel,” Amber said.
    “Good luck,” he replied before ending their call. 
    Amber stood for a quick moment, clutching her cell phone against her chest.  She’d never prayed before and did not quite understand the meaning behind it, but knew many people felt solace by the act alone.  Standing amid a field littered with the broken bodies and gore, a field that was nothing short of an abomination, Amber Herald found herself turning her eyes skyward and addr essing a power greater than her or any living person.
    “Please help me,” she whispered , and her plea was swept away by a breeze so gentle it did not stir the treetops.
    She r eplaced her phone to her pocket and jogged toward Jack.  He had rounded up each of his men, as well as Gabriel’s friends.  They’d all gathered around him and listened intently as he spoke.
    “Listen up,” his authoritative voice boomed, the voice of a true leader.  “They’re coming for us right now and we have to get the hell out of here.  There is a group headed her e to kill us, hundreds of drones.  The rest are going to Eldon to take over the town,” his voice faltered for a fraction of a second before he regained his composure and continued.  “I’m pretty sure I know what their plan