Alara's Curse by S L Perrine

Author:S L Perrine [Perrine, S L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947584594
Publisher: Burning Willow Press, LLC
Published: 2019-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

THE sky was pitch black by the time the boat reached the shore, except where the spell touched. A green hue glowed off what looked like brambles of branches, void of leaves. They extended so far into the sky; its height was not measurable. The limbs themselves were as big around as a grown man. The trunks were more widespread.

For the first time, Alara was not the only one experiencing something new. Declan had never traveled to Ikrith. His father told him his mother had banned the sorcerers to the island because of talk about an uprising. That the eldest sorcerer, Iren, wanted to overthrow the palace and declare himself king of the kingdom.

Talia only stated what others had always worried about but never spoke aloud; the idea that magic users would get tired of serving and deciding because they had power, they were the ones suited to rule over the lands— even though they’d lived harmoniously since Tomas and Alara had been crowned.

Declan never questioned it; never tried to visit the island out of spite. He kept to his word, not wanting to displease either of his parents. Therefore, the sight before them was just as new to him as it was to the rest of them. This also meant he had no idea what they were walking into. When Alara stepped toward the nearest tree jutting from the ground, he didn’t know if he should stop her or join her.

Instead of doing either, Cedric moved beside her. “I don’t know if that’s such a good idea.”

She stopped and looked at him. “You know, I bet you're right.” She put her hand down. “It reminds me of something.”

“The giant trees?” he asked.

“I think so. I just don’t know what. It’s like it’s calling to me.” Alara’s gaze went blank as if she saw something beyond the world. The green hue only made her eyes shine brighter.

Declan scrunched his brow, thinking of what could possibly have reminded Alara of the giant stalks.

“Maybe this was a bad idea.” Scarlett stood closest to the water, hands on her hips; her boots kicking at the drying sand.

“Well, it’s a little late for that.” Declan pointed to the boat.

Nico hadn’t even said goodbye. Once the four travelers exited the vessel, he’d turned the sail around and caught the wind back into the open sea.

Scarlett sucked her teeth and sighed. “Well, then what do we do?”

A loud, flapping noise came from overhead, and a large bird flew about in the distance. A battle cry sounded. Declan was thrown to the ground, where a massive figure mauled him. Its wings were as broad as Declan was tall, and they curled around its prey so none of the others could get in to stop it from killing him.

“Stop! What are you doing?” Alara ran to the figure.

Cedric grabbed her around the waist, flinging her at Scarlett, and went after the giant bird himself. He pulled at the wings and found the body of the animal.

“Where are they? What have you done to them?” the animal yelled.

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