Wednesday, June 17
Dead Letter: Part 15 – Safe at Last
Hammer creaked open the safe door. Fire and sparks lit the darkness around him. Plaster and wires hung from the ceiling. The explosion deafened him. His ears were ringing.
The world swam as Hammer stumbled out of the rubble. He looked around. All the Nazis were dead.
Klaxons continued to wail. The way back up the steps was blocked, but Hammer could make out the opening to the Sapphire plant, a stairwell on the other side of the room. He shoved some debris out of the way.
Hammer sensed movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned to look.
One blackened, burned hand shoved its way out of the rubble.
“Oh, no…” whispered Hammer to himself. He dug faster.
Like some Nordic god, the Nazi rose up naked out of the scorched earth around him. He was over six feet tall, with a very muscular physique and classic German features. His blonde hair was cut short, his face clean-shaven. He looked as if he could have stepped out of a World War II SS recruitment poster.
“No!” Hammer dug faster.
The Nazi reached over and pulled out a jagged piece of metal. Testing its weight in his hands, he slowly stalked towards Hammer with murderous purpose. [MORE]
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