Death Mage's Ascent by Jonathan Bender

Author:Jonathan Bender
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy, Epic, Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

The flight into the city was something the people would be talking about for years. Keeping high above the buildings had not stopped the inhabitants from noticing the terrifying creatures. Those below scattering from the streets to retreat into the nearest buildings they could find. Reaching the palace, Jaxom commanded his durgen to climb high and fast as arrows flew towards them from the walls. Circling above the archers he yelled down to the startled men to hold their fire. Once they had lowered their bows he felt safe enough to descend into the stable yard the others following him down cautiously.

On the ground Adriana slid from the saddle to land gracefully on her feet, Jaxom only a step behind was greeted by twenty of the Guard all holding swords out and ready. The other two durgen landed, the flapping of their large wings kicking up dirt from the ground before being tucked to their sides. As the rest of their group dismounted, Cribble walked over to the group of nervous guardsmen.

“Don’t you have eyes? You can see who we are, put those damn swords away,” he yelled.

Still staring warily at the dangerous looking risen they did as they were told by the captain. Cribble walked forward to speak to them while Jaxom, seeing Da’san already gathering his things, moved to speak with the priest.

“Leaving already?” Jaxom asked.

“Yes, I have to tell my brothers of this Or’Keer. A new god who is not held by the pact is a threat to all the temples,” he replied.

“I hope to see you again, I owe you my life several times over now,” Jaxom said offering his hand to the young man.

Taking his hand the priest smiled. “To be honest, I had fun while I have been with you. The temple can become quite boring and the trip was very exciting. I will be spending a lot time sharing the story with the others when I get back.”

Releasing the other man’s hand, Jaxom let him return to gathering the remainder of his gear. Adriana was looking all about her, taking in the palace above and all the people surrounding them. He had forgotten this would be her first time in a city this large and she may be a bit overwhelmed by the whole situation. Looking his way she gave him a big smile before going back to the sights surrounding her. Jaxom saw the young boy who had taken his risen horse when he was last here. Waving him over the stable hand came over at trot.

“Yes magus?” he asked looking at the durgen suspiciously. Already knowing what Jaxom wanted.

Smiling, Jaxom pulled a silver from the purse and gave it to him. “Same as last time,” he said. The lad slipped the coin into a pocket quickly enough but that did not stop him from shaking his head at the task. Jaxom commanded the durgen to obey his instructions as the boy ran off to gather up their mounts.

“The King left six days ago commanding the Guard to stay here in the city,” Cribble said rejoining him.

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