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Adios . . .

The cockpit glass shattered. The noise was deafening.

Boris had the presence of mind to reach for the control panel to shut
off the electrical system, hoping to prevent a fire, just as the HIND
made a nosedive among the branches toward the jungle floor. One of his
machine guns began to fire, out of control, blasting the ground rushing
toward him with a spray of armor-piercing bullets.

"Dear God," he gasped, watching in horror what awaited him upon impact
while the last remaining blade of the main rotor chewed through
everything in its path.

Just before the nose of his ruined HIND slammed to the ground, something
caught, jerking him forward against the restraint of his seat harness,
suspending him and what was left of his chopper a few feet off the
ground. His head lolled over until his chin touched his chest. When he
blinked open his eyes, excruciating pain throbbed in his neck and head
and down his back. He was hanging from the pilot's seat, trapped in the
safety harness, staring down, unable to turn his head or lift it.

He saw the shape of a man wearing fatigues, holding some kind of rifle
with the muzzle pointed up at him.

The soldier spoke to him in English. "Looks like your bird broke its
wings, Nazi."

"Help me," Boris stammered.

"I'm gonna help you, asshole. I'm gonna help you all the way to your grave."

"Who are you? Why are you aiming that gun at me?"

"My name's Ben Raines and I'm aiming this rifle at you because I'm gonna
send you to hell, where you belong."

Boris heard the hammering of gunfire, and felt his body being jerked
back and forth in his flight harness. Then all went black around him
and, mercifully, the pain disappeared and he felt nothing.

"Adios, asshole," Raines said.

2 THE ASHES SERIES by William W. Johnstone

# 1: OUT OF THE ASHES

# 2: FIRE IN THE ASHES

# 3: ANARCHY IN THE ASHES