Earthfall

by Rhett C. Bruno

  Cassius slid ADIM’s body as far as he could over the hole without it falling. He held it there on the brink for as long as he could, until his arms started to shake. “I’m sorry, my son,” he whispered. He let go, and in that split second of ADIM scraping across the ground as gravity began to pull him downward, Cassius pictured the first steps he took; how innocent he was. All he ever wanted to do was prove himself worthy, and he’d never get to know how much he was.

  He dove forward and grabbed ADIM by the leg. The weight nearly yanked him down as well, but his foot caught a rock and he was able to brace himself. His shoulder tore, but he gritted his teeth, channeled his training, and lifted ADIM out of the darkness.

  Cassius had failed him, but he wasn’t dead yet.

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