“Do you want me to remove it?” Eleanor confirmed.
“Wait one—” Clara squeaked. After finding a wooden dowel, she readied herself by biting down on it. Do it!
Eleanor grabbed the oversized splinter. Once freed, a glob of golden blood came with it. While the pain proved to be temporary, her eyes glowed, and she snapped the dowel in three.
“Fuck!”
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Uncovered is a dark fantasy novel written by independent author Luna Fiore. This is the second book in the Underhill Saga, which is centred on a magical realm that borders our own.
The events of Uncovered take place near the end of its predecessor, Unbound. However, Fiore focuses on a new protagonist Makenna, a fire witch that was encountered earlier as Alannah struggled to break away from her cursed existence.
While this may disappoint some readers, it opens up the world to those inhabiting Underhill itself. Characters from its progenitor also make an appearance, giving this work a familiar vibe, even as we look past the shiny veneer of legends to expose a dark truth.
Uncovered is a sequel that breaks away from its Unbound and contributes to the lore of this rich realm. This novel shines a light on the shadowy elements of this world’s past and rewards repeat readers with a satisfying conclusion with the promise of much more. Highly recommended!
“So we never needed to communicate verbally?” Clara asked.
“Of course not.”
“Why—”
“One does not waste a goddess’ time,” Eleanor replied.
As the sisters retched in horror at Clara being called a goddess, Eleanor approached and kneeled into the mud, but that white dress was unaffected. Her clothes did not interact with the physical world.
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“I can help,” Eleanor said.
Clara narrowed her eyes. A lot of thoughts were passing through her mind, but paranoia was at the high-water mark. Is this a trick?
“I can understand you,” Eleanor said. “In your weakened state you are broadcasting your thoughts. Like fireworks in the night sky.”
“You’ve seen fireworks?” Clara asked.
“Yes. People get reckless around them,” Eleanor said bluntly.
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“Am I safe?” Clara asked, her throat bloody and hoarse.
The silence was a good sign, but that hole through the wall was brought on by a high-velocity impact. Clara may have been stronger and faster than a human, but her bones could still shatter… Could?
A shift in position made her nervous system come alight. She clenched her jaw and pushed through the discomfort to get herself into a sitting position. It was obvious from this vantage point that her left leg was visibly swollen. However, most of the rips and tears found on her clothing did not correspond to a wound. They were all bordered with dried blood.
“I must have—” Clara winced.
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“Why can’t we leave—” Sparky whined.
“Shut it,” Ethereal snapped.
“We’re out of time,” Silver whispered.
Clara regained consciousness. Based on the ambient sunlight, she had been out for several hours. Silence was the first thing that registered in her mind. There was nothing more than the wind rolling over a field and leaves rustling through trees. I can’t hear any cars out in the distance.
Once she shook a few cobwebs loose from her mind, Clara realised there was a gaping hole in the wall, which afforded her a view of the outside world. Her eyes then focused on the blood splatter that surrounded her. That must have been some landing…
Note: The latest novel featuring Clara Grey, The Van Helsing Impetus is out now. The attached image is sourced from Pexels.
Clara Grey is a fallen angel, one who tried her hand at having a normal life. That experiment came to an abrupt end when werewolves kidnapped her gal. While victorious, tales from that fateful night became the stuff of legend. Now known as ‘the Valkyrie,’ she is a wanted fugitive.
She may have failed at being normal, but she’s still a force to be reckoned with.
She has been on the lam for months, using a nondescript persona to evade the authorities. All the while, Clara is tormented by voices from a goddess that she thought long dead.
Clara has never faced an enemy that can strike from the shadows, forcing her to align herself with the things she hunted in life. Even with an army at her back, does she have what it takes to defeat her foe?
Before reading on, be sure to consider: She may have failed at being normal, but she’s still a force to be reckoned with.
While part of a series, this novel stands on its own. New readers are able to acclimatize themselves to the content and enjoy the story with or without reading the previous novels.
There was a secondary click as the signal was sent to the charges. This was followed by something that sounded like artillery fire at close range. Next came blinding light as the contents of this room were vaporising around her.
Clara had once been enveloped by a moving wall of water, and remained unaffected in this form. This time there came a powerful push, followed by something reminiscent of uncontrolled freefall. Even with a brain wired for flight, her mind could not account for the rapid changes in pitch, roll, and yaw.
The surge in velocity soon caused her to black out entirely. The last thing she registered was screaming, unaware that she was the source.
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“That’s where we found the tomb under that ziggurat,” Clara said.
There was a site in Mexico that she was intimately familiar with. These tracks filled in holes in the timeline that she formed in her head.
“That’s where they attacked the Terminus and sealed us off,” Clara said.
The destinations lined up perfectly, and that included the thread ending at The Grand.
“That’s where I died,” Clara said. “But that’s not where I was listed as missing.”
After moving into the centre of the room, she gazed upon the world map. Push pins were found throughout, some differed in colour but quickly figured out the meaning for some. The blue ones denoted known gate points, while those in yellow indicated sites with caches like this one.
“I received cables from at least nine of those cities,” Clara said, referring to her query on which gates were active after the Terminus was attacked.
There were more than push pins covering the map, that included pictures, newspaper clippings or cables. It was the combination of all this information that shed light on what happened to hunters after they were cut off from the Tower.
“I knew her,” Clara said while looking over the picture of a hunter stationed in France. “She’s the one who relieved me at the surgical hospital after I ran into Drusilla.”
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