“The Rise of Zeus – Chapter IV (Pt 4)”
Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!
BASIL (cont.)
“Stay down,” Silas hisses, his voice tinny and small from inside the helmet.
Honestly, he doesn’t have to tell me twice. Sure, I feel like a baby for hiding, but the guy’s covered from head to toe in armour. Plus, he’s got magic, remember? So I can confidently say that I feel comfortable letting him handle this… well, whatever ‘this’ is.
The rumble through the ground restarts, sending me bouncing up and down as if I’m riding a horse. Various office supplies begin raining down on me from the desk, forcing me to cover my head with my arms. When the rumbling finally stops, I look up again to find that Silas has vanished.
A sudden loud CRASH from outside makes my bones jump inside my body. My heart pounds as more clanging follows, accompanied by some unintelligible shouting.
Then, before I even fully register the assortment of noises from outside, the world falls back into silence.
Light starts filtering back into the building. But still, no sound.
“Silas?” I whisper, craning my neck to peer over the top of the desk.
Silence.
“Silas?” I cautiously stand. He’s nowhere to be found.
Out of the corner of my eye, a small, furry blob slowly slinks out from behind a row of crates.
Biscuit. Of course the little demon is still here. And just when I was hopeful that I’d gotten rid of her.
But there’s something different about her. She’s shivering, tail tucked between her legs, fur sticking up on end. She looks exactly how I feel every time I see her.
Her eyes meet mine. In that split second, something changes between us.
Did I just… have a moment with a dog?
Biscuit lets out a low whine and scurries over to me. She presses her tiny body against my legs, and for the first time ever, I feel powerful, which is extremely sad to say, considering that I’m talking about feeling powerful in relation to a dog whose ears don’t even reach my knees.
Final Comments: Er, I kind of got myself stuck in a corner here. I’m not really sure where to go from here…
Overall Rating: 😬
