Man of War – Excerpt No. 353

Two-hundred paces ahead, there came a glow from an opening. He assumed they were headed there, as the space was elevated to prevent flooding.

“He’s one of our kind,” Susanna said. “So old that no one has ever seen him outside of his crypt.”

“Crypt?”

A crypt was for the dead, and whoever this was, they clearly were not content with eternal rest. Marc was surprised that the voice influenced her; the Contessa was not some fledgling vampire.

“He reaches out with his mind over vast distances to influence his pawns on the world stage,” Susanna said.

Inside of a large and lavish crypt, gold plated walls with odd writing covering them, pottery, ornate weapons, and other artifacts. At the center there is an ornate sarcophagus, cold, and colorful, the lid is partially open allowing an eerie green light from within to light the space. Other than the green glow there is no other source of light.

Disclaimer: This excerpt from Man of War is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.



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