Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2021-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“What is it?” Alyona asked as she put her hand on Miraya’s shoulder. “Did you find Tira?”

“Yes,” Juniper said with a shaky sigh. “But she’s trapped.”

“Trapped?” I echoed and arched an eyebrow. “In the spiritual realm?”

The spiritual realm was still a bit of a mystery to me. I knew the sword spirits had another world they could be in, but the closest I’d come to it was my spiritual sea.

Something told me an entire spirit realm wasn’t quite the same thing.

“Not exactly,” Aine replied. “She could normally move around in the spirit realm, but she’s tied to the sword since Barrington left her behind, so she’s essentially chained to the sword’s location.”

“I’m lost,” I admitted with a frown.

“The spirit realm basically looks like this world, but only spiritual creatures can access it,” Juniper explained. “So, over there, she’s locked down to the same place as the sword’s location here in the physical world.”

“And the sword is being pulled toward something, which means Tira is getting dragged around the spirit world by whatever it is,” Miraya continued.

“Or whoever it is,” Juniper added and shuddered. “We can’t tell, and neither can Tira.”

“But whatever it is, it’s powerful,” Aine said with a grimace. “Not many forces in either realm are strong enough to move a Noble Sword that doesn’t want to be moved.”

“What would be strong enough?” I asked, though I had a feeling I already knew the force at play here.

“If you’re thinking what I’m thinking, I’d say you could be right.” Miraya frowned as tears welled in her eyes. “If the Demon King is moving the sword, Tira is in grave danger.”

“And so are all of us if he gets the power of a Noble Sword,” Aine agreed. “We have to move faster. There’s no time to waste!”

“Did you get an idea of where she is?” I asked. “Then we know where to go.”

“She’s north of here,” Juniper said. “We can’t pinpoint the sword when we’re in the spiritual realm, but that’s the direction we need to travel to find Tira.”

“Closer to the border with Rahma,” I murmured. “Which is also closer to the Breach. We need to get moving. There’s no telling how fast the Demon King can move the sword, and we can’t risk him bringing her any closer.”

My lovers began to comfort the spirit sisters as Nike and I led the charge north through the Larthan Forest and then out into the open grasslands. I didn’t like feeling so exposed once we left the protective cover of the trees, but we didn’t have much choice. If Tira was being pulled toward the Breach, that had to be our first priority.

And anything that tried to stop us would meet my blade.

We trudged over the hills and through the tall golden grass in a wide line as everyone searched the ground for the Sword of the Land. It was sort of ironic how much land we’d covered to look for her, though I didn’t feel like now was the time for my joke.

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