The 7th of Victorica
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I shouldn’t even be taking this, he thought. It’s too conspicuous. But he knew it would be the quickest way out of the city. He also knew he would have to abandon it at some point and find another means of traveling west and then south. He opened the warehouse bay doors and pushed the cycle out. Then he closed the doors behind. Sev pushed the gearcycle a few blocks from the warehouse. As he did he thought about Jack Midnight and how he would react to Sev’s disappearance. Sev worried that the villain would be beyond angry but that too was a chance he had to take. If events played out with the elder god-beings the way he suspected, Sev wouldn’t be in a position to worry about anything anymore.
When Sev was far enough away that he was confident Silas wouldn’t be disturbed, he started the gearcycle. He pulled his goggles down and made sure his gloves were snug. He took a deep breath, well aware that he was teetering on the cusp of the end of his days on this planet. He steeled himself. This was his duty, maybe even his destiny. He hated himself more than a little, but that was acceptable for the greater good as well. He popped the cycle into gear and aimed the vehicle out of the city.
“This is going to be quite the adventure, Sevvy.” Fairgate’s voice dripped with smugness.
“Shut yer mouth,” Sev growled. He released his grip on the brake and the gearcycle sped off into the night, heading west, speeding Sev to death or destiny. Probably both.
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BEAU SCHEMERY and his robot sidekick quietly fight crime and mediocrity in northcentral Pennsylvania. Beau is attempting to complete six lifetimes in one: he’s been a comic writer/illustrator, an actor and a playwright, as well as an amateur cook and costume maker. He enjoys sewing, reading, and playing the Xbox when he isn’t crafting exciting worlds for the characters in his brain. Beau is currently a vegetarian and hopes to grow up to be a time-traveling squirrel. He would dearly love to meet a dragon and is reasonably sure that Batman could pretty much beat anybody in a fight. You can visit Beau on Facebook and Twitter (@hedbonstudios), check out his artwork on hedbonstudios.deviantart.com and follow his blog, beauschemery.wordpress.com. If you run into him at a comic convention, don’t hesitate to say hello.
By Beau Schemery
GADGETS AND SHADOWS
The 7th of London
The 7th of Victorica
VERSES OF VRELENDEN
The Unlikely Hero
The Last Blade
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The 7th of Victorica
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Digital ISBN: 978-1-64080-212-4
Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-64080-211-7
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017919619
Digital published August 2018
v. 1.0
Printed in the United States of America
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