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I am posting snippets from
Gargoyle Hunt, Book 3 of Secret Supers.
Blurb
Danger is the last thing on Estelle’s mind when
she visits the University of Oxenford for a summer course. But, mysterious
thefts and shadowy figures spur her into action. With Toby five thousand miles
away, Estelle and her winged horse must hunt for the culprits alone. Soon they
are embroiled in a mixed bag of aliens and ancient magic. Toby’s unexpected
arrival throws her into turmoil and spurs events into a climax.
By popular demand, I’m
continuing from a scene with a gargoyle in action.
Estelle
is walking to St. Swithin’s College after dark when another student, Betty,
sees what she calls a ghoul climbing the church wall. Estelle switches to
Starrella and finds her flying horse, Rockette.
You
can read last week’s snippet here: http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2016/11/super-invisible-costumes-snippet-from.html
Revolving in a semi-circle,
Starrella touched a warm neck and moved her hand down the mare’s body. Visible briefly
as a ghostly figure, she scrambled onto the broad back, “Let’s fly!”
Thrusting her wings down,
Rockette soared toward the church tower. The uncanny man-shape had climbed to the
top. On closer inspection, the figure resolved into a grotesque parody of a man,
all gray and mottled like weathered stone. Its arms and legs were twice the normal
length, a long tongue drooped out of the creature’s oval mouth and a short tail
dangled at its back.
Bounding on its stumpy clawed
feet, the misshapen creature lunged straight at Starrella and Rockette. Its
clawed fingers clutched for them. Starrella shuddered in alarm. How could it
perceive them in spite of their invisible nanocoats?
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As always, I’ll be happy
to reply to your comments.
I'd say that gargoyles (for such I assume it is) have some magic of their own.
ReplyDeleteWe assume so!
DeleteNot nice to discover your assailant is immune to one of your more powerful defences.
ReplyDeleteSplendid excerpt, Aurora
Not nice to discover your assailant is immune to one of your more powerful defences.
ReplyDeleteSplendid excerpt, Aurora
Thanks!
DeleteGreat excerpt. I love seeing the gargoyle come to life. Scary stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny - I don't like horror stories!
DeleteGreat tease!
ReplyDeleteI tease when I can in the short snippets
DeleteOoh, gargoyles have some hidden abilities, it seems, which just makes the plot even more fun. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteI love everything gargoyle, so this was fun for me to read!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are enjoying the scene.
DeleteGreat description! And it sounds like their magic doesn't work on this paranormal creature. Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThe nanofabric is from alien technology, which I have a little in advance of ours. The gargoyle, however, comes from ancient magic.
DeleteThat's curious that the magic doesn't work on the gargoyles, but they are magical creatures so I can see how they may be in tune with anything supernatural. Not good for the heroes. I hope they have a backup plan.
ReplyDeleteNo planning here - they were only looking!
DeleteYikes! Creepy gargoyle alert! Good world build with magic limitations, so important to creating a believability factor.
ReplyDeleteThanks! This world has aliens & magic, rather to Toby's disgust.
DeleteCool! I love gargoyles as architectural features (wrote a post on them, https://arhtisticlicense.com/2016/10/29/out-of-the-mouths-of-gargoyles/) but I've never read a story about "live" ones. I'll be back.
ReplyDeleteI've lived in Oxford where the old buildings were covered in grotesques.
DeleteLove the gargoyle's description, esp. weathered stone. You upped the stakes by revealing the gargoyle's magic. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It will get worse!
DeleteObviously another magical creature. This sounds bad for Starella.
ReplyDeleteYou may find out in the next snippet.
DeleteWell shit... That's never a good thing. I wonder how they're going to fight their way out of this snag now. Never assume the creepy figure is at the disadvantage when it certainly doesn't look very human.
ReplyDeleteWait for the next episode!
DeleteGood question. I hope she finds an answer in time to counteract it.
ReplyDeleteThis is in the second chapter, so there will be plenty more action.
DeleteGargoyles are scary enough in stone. I'd hate to see a living version! And this one sounds extra scary with his super-sight!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're enjoying the scene!
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