Gothic Gladiator
(Tales of the Gothic Warrior)
by Billy
Wong
Description
Light-hearted (but
violent) fantasy action with one butt-kicking heroine.
After winning her
spot from a seven foot kickboxer, goth singer and self styled Gothic warrior
Freya enters an evil billionaire's underground fighting tournament. She finds
herself right at home battling aristocrats, sumos, thugs, ninjas and psycho
killers for the title of "greatest in the world." But what will she
face if she makes it to the final round against the mysterious Grand Champion?
A novelette. Third
chronologically in the Gothic Warrior
series.
Excerpt
To anyone watching not in the know, it would have looked like Freya
was being severely bullied by seven foot two motorcycle gang leader Chase
Young. Chase's resume had it
all—ex-college basketball star, war hero, survival expert, professional
kickboxer. Right now, he had his hands
around Freya's neck, choking her suspended in midair over the junkyard as a
crowd of his crude biker buddies watched.
But in reality Freya Blackstar, lead singer of goth metal band Helbound
and self-styled Gothic warrior, was loving every second of this.
His grip weakening from her kicks to his arms, Chase walked forward
and slammed her down on the hood of a car with deafening force, creating a huge
dent. She cried out in pain, but
recovered almost instantly and kicked him away.
"You dented my car! Now I'm
going to kick your ass!" She peeled
her mere five foot seven body off the hood and stood. Already one of her infamous fingerless
"battle gloves" was ripped off and blood covered half her face, but
she bounced up and down lightly.
"Get ready big boy!"
She rushed forward, swinging for the fences. Chase missed with a punch and absorbed
several thunderous hooks to the body, each one cracking ribs and driving the
breath from him. Desperately he grabbed
her by the hair and dazed her with a knee to the chin. He stepped back and kicked her full force in
the face, making her do a involuntary backflip.
Freya got her hands beneath her and tried to push up, drooling
blood. Her arms gave out. She flopped face down in the dirt, one arm at
her side, the other stretched out to her right.
The fingers of her left hand twitched a bit and were still; her eyes
slowly closed, and blood began to pool around her mouth.
Chase backed off, hugging his middle.
"Oh, come on! I know you're
faking with that overdramatic collapse!
You think I haven't seen your stupid videos? You want me to start beating on your 'corpse'
so you can make your epic comeback."
She didn't move. He stepped
forward and nudged her right fist with his foot, but quickly pulled back. "Fine then. If you want to just keep lying there, we'll
just say you lost."
Freya shook her head, got up and wiped her bloody lips. "So you figured out my game, good for
you. But if you don't play it, that'll
just make me mad."
Review
By anthony
It's a good read. The
characters are engaging and the story is riveting. I could not wait to find out
what happened. Some of the dialogue has some offensive language so beware if
you are sensitive to swear words. The story is great though and the characters
keep you engaged in what is going on and sitting on the edge of your seat.
About the Author
Billy Wong is an avid fan of heroic fantasy, with a special love for
strong female warriors. He draws inspiration from the epic legends of old, and
is on a quest to bring over the top deeds and larger than life heroes back to
prominence in today's literary world.
Billy lives in Coney Island, Brooklyn. He has written numerous fantasy
books, including the Iron Flower series and the Gothic Warrior series. The
Gothic Warrior series consists of Gothic
Warrior and the Dark Man, Seeds of
Despair, Gothic
Gladiator, and Best in the
Elf-ing World.
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