The Son of Light Book 1: Rebirth Read Online Free

the broken streets and sidewalks, and purpling lightening in the dark clouds that loomed above them. It was as if hell itself had taken over the city. Nick frantically looked around until his eyes met another familiar figure near the large fountain of Pasag about fifty yards away. He sprinted towards it with Seth at his heels.
    “Trent!” shouted Nick.
    Trent was leaning on the fountain, holding his left leg and crying. When they got to him, Nick wrapped his arms around him.
    “Are you okay?” asked Nick.
    Trent shook his head, lifting up the left ends of his shorts. Nick’s face went pale when he saw a bone protruding from Trent’s kneecap.
    “Where are Karl and Engel?” asked Nick.
    Trent pointed towards the burning Coffee & Tea store to their left, back towards the burning church.
    “Stay here,” he said, giving Trent to Seth.
    Nick raced towards the store. It was getting harder to breathe as the smoke and ash entered his body. There were people all around him on fire and writhing in agony. He wanted to help them, but he knew it wouldn’t do any good. As he approached the burning Coffee & Tea shop, the smell of burning flesh, smoke, and brunt coffee beans was almost too much for him to bear. He took a moment to remove his shirt and place it over his face. He continued into the shop and saw Engel through the smoke.
    “Engel!” choked Nick.
    Engel turned. His eyes were watery and the right side of his head was bleeding.
    “His arm!” cried Engel.
    Horror stretched over Nick’s face as he saw a giant piece of road that had crashed through the roof and pinned Karl’s entire left arm to the ground. The screams from Karl twisted his heart as he rushed over to help him, stepping over broken glass and burned tables.
    “Stand back!” he said to Engel.
    Engel did so with his eyes fixed on Karl. Nick looked at the huge piece of road, and tried to figure out how he could incinerate it without hurting Karl. He didn’t think his plan would work, but he knew he had no choice. Then he heard Karl cry out.
    “No please don’t!”
    It was as if Karl had read his mind. Nick tried to remain calm, but what could he do? His powers weren’t that strong, and his friends’ were no better. Suddenly, Engel rushed to an edge of the road and tried to lift it. For a second, Nick thought it might work as he found himself doing the same thing, but it was like trying to lift three elephants.
    The entire shop was about to cave in as more flaming chunks of the ceiling crashed around them. Then Nick heard Karl shout again.
    “Fuck it!” he bellowed.
    Nick looked down and saw Karl twist his elbow violently. Nick immediately started blasting the piece of road. He knew he could potentially hurt Karl in the process, but it was better than letting him rip his arm off.
    “Stop! Please! You’ll kill me!” cried out Karl, both angry and afraid.
    Nick stopped, and Karl continued to twist his arm.
    “Karl stop! Let Nick handle it!” begged Engel trying to hold Karl still.
    No I can’t , Nick thought. Karl is right. I’d only make things worse . He saw Karl hack away at his elbow with his other hand, which was now glowing. Hack! Hack! Hack! It still wasn’t off. Hack! Hack! Hack! Karl let out a scram of unimaginable pain each time. Nick turned away and moments later he heard Engel scream. He faced Karl and saw him clutching onto Engel’s shirt, moaning in pain.
    Blood gushed everywhere. As the wall behind them collapsed, Engel and Nick picked up Karl and raced out of the crumbling coffee shop to the fountain. Once there, Nick moved away from Karl to Trent and looked at Seth.
    “Help them. I’ve got him,” said Nick, trying to remain calm.
    Nick knelt down and gestured Trent to climb on his back as Seth helped Engel support Karl. Once Nick felt Trent wrap his arms around him he stood up.
    “Let’s go!” ordered Nick.
    He dashed towards the flaming gates with the others close behind. But just as the gates came within reach, a figure