M.u.r.s.e. #3

By Christopher Lee Cousino

Colby Jack finds himself in a slugfest with a monster he has no idea how to defeat, but that's only the beginning of his problems. As he trains and discovers more about his powers, he will have some tough choices to make. One of which, should he tell his mentor that he didn't erase his girlfriend's memory? Also, a familiar foe is about to become much less familiar, but much more dangerous. Can Colby save the day and his sanity? Find out in the third installment in the M.U.R.S.E. short story series by Christopher Lee Cousino, the author of the superhero novel series HOMELESS.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christopher Lee Cousino
• Release date: Dec 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310959196

Christopher Lee Cousino

By day, Christopher Lee Cousino is a Licensed Practical Nurse at a group home for special needs adults. But by night, he morphs into Super Writer, an author with the ability to lose sleep and create fiction for your enjoyment. He is hard at work on many novels and stories, so stay tuned. Christopher lives in Hudsonville, Michigan with his beautiful wife, three wonderful children, two free-loading cats, and his brave, loyal chocolate lab. www.christopherleecousino.com

Book preview

M.U.R.S.E #3

A

M.U.R.S.E

Short Story

By

Christopher Lee Cousino

SMASHWORDS Edition

PUBLISHED BY:

BSIC Publishing on SMASHWORDS

M.U.R.S.E #3

A

M.U.R.S.E

Short Story

Copyright © 2015 by Christopher Lee Cousino

Copyright © 2015 by BSIC Publishing Company

Smashwords License Notes

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, locations, and events portrayed in this story are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to any real person, living or deceased, is completely coincidental.

What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us. What we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal.

Albert Pike (1809-1891) American Attorney, Soldier, Writer, and Freemason

Chapter 1

Colby Jack took a deep breath, trying to control the rapid breaths bursting from his lungs. Hugging the rough brick of the alley wall, he shut his eyes tightly as he attempted to muster enough courage to peek around the corner in the direction from which he’d come. What the heck was that thing, he anxiously pondered.

Colby hadn’t been doing this long enough to categorize and identify the freaking monsters he fought. Admittedly, his memory wasn’t the best, but he was pretty sure he’d have remembered Mr. Victor mentioning anything about the nightmare that had just handed him his arse a few minutes ago. Touching the deep dent in the chest plate of his M.U.R.S.E armor, Colby thought back to the battle, or lack thereof on his part.

He’d met up with Mr. Victor at the training warehouse as planned, five o’clock on the dot. Colby wasn’t one to be on time, but he was really trying to be as perfect as he could for his mentor in all things M.U.R.S.E, Alan Victor. The guilt from his lies regarding Regina was eating away at him. Anything he could do to lighten the burden of that guilt was helpful.

After a quick review and demonstration of Colby using his M.U.R.S.E magic and weaponry, Mr. Victor had sent the young, reluctant warrior on his way. The former M.U.R.S.E promised Colby he would be with him every step of the way, via communications technology in the M.U.R.S.E battlesuit and for times when the armor wasn’t activated, a Bluetooth earpiece in Colby’s ear. Mr. Victor would be monitoring Colby’s GPS signal, knowing where he was at all times. The older M.U.R.S.E would be able to see what Colby saw through a camera inside the armor as well, once activated. It all made Colby feel a bit better, but he was still extremely nervous.

This was his first hunt. Colby didn’t know what to think. Yikes was about the only thing that had come to mind. Then he hadn’t thought much of anything because he was too busy vomiting. Mr. Victor waited patiently, suggested Colby see a Gastro-Intestinal specialist about his vomiting issues, then directed him