Dreamwalker (5 page)

To Be Continued…

Excerpt from Dreamwalker, Part II

By the time the empty vial struck the ground, its contents had already taken effect. Draven fell to his knees, his head lurched back as though he were seizing. Veins bulged black from his neck and along his temple and he released a terrible, animal groan. Ander stepped away as he watched, his body tense with pain as he watched his friend suffer while he, helpless, could only retreat. At last the soldier rose to his feet, his body hunched and his face dripping with sweat. When he looked up Ander saw that his friend’s eyes were black as tar, and when he looked into them he felt the first real sense of fear he had in a long time.

“Kill him.”

The old man’s voice was clear and calm, and Draven responded without hesitation.