Blinded by Power: 5 (The Death Wizard Chronicles)

Author:Jim Melvin
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Published: 2014-05-19T05:00:00+00:00

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DESPITE ALL THAT was occurring around him, Kusala took momentary pleasure in the cool breeze. But it was obvious even to the chieftain that Invictus’s release of the pervasive spell would make the sorcerer even stronger. If the Sun God were to be defeated, it was now or never.

When Invictus’s fire had destroyed the Silver Sword’s handle, it had exposed the tang. Kusala grasped the tang, tore the point of the blade from the ground, and flung it at the sorcerer with the prowess only an Asēkha possessed. The point punctured Invictus’s shield and stabbed him in the leg, and when the sorcerer fell, his magical buffer vanished. Immediately, Torg and Laylah leapt toward Invictus, and for the first time since the Sun God had appeared on the battlefield, the chieftain felt like they had a chance.

But then out of nowhere, the demon appeared. He had never seen Vedana with his own eyes, but he had been told enough about the most ancient and powerful of demons to recognize her. A black hole opened in midair, and she simply stepped out, incarnated as a slump-shouldered woman, her tattered robes and mottled flesh bizarrely translucent. Though she was old and gray, she appeared anything but helpless. Instead, her eyes blazed with crimson fire, and poison-tipped talons sprang from her gnarled fingertips. The demon leapt upon Torg like a rabid dog, and the pair rolled on the grass in a snarling tangle.

Rather than attack Invictus while he remained vulnerable, Laylah chose to chase after Torg and Vedana. This amazed Kusala. How could Laylah waste such an opportunity just to aid Torg, who was fully capable of taking care of himself? Kusala screamed at Laylah to kill Invictus, but he realized his protests were in vain. It was obvious that madness had taken her. It was up to him to slay the sorcerer before the window slammed shut.

The Sun God seemed not to notice any of this. His full attention was focused on removing the Silver Sword from his leg. His flesh glowed eerily, but the yellow flames seemed unable to encase the supernal blade.

Kusala ran so hard he grew dizzy, attempting with all his will to close the distance between him and Invictus before the sorcerer could withdraw the blade. Just as the point was exiting the sorcerer’s flesh, Kusala leapt feet-forward to crush Invictus’s throat and chest. Few beings could have survived such an assault, but Kusala arrived a moment too late.

The magical buffer reappeared.

Kusala smashed against the glowing magic, shattering the bones of his ankles and lower legs. Then he dropped straight down and landed roughly on his side next to the Silver Sword, which Invictus had dropped disdainfully to the ground.

Golden energy swirled around the sorcerer’s thigh, magically healing what had been a dreadful wound.

Kusala sought to stand, but his legs were ruined. In a final act of desperation, he grasped the tang of the blade with the intent of driving the point into the sorcerer’s heart. The sword had pierced his magic once; perhaps it could do it again.

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