Beneath the Willow by Jr Erickson

Author:Jr Erickson [Erickson, Jr]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 39022541
Published: 2017-10-26T06:03:58+00:00

The last woman, her cloak a turquoise color that reminded Becky of the feathers of a peacock, grinned beneath her hood. Dark curls poked out from her cape. She held slender white hands in the air.

"Guardian of the West,

Water flowing and pure

I feel you racing through my cells

I taste you in my tears

Tonight we call upon your strength

To Venus we do speak

Remove the locks upon the gate

Cleanse the path we seek."

Mesmerized, Becky watched the flames leap higher. The four women continued to chant, but Becky could no longer distinguish their words. Their song flowed together until it sounded like the wind in the trees and the crackling flames. Becky's dad and the other man watched the women, but did nothing. They both sat perfectly still.

At the base of the fire, Becky saw a shadow climbing up the flames. A black hole yawned in the blaze. Becky's mother took a step towards the fire and then another. She walked into the dark chasm and Becky tried to scream, but her voice got sucked into the night. The other women followed. One by one they stepped into the crack and disappeared

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