Alaskan Storm (Part 1 of Blood Stone Impact): A Taskforce COBALT Action-Adventure Technothriller

by Kronos Ananthsimha

  The traitor’s Bowie missed and struck the Czilim’s deck beside Park’s head. Park began to speak but words didn’t come out. His migraine was on the verge of killing him.

  After a short painful yelp from the kidney wound, Cross lifted the Bowie and struck it at Park’s face with both his hands. The blade stopped an inch away from Park’s right eye.

  In his subconscious, Park knew how his former XO fought. The microbiologist had used his left hand to block Cross’s strike. Despite the bloody wound, he found the will to hold back the large Bowie with his hand. But the pain was sinking his last ray of strength.

  With his other hand, Park swept the Seal Pup above him and sliced Cross’s throat. Blood fell over Park’s face from his former XO’s body which fell beside him.

  Nick Park did not have any communications device on him and could care less about what was happening near him. He felt someone board the Czilim and saw Tanner over him, smiling reassuringly.

  Tanner checked Park’s pulse and for signs of injury. Then he clicked another channel on his comms and said, “We have him alive but lost the package. Immediate medical support and exfiltration required. You need to send Search-and-Rescue teams fast on the Hounds’ location. Red Wolf out!”

  Slowly Park’s mind went blank. His fears, migraine, pain and anger disappeared like they were never there. He felt his vision going dark and sank into what seemed like oblivion.

  Encrypted message board on Prototype Intranet - “Union"(Designed by US DoD)

  Caliph: Our newest member was killed. I advise to change certain aspects in the schedule.

  Liberty Knight: His pawn is still in play. My people will stand down for awhile.

  Neo-Templar: What’s the position on our gambit?

  Liberty Knight: He’ll be in the Balkans in a few hours. How’s the lab coming along?

  Caliph: I’ll arm up the fortress to welcome him.

  Neo-Templar:Do not overdo it. We need him. Do your best to make him understand. The lab will receive the package soon.

  Coming Soon...

  While the COBALT team recuperates, Chris Flynn goes on a treacherous and revealing journey inside a Serbian mountain. Wait and read it in Part 2 of Blood Stone Impact coming out soon.

  Request

  Thank you for reading my book. You are now a virtual Taskforce COBALT operator. :D

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  This is the first of a three-part epic that is in the making. I have researched some parts of the historical, mythological, scientific and technical matters covered in the book. Yet some parts are purely fictional for the fun factor. To know what is real and what is not, I suggest you to research the topics which will leave you awestruck.

  Acknoledgements

  I can be honest enough to say that my first draft of Alaskan Storm was laughable and terrible with a plethora of mistakes. I received valuable corrections from Jim Anderson and Dori Barrett. I sincerely thank them both. Ms. Barrett’s input as a proofreader was nothing short of a miracle. Without her help, this book would not have been publishable.

  I express my gratitude to two great authors, Aiden L. Bailey and Andrew Warren, whose friendship has helped me by leaps and bounds. They are the most encouraging mentors any amateur author could hope for. Their patience with me, and the knowledge that they have in the Indie publishing industry continues to amaze me. The credit for designing the cover image of this book goes to Mr. Bailey.

  I thank Kashif Hussain for the moral support he has given me in my interests, both reading and writing thrillers. He had faith in my work which motivated me to better my draft.

  About the Author

  My name’s Ananthsimha but I write under the pseudonym of Kronos. I’m a student in Bangalore, India and love action packed technothrillers. My average day is spent reading a wide range of action thrillers and some non-fiction books along with many Advance Reader Copies which I review on my blog. Writing has been my dream from elementary school but I’ve only been practically experimenting with stories and learning from a couple of years. My aim through writing is to provide limitless entertainment.