Cover by Lost in Time

Author:Lost in Time
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-03T03:18:36+00:00

people of the cemeteries.

Since Schuyler and the girls were pretending to be dis-

ciples, they had to do everything ordinary temple maidens

would have done so that in the event that the Nephilim were

watching, they would not suspect anything was awry. The first

order of business was to light the candles and cleanse the air,

and the three of them proceeded into the inner chambers with

their candles lit, chanting softly as they made their way to the

chapel that housed the statue of Anubis. They placed their

candles in the holders and waited a few moments before be-

ginning to clean the statue.

Anubis had the body of a man and the head of a beast,

and Schuyler felt a little uneasy as they began to wipe and oil

down the stone. Deming brought the folded linen from the

back room and dressed the statue, while Dehua was in charge

of rubbing rouge on his cheeks and applying sacred oil on his

forehead.

Schuyler brought in the gifts of food and drink—baskets

of bread and a few bottles of wine that that been left at the

temple as offerings—and placed them in front of the statue.

“What now?” Dehua asked, inspecting their handiwork.

The statue shone in the dim light.

“The faithful are waiting,” Schuyler said. “Let’s get to

work.”

They spent the whole day in the forecourt, leading pray-

ers, keeping the fire lit, anointing worshippers with holy oil.

Schuyler had asked the priest to tell his flock not to schedule a

funeral or memorial on this day, as she did not feel right about

leading the incantations and prayers for true believers.

“Hot in here,” she said, when the three were alone in the

inner chamber. She was sweaty underneath her layers.

But the twins only shrugged, since, as vampires, they

were able to regulate their body temperature.

Schuyler began to feel a bit woozy and light-headed, and

wondered if Jack was right in worrying about her on this un-

dertaking. She’d convinced herself she had no choice. While

Deming and Dehua were trained fighters, she was the one who

had to carry out her grandfather’s legacy. She could not let

them find the gate without her.

How’s it going in there? Jack sent.

Quiet, she replied. You guys see anything?

Not a thing.

The Venators were edgy, regarding each worshipper with

suspicion. But the day passed uneventfully, and then it was

sunset, and they had to set off to collect the firewood. Jack

and the Lennox brothers would follow a few steps behind.

The girls walked slowly through the dark uninhabited

streets. most people lived in the northern part of the necropol-

is, and it was not a good idea to walk the southern area at

night, which was said to be the home of drug dealers and

thieves. There were no streetlamps, and there was a hushed

quiet that was unnerving. The girls did not whisper to each

other, and Schuyler felt the hairs on the back of her neck rise.

But they arrived at the woodpile undisturbed, gathered what

they needed for kindling, and returned to the temple

unharmed.

“What now?” Dehua asked, setting her bundle of wood by

the grate.

Schuyler shrugged. Were they doing something wrong?

Did the Nephilim suspect something was different?

They’re not taking the bait, Jack sent. He and the boys

were back to guarding the temple from a rooftop across the

way.

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