Night of Nyx (The Nightfall Chronicles 2.5) by Karpov Kinrade Read Free Book Online

speaks into her ear and Nightfall frowns. "Show me."
    Nightfall feeds the link to TR and Trix and sets the display to public so Zorin can see it.
    An image of an apartment building surrounded by Bruisers and Officers appears. The reporter speaks. "As you can see, the Zeniths have taken everyone in the building hostage, and the Inquisition has the area surrounded. The terrorists don't seem to be part of a known group. We don't know if any demands have been made—" Nightfall stops the video and speaks to TR and Trix. "We need to rescue the hostages," she says over eGlass.
    "We can't go against Zeniths," TR replies. "Not publicly. Let the Orders handle it."
    "I don't trust them," Nightfall says. "If Inquisition messes this up, both the hostages and Zeniths will die."
    Trix speaks through the eGlass. "One of our guys has eyes on the area. Looks like the Zeniths have snipers at the windows. There's no way in."
    Nightfall unleashes her wings and flies out of the Cathedral. "I'll find one."
    Zorin follows her into the sky.
    She explains her plan over the eGlass.
    "You can't save everyone," says TR.
    Nightfall doesn’t respond. She speeds up. Zorin speaks to her alone. “He’s right. Even if you save the hostages, you will lose support, and those who follow you will suffer.”
    “I protect those who need protection,” she says. “Whether they follow me, or not.”
    Zorin remembers the Nephylite girl at the Inn. What would she think of Nightfall fighting Zeniths like her brother? Would she still believe in their cause?
    “We should turn back,” he says.
    Nightfall stares at him for a moment. “Am I the leader, or you?” And she dashes forward, disappearing into the clouds.

CHAPTER 9
     
     
     
     
     
    They arrive a few blocks away from the Inquisition perimeter, and everyone takes their positions. Nightfall and Trix head into the sewers to make their way into the building with hostages. Zorin and TR keep a look out from the building across the street, TR setting up his sniper rifle at the window. They each wear an eGlass synced with Nightfall and Trix, so they can see and hear what’s happening.
    As the two women trudge through the mud and filth, they begin to talk about their mothers. Nightfall must be using this chance to bond with her General.
    Zorin mutes the feed, standing by the window facing the apartment building Nightfall is infiltrating.
    TR paces at his side. "They're taking too long," TR says.
    "They are on target. They should arrive at their destination in a few minutes."
    "You seem entirely too calm right now," TR says.
    "Because I'm not bouncing around like a child jacked on caffeine?" Zorin crosses his arms over his chest. The video feed from his eGlass shows the dank sewer path Nightfall is taking.
    "That's your problem," TR says. "You don't care enough. To you we are all expendable. That's why you don't understand the flaws in your plan to make new Nephilim. Because life has no meaning to you. When you live an eternity, the frailty of humanity doesn't register."
    Zorin glares at the man next to him. "I am quite aware of the frailty of humanity. You don't think I see the value in lives? I have lost every single person I have ever loved."
    TR smirks, though there's no joy in it. "So soothing. I'm glad our lives are in your hands."
    "Your lives are not in my hands," Zorin says. "They are in hers." He tilts his head toward the street Nightfall is under.
    "A young girl with a superhero complex. Not sure that's better."
    Zorin resists the urge to smack the man. "Then why are you here, TR? Why are you a Dark Templar if you care so little for the Nephilim you’re trying to help?"
    TR is silent as they both listen to the women in the sewer discuss blasting a hole in the structure's floor.
    "Ah, I see," Zorin says. "You are here for Trix. And I am here for Nightfall. So I suggest we both put aside our personal grudges and focus on doing what we can to keep them alive."
    TR gives a curt nod as Trix, on the video