"J. Robert King - Invasion Cycle 02 - Planeshift" - читать интересную книгу автора (King Robert J)

As quick as rats, the Benalish irregulars climbed. They
had all ridden to this battle aboard Weatherlight, and their
numbers had been greatly reduced in the fights. Even so,
they were too slow.
Karn dropped overboard, grabbed armfuls of warriors,
and hurled them to the decks.
Multani made brilliant use of his woven hemp hands to
pull others up.



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As he hauled the desperate soldiers aboard, Multani
said calmly to Gerrard, "It is Urza who is doing this. SeeтАФ
he charges up his titan engine. He remains to fight along
with us."
Gerrard yanked a young woman up over the rail and
shook his head ruefully. "He's got to be out of his mind."
"A common theory."
"At least he left us the dragonsтАФ" A sudden intuition
sent Gerrard's glance skyward, where the dragons had been.
There was only the preternatural dawn. The eighth titan
engine was gone too, leaving only Weatherlight, her
Benalish irregulars, the ragged fleet of airships, and Urza's
lone titan engine. "Damn him." Gerrard nodded
sarcastically, growling under his breath, "This seems about
right for Urza. A couple hundred against a couple million.
Did I tell you I hated him?"
"You even told him," Multani pointed out as he pulled
the last of the stragglers onto the deck.
One by one, Tolarian helionauts and Metathran jump-
ships buzzed into the air around Weatherlight. Soldiers
lifted her gang planks.
Phyrexians closed on the ship.
Gerrard shouted to Karn, "Get up here, bucket head!
Get us out of here!"
The silver golem solemnly clambered up the gunwale.
His feet had no sooner left the sand than a surge of
Phyrexians crashed against Weatherlight's hull. Horns and
claws tore into the wood.
"I'm needed," Multani said simply, slumping into the
deck. He fled from splinters and hemp, leaving them
empty. His spirit surged down through the planks to fortify
the hull.
Gerrard hardly acknowledged the departure of the
nature spirit. He was too busy running along the rail to