A Teaser for Tuesday

Tis Tuesday teaser time once more!

Here is an excerpt from my new book, Bloodlust: Iron Faction.

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He saw their masks then, all fierce and predatory. They seemed almost like the Beastmen that he had faced as a Legionnaire.

They came at him swiftly, and he barely had time to draw his belt knife before they were upon him. He cried out as they hacked him down in a cruel frenzy.

Panic spread through the peaceful streets and fields like a fire through dry wood. Everyone ran, taking shelter in their houses, barring the doors, hiding.

Some ran down the road away from the village or toward the trees, away from the attackers. Their hopes were dashed when they saw more figures on the roads and more masks glittering amidst the trees. These were peaceful people, and they had no knowledge of such dangers.

A few unlucky people were caught out of doors. Some outran the Silver Masks or used their knowledge of the village to hide where a stranger would never look. But most were simply cut down, and their screams as they were cruelly butchered served to terrorize those sheltering inside.

Not even children were spared.

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