Demons Lie by Sherry Ficklin

Author:Sherry Ficklin [Ficklin, Sherry]
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-08T06:54:15+00:00

“Then every magical being within a hundred miles will feel me do it, and they could pinpoint my exact location. Not ideal when there’s at least one demon running around.”

She sits back. “That’s the other thing, how do you know there’s a demon?”

I hold up one hand, rising to my feet and grabbing a box from the far corner. Opening it, I remove a large glass tube, pressing my thumb against the cork stopper before returning to hand it to her.

“It’s called ichor. Demon blood, basically. They excrete it anytime they phase from human form to their demonic one. I’ve been finding it all over town, specifically near the two most recent crime scenes. They can also leave a really strong rotten egg smell, that’s sulfur. You smell that, you run the other way because it’s either a gas leak or a demon, and you don’t want to be around for either.”

She tilts the tube up and down, watching the black liquid coat the glass.

“I should mention it burns human skin like acid,” I say, holding out my hand to take it back.

She drops it into my palm. “Ugh, then why keep it?”

“Because there are some spells that require blood, so I keep a bit of the ichor of the demon I’m hunting just in case.

I can use it to locate, if I have to. Or to create a trap sigil, if I have enough if it.” I stare at the tube. “Which, regrettably, I do not.”

“OK, so no location spells, and no book. How do we find the gateway, then?”

“As much as I hate to ask, I think we have to try to contact your mother,” I say finally.

She stares at me like she can’t believe her ears.

“Remember I said I can communicate with my grandmother? Well, your mom is the only person who knows for sure where that gateway is,” I continue, opting for the Band-Aid ripped off method of bad news delivery.

“My mother,” she whispers.

“Yeah.”

She’s quiet for a long time, and I can practically watch the warring emotions crossing her face. She’s like an open book, Maddie. You don’t have to be particularly skilled to read her; everything is plain enough to see.

“If you can’t do this,” I say, reaching across the table to put a hand on her shoulder, “I can find another way.”

“But this is the best way, right? The safest?” Her voice is small, and guilt twists inside me for even asking.

“Yeah, it is.”

She takes another deep breath. “OK. Let's do it.”

“Great, but first we need a cat.”

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