Fall of the Mortals (Book 1) by Ken Bush Read Free Book Online Page B

yelled.
    “Harold!” another vampire mocked her, grinning at her obvious fear of them.
     
    ***
     
    Harold approached Yuri’s lab. He knocked a few things out of the way. He pulled out a five gallon bucket from under the desk. The bucket was full of extra beads labeled Soaked Beads ; used to cover the roof area of the tower. Harold poured the beads into two smaller buckets. He handed one to Trang.
    “C’mon, Trang. Let’s get them out of here.”
     
    ***
     
    Betty shouted at them to leave. They mocked her and growled at her. Harold and Trang returned.
    “Look. The fat one is back,” a vampire hollered.
    Harold threw a handful of the beads through the window. They landed on the vampire’s face and upper portion of his chest. His face and chest burst into flames. He screamed. Trang threw a handful out another broken window setting another one ablaze. It screamed and flew away. Harold and Trang continued to throw handfuls of beads at them causing many of them to catch fire in which they howled and hurled away from the tower. One of them fell to the street burning all the way down the side of the building. The rest of them scattered.
     
    ***
     
    It was a few hours later. In the storage room, they sat against the wall in the dark. They felt powerless and hopeless. They could hear each other breathe. The sounds of massive crowds of vampires flying by the building were faintly heard in the background.
    “They’re out,” said Thai, trying not to sound nervous.
    “Yes they are,” said Shaun.
    “Do you think they’ll find us down here?” asked Thai.
    “I hope not,” replied Shaun.
    “Try not to be nervous,” said Yuri.
    “That’s easy for you to say, bud,” answered Thai, chuckling.
    “Don’t be afraid,” said Yuri.
    “I just don’t like being closed up like this,” said Thai.
    “I meant to die,” said Yuri.
    “Comforting, pal,” said Thai. “Very comforting.”
    “Your claustrophobia is mental illness,” said Yuri.
    “What?” asked Thai. “What are you talking about?”
    “You’re allowing your fears to be bigger than you are,” said Yuri.
    “I have a reason,” said Thai. “I’m locked in a dark room while an army of vampires fly around the building.”
    “Why are you so afraid?” asked Yuri.
    “Yuri. I don’t see you out there taking them on,” said Thai.
    “If death finds me and there is no exit, I accept it,” said Yuri. “You should do the same.”
    “Huh?” asked Thai.
    “You’re living under the illusion of control,” said Yuri.
    There was a loud crashing noise above them on the next level. The three of them stood up.
    “What the hell was that?” said Thai, scared to death.
    “Shh. They’re just moving things around up there,” said Shaun. “What time is it?”
    Yuri took out a small flashlight and shined it on his watch.
    “After two,” said Yuri.
    “We still have a few hours,” said Shaun.
    There were loud noises coming toward the basement area. Their breathing picked up. They were scared. Yuri quickly checked the metal bar and made sure it was secure. They stepped back against the wall of the storage room. Something hit against the wall outside the door. They began to pant.
    “What is it?” a vampire said outside the door.
    “I smell something,” said another vampire.
    “What do you smell?”
    “Something sweet.”
    A loud inhaling was heard outside the door. The vampire growled. Yuri quietly unzipped his hoodie jacket. Shaun and Thai looked at him, wondering what he was doing. Yuri quietly stepped toward the door and placed his jacket at the base blocking any of their odors from seeping underneath the base of the door. He carefully stepped back to the wall. Shaun and Thai’s faces were sweating profusely. They tried not to breathe heavy.
    “Huh!” exclaimed the first vampire.
    “What?” asked the other vampire.
    “The smell is gone,” said the first.
    “Gone?” asked the other vampire.
    “Gone!” shouted the first one.
    “Well find