The House of Grey- Volume 6 by Collin Earl Read Free Book Online

rock-breaking force and cutting one of the gargoyles from shoulder to hip. He made to move on, but received a shock when the gargoyle, dripping in black ooze, roared and countered, striking with unbelievable speed and nearly taking off Artorius’ head with a sweep of its claws. Casey stepped in, jumping up like a kangaroo and landing a devastating spinning back kick to the beast’s jaw. The thing staggered and stumbled but regained its balance with the help of its oozing, black wings. But the beast recovered a little too late; Monson was already upon it.
    With trepidation but little hesitation as a theory popped in his head, Monson thrust the lightning-like dagger right into the face of the beast. The beast’s body froze and seized before starting to convulse. Monson let go of the weapon and the three boys watched as it sunk into the black tar spilling out from the wound.
    “Grey, move!” Monson felt a large arm pull him back by the waist. Artorius was wheezing slightly but sounded very calm. “What in the—”
    The beast was melting before their very eyes. The black ooze was puddling on the ground and emitting an outrageous stench. Monson arrived at his conclusion and yelled  to the small group in front of them.
    “Their weakness is the head! Aim for the head!”
    Miraculously, they heard him and did just as he said. Some used guns or swords, others combat gloves; the result, however, was the same. The spells, gunshots, and sword strikes found their marks and the beasts melted into black tar like substance.
    Artorius stepped towards the relieved mix of students and invaders, speaking specifically to the commandos. “Is this going to be a problem?”
    He gestured towards H.U.M.A.N.E. and the students. “Or do we need to pick up the fight where we left it?”
    One of the lead commandos removed his mask. “Nah, I don’t think we gonna have a problem.”
    Casey grinned. “Jim!”
    The one-time member of the Men in Black looked at Casey, his expression more than a little concerned. Casey walked right up to him and shook his hand jovially. “I’m so glad your brain didn’t melt. That sometimes happens, you know.”
    Jim continued to look confused as Casey’s grin grew to epic proportions. “Kid how do you know my name— ”
    Artorius slapped Casey upside the head. “Idiot, we don’t have time for that.”
    Casey glared at him, about to answer, when Monson intervened and addressed Jim directly. “Do you know somewhere you can hide?”
    Jim nodded his head.
    “Do you know who I am?”
    He nodded his head for a second time.
    Monson smiled. “Good, then I want you and these people to find somewhere to hide until these things are gone. You are responsible for them. If I find out that anything bad happened, I’m coming to find you. Do you understand me?”
    A third nod.
    “Then go and don’t look back.”
    With Jim in the lead, the group ran for cover.
    Monson looked out over the expanse that was Coren’s campus. The gargoyles were all over the place and more were dropping from the sky with each passing moment. Scattered among them were pockets of people fighting to repel the black creatures, all while explosions sounded from every corner as the Midday Darkness did its deadly work. The campus was being overrun by these things . They had to do something, but what?
    “What’s cooking in that brain of yours, Grey?” Artorius wiped his huge claymore on the ground to clean off the black ooze.
    “I’m working on a theory,” Monson answered reluctantly.
    Casey sounded exasperated. “I so could not be a scientist. So are we going to see the fruits of your mental labor before the Midday Darkness turns us and the whole of this valley into a History Channel special?”
    “Wow—that was a mouthful.” Monson cocked his eyebrow.
    “Hey, I seriously put a lot of thought into my comments.”
    Monson rolled his eyes in response. “I think I have a plan, but I don’t think you’ll like it.”
    “Try us,”