Born of Darkness by Jamie King

Author:Jamie King [King, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2018-12-12T07:00:00+00:00

My feet throb in the sandals gifted to me by Willow. I’m now regretting letting her take my boots from me for this journey. The dry dirt path is covered in footprints left by the group ahead. I stare down at my feet. The baby toes are starting to blister and the skin on my ankle has started to sting. Of course. This just had to happen to me. Figures this is the kind of luck I would have. I should just go barefoot at this rate. A large shadow looms over me. I glance up and meet Luka’s grinning face.

“What do you want?” I say with more irritation that I intended.

“Ouch.” Luka winces mockingly. “Someone’s grumpy.” He pokes my cheek.

“My feet hurt.” These are not the right shoes for this kind of journey. Willow is evil for this.” I grumble and continue walking. I hear him chuckle behind me. “Jerk.” I glare back at him.

The dirt pathway merges into a dark shimmering stone. The stone shimmers from shades of green to yellow and then pink and red. Like an aurora. I can feel a soft energy emitting from the stone. I crouch down to touch it.

As I touch the stone my fingers buzz with energy and a deep hum reverberates in my ears. Then I’m floating in pure darkness. A misty ball of colorful light appears in front of me. The large ball of swirling colors floats closer to me. Light emits from it and yet, at the same time it seems to suck its own light away. It feels familiar as if I’ve encountered an old friend. Like a slingshot I fall backward as streaks of colors speed by. Warmth encompasses me and a heartbeat thuds against my head.

“Ri?” Luka’s breath tickles my face. I open my eyes to find worry marbling his features. “Are you okay?”

Lillian’s face pops into view under the setting sun. “Child?” She presses closer. “Are you all right?” I gaze up into Lillian’s eyes. I want to speak, but I struggle to use my words. My body is weighed down and I feel that if I were to speak, the words would only be slurred. Lillian steps back as she gazes into my eyes.

Luka gasps and his eyes widen. “Her eyes, Lillian.” He grips my face gently in his palm. I lean into his warm touch without thought. “Why would they do this?”

Wait, are they talking about me? Is something wrong with me? What was I doing just now? I gulp. “What’s wrong with my eyes?”

“They are changing colors,” Lillian whispers, “Like the auroran stone you touched a moment ago.” She leans closer to me once more. “What did you see?”

I shake my head. “I don’t know how to explain it. It was like a misty ball of colors and light and darkness.”

Lillian glances at Luka and then back at me. “We must get to the oracles. They will likely have much for us to learn.” She pauses and tilts her head down at me.

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