A Tune of Demons Box Set: The Complete Fantasy Series by J.E. Mueller

Author:J.E. Mueller [Mueller, J.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallbrandt Press
Published: 2021-05-04T22:00:00+00:00

13

Late the next day Reawakening was within our sight. Marella had us shielded and hidden, a trick that only worked when we were stationary.

“I’ve counted thirty-seven demons that I can see,” Lydia grumbled.

“Twenty-eight in hiding,” I added, simultaneously thankful and annoyed by how well my gift helped with this.

“How are we supposed to get from here to there? There’s no way.” Lydia shook her head.

“Isn’t that supposed to be my line?” I looked at her.

“The odds usually aren’t this far from our favor.” Lydia remarked as she crossed her arms, “I’ve no idea how we’ll succeed at this.”

“With very careful planning,” Marella said, concentrating on the landscape. “I think I spotted a route with the least trouble. Fighting is inevitable. Once that starts it’ll draw in the others…”

“Can’t you wave these low levels away with some magic again?” Lydia asked, almost pleaded.

“Yes, but that will draw even more attention to us. So that will be our last resort. Before that you will need to make a break for the safe zone and get as close as possible before I wave them away.” Marella kept plotting out her path.

“How will that draw attention if they’re all dead?” Lydia shook her head. “Do I even want to know?”

“My stronger magic pulls at the balance. It will alert someone with equally strong magic that I am near. They’ll want to jump in and see what's going on,” Marella explained, never glancing our way.

“What if none of them are near?” The hopeful sound that escaped my lips surprised me.

“One is very near. I can feel them, even if they haven’t caught scent of me,” Marella replied gravely. “Thankfully, they aren’t able to disrupt the safe zone so the plan will work anyway.” Marella looked off in what I guessed was the direction of this other evil before turning toward us.

“Wait, there are demons that can disrupt these? I thought you said they can’t be broken?” Lydia almost screamed.

“Disrupted isn’t broken. It can only affect the outer edges for a mere moment. Sometimes that’s all you need to cause damage.” Marella waved off the concern. “Tella is fast enough that I’m not worried about that, and you’re good enough that I doubt it’ll be an issue.”

Lydia wanted to argue but nodded. “I am good at what I do.”

“So we’re set then.” Marella ended the discussion.

“What’s the plan?” I asked curiously.

Marella pointed a bit out of the way. “We will head through the forest down toward the small cliffs. It’ll be harder to walk, but we’ll avoid half the goons looming near the main path. Once we get within sprinting distance we will undoubtedly be drawn into a fight. Lydia and I will take them, you will run.”

I scrunched up my face in disgust. “I’m not leaving you two to just fight for me.”

“You will run,” Marella emphasized again, pointing sharply at me. “They will follow you, and we can take them from behind instead. It will be easier for us if you keep them distracted. While it is not a fancy or exciting plan for you, it is the best one.

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