Fearlings Three (The Fearlings Series Book 3) by Michael Edward Page B

respond, Setah fades into vision beside him. The larger being pushes him hard into the car. He bounces violently off the side door and back into Setah’s grip. He yells out as the being tosses him sideways through the air to crash into a nearby-parked car. He drops his weapon and flashlight as he falls to the pavement. He looks back to his attacker and doesn’t see Setah as Jeff walks around the car with his protector Rel.
     
    “You ok?” Jeff says. He holds his weapon down as he shines the flashlight on Rick. “Where did he go?”
     
    “I don’t know,” Rick says. He reaches for the gun then he stands. He sees the flashlight several feet away.
     
    “Rick! Look out!”
     
    Rick turns around and sees the attacker Notav fade into vision several feet away. He steps back and raises his weapon. Sevol fades into vision to stand beside Rick as Jeff and Rel step up. The four of them stare at Notav.
     
    “You cannot have him,” Sevol says.
     
    “One is all we desire,” Notav says.
     
    The tall shadowy images of Setah and Notav appear directly behind Jeff. They reach out and grab the human before the protectors can stop them. With ease, they toss the smaller being backwards through the air.
     
    Rel strikes Setah to the side then he turns to his Vaun as Jeff slams onto the roof of the car and rolls off to the other side, out of vision.
     
    “Aaaaagh!” Rick yells as he aims his weapon and fires at Notav.
     
    The images of Rel and Setah fade into the darkness. They appear on the other side of the car in front of the Vaun lying on the pavement. Jeff rolls over on his back and looks up. He sees both Setah and Rel standing above him locked in battle.
     
    On the other side of the car, Rick and Sevol step closer to Notav on the ground in front of them. Rick aims the weapon and fires. He focuses only on killing the Molawner that has hunted his family for generations. He fires, blasting the shadowy image again and again across the pavement until Notav lies back first on the curb.
     
    Jeff sees the gun a few feet away from him on the other side of the fighting Rel and Setah. Rel is stronger than Setah but not as quick. Setah strikes his arms up then pushes him in the chest knocking him backwards off balance. Setah turns and strikes the standing Jeff in the head, then he turns to engage the charging Rel. Jeff yells out in pain as his back strikes the side door of the car. He falls forward to his hands and knees.
     
    On the other side of the car, Rick and Sevol stand over the fallen Notav. “I may not be able to kill you in your world but here,” Rick states. His tone reflects years of anger as he aims his weapon. “Your connection to my world is no more.” He pulls the trigger.
     
    Jeff cannot see them, but he hears the blast from the shotgun. He doesn’t know what it means. He doesn’t know that Rick killed Notav. He just sees his protector Rel tossed backwards into the car behind him. He is helpless as the Molawner that has been hunting him since he was eight years old reaches down and grabs his arm.
     
    Rick stares at the fallen Notav as he fades from vision. He hears his friend yell, which causes him to turn around. “Jeff!” He starts to the back of the car and runs around the vehicle with Sevol following. “Jeff!”
     
    The Molawner Setah runs fast down the dark road dragging the smaller human by the arm. The protector Rel chases after them but he cannot catch them in time.
     

     
    “Jeff!” Rick yells as he charges helplessly down the street after his friend. He yells to Sevol. “Help him!”
     
    “Cannot reach.”
     
    Rick runs as fast as he can, but within seconds, the image of his friend and the Molawners fade from vision. He slows his run to a stop as he yells out, “No!” He turns to Sevol. “We have to go after him!”
     
    “We cannot,” Sevol says.
     
    “No!” Rick yells. “No! No!”
     
    CHAPTER 20
     
    In the back yard, the protectors Drawk and Hydron do nothing. They stand