Celestial Magic (Celestial Marked Book 1) by Emma L. Adams

Author:Emma L. Adams [Adams, Emma L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Despite every shred of my better judgement telling me this was a terrible idea, there I was, walking with Nikolas through warlock territory in search of a suitable place to answer an arch-demon’s summons.

“How does this work?” I asked. “It’s not your dimension, right? So if this demon wants us to come and see him, how do we get out?”

“I’m going to set up a portal,” he said. “A true one, not a dimension hole. That means he can take us to wherever he chooses on the other side, and then send us back—but obviously, he’s completely in control of that. Kind of like when you used the pentagram on me.”

I grimaced. “You’re going to hold that against me forever, aren’t you?”

“Just stating a fact,” he said. “The power always rests with the person controlling the summoning—and in the case of an arch-demon, even one whose power is low, they always have control. It’s what makes the idea of summoning an arch-demon impossible to contemplate. We’d know if one had been anywhere near this dimension, for instance.”

A not-so-subtle way to remind me that Nikolas thought the arch-demon was innocent. Sure, as innocent as a Prince of Hell. He might not be the killer, but he was old as sin and evil enough to fall from heaven. Of course, I’d considered the possibility of a similar demon’s involvement, but he was right—there was no way to summon one inconspicuously.

Nikolas took me through a warren of roads lined with brick houses, some with the windows boarded up. Vampire nests, most likely.

“By the way,” I said to him, “a vampire was found near the second victim’s house. Dead, in sunlight. They were dating.”

“Any reason I needed to know that?”

“Evidence,” I said. “I admit it, I’m jumping on any clue possible, but I suppose none of it will matter if the arch-demon of Pandemonium decides to skin me alive.”

“He won’t harm you as long as I’m there,” said Nikolas.

I jumped at the sound of a loud bang from the nearest house. “What was that?”

“Warlock spells. Nothing to worry about.”

Oh yeah. We were in the thick of preternatural territory. Flashes and bangs indicated spell use, and the smell of sulphur and brimstone made my eyes water.

“Has nobody here heard of air freshener?” I coughed.

“It wouldn’t do any good. Brimstone is too potent. We’ll stop here.” He halted in the mouth of an alley with a high fence on one side and the brick facade of a large house on the other.

“Do you live somewhere here?” I asked. “I mean, when you’re not in the castle.”

“I do, but I’m not opening the portal near my house.” He put a hand in his jacket pocket and started pulling out handfuls of herbs and small bottles containing what looked like powdered rock.

“What’s that?” I asked, indicating a bright power. “I know the other ingredients, but that’s a new one.”

“You really do know demon summonings.” There was an approving note to his voice. “Like you know demon languages. I’m assuming you’re still fluent in High Chthonian.

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