(eng) Orlando A. Sanchez - Montague & Strong 04 by Silver Clouds Dirty Sky

Author:Silver Clouds Dirty Sky [Sky, Silver Clouds Dirty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

IT WAS MY experience that the mage definition for conversation always involved pain of some kind. So I was wary when those were the words she used.

“Before we start, I need to place your hound in the proper state.”

“Proper state?”

“He shares a bond with you.” She walked over to where Peaches lay. “Once we get started, he will think I’m attacking you—which is correct in a loose sense—at least it will feel that way to him, and you.”

“I can hardly wait,” I said, not meaning a word. “I’d like a proper state, too, unconsciousness would be good.”

“I would be concerned if you didn’t feel some fear,” she said, gesturing as golden trails flowed from her fingers. “This will put him in a stasis in case the worst should occur.”

She placed a hand on Peaches’ head, and he sprawled out and closed his eyes. A few seconds later, his legs moved jerkily as he woofed.

“Probably dreaming of chasing huge sausages.” I watched for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and drew Ebonsoul, handing it to her hilt first. She pushed it back to me gently.

“We need to discuss the cost first.”

“You mean besides the agony and probably dying?”

“Yes, that’s not the cost,” she said. “One is certain, and the other is probable. Neither factor into the cost of this.”

She stepped close to me. Her hands still trailed golden light as she moved them.

“I understand.”

“Not yet, you don’t.” Her hands grew bright and the trails more pronounced. “Today you will pay the ultimate price, but that is not the cost of my assistance.”

“Wait a second,” I said, holding up my hand. “That sounds a lot like dy—”

She slammed both palms into my chest and set my body ablaze with energy. Golden light cascaded around me as searing heat suffused and burned my body. The heat was so intense it took a few seconds for my brain to register the pain. When it did, it shut down immediately as my body went into shock. I felt the warmth of my curse trying to deal with the trauma, but it couldn’t keep up. The heat from the energy overwhelmed and engulfed it. I tried to speak, but no words formed.

“Dying, yes.” Those were the last words I heard as I collapsed forward and fell into an inferno, losing consciousness.

I opened my eyes and looked into Dahvina’s upside-down face.

“Welcome back,” she said, tapping me on the forehead. “It would seem you really are immortal, or I’m losing my touch with old age.”

“You…you killed me?” I touched my face and chest—unconvinced this wasn’t some Inception move on her part. Maybe I was dreaming inside a dream.

“Only temporarily,” she said, sipping from a cup. “I needed to get to the spirit strand. I’m going to leave Kali’s curse alone, that thing is a mess.”

I was lying in a bed in what appeared to be a guest room. I tried to sit up, and she shook her head. I understood why a few seconds later as every nerve in my body fired, stealing my breath with the pain.

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