Eight Seconds of Shelter
(2026)(The first book in the Last on Scene series)
A novel by Marko Duskborn
He can hold the falling load for eight seconds. The rescue takes everyone.
One object held in place. Eight seconds before it drops. That is the power a thirty-eight-year-old recovery worker discovers when a broken load slides toward a delivery driver's legs.
Martin Sayer has spent years clearing equipment after the heroes leave. Now he wants a place on the rescue crew.
His new class gives him levels, experience and a limited charge to spend. It cannot make a damaged route safe on its own. A load can still turn. The countdown still ends. Someone else has to reach the people who need help.
He has to let the crew lead.
That means telling them exactly what his power can do, even when the answer might cost him the job he finally wants. When his pride gets someone hurt, another successful rescue cannot put it right.
Then damaged crossings and missing equipment lead toward a saboteur fighting a program designed to suppress powers. His attacks put the evacuation route at risk. The people escaping cannot wait for either side to win.
The local shutdown is scheduled for five in the morning. Martin's crew has an evacuation to finish and a narrowing route to keep open.
His sister needs him to keep a promise too. She has heard enough about what he meant to do.
Measured powers. Shared rescues. Consequences that last.
Book 1 of Last on Scene, a superhero LitRPG adventure of careful planning, shared rescues and learning what it takes to get everyone clear.
Genre: GameLit
One object held in place. Eight seconds before it drops. That is the power a thirty-eight-year-old recovery worker discovers when a broken load slides toward a delivery driver's legs.
Martin Sayer has spent years clearing equipment after the heroes leave. Now he wants a place on the rescue crew.
His new class gives him levels, experience and a limited charge to spend. It cannot make a damaged route safe on its own. A load can still turn. The countdown still ends. Someone else has to reach the people who need help.
He has to let the crew lead.
That means telling them exactly what his power can do, even when the answer might cost him the job he finally wants. When his pride gets someone hurt, another successful rescue cannot put it right.
Then damaged crossings and missing equipment lead toward a saboteur fighting a program designed to suppress powers. His attacks put the evacuation route at risk. The people escaping cannot wait for either side to win.
The local shutdown is scheduled for five in the morning. Martin's crew has an evacuation to finish and a narrowing route to keep open.
His sister needs him to keep a promise too. She has heard enough about what he meant to do.
Measured powers. Shared rescues. Consequences that last.
Book 1 of Last on Scene, a superhero LitRPG adventure of careful planning, shared rescues and learning what it takes to get everyone clear.
Genre: GameLit
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