Dragon Emperor 22: From Human to Dragon to God by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“Gods, this smells putrid,” Emarla gagged as we walked through the underground tunnel.

“It beats being picked off by a horde of demons,” Zarek reminded the Noble of the Sword of Shadows. “Which is exactly what would happen if we were topside.”

“We could handle them,” Rebecca declared as she cracked her knuckles. “That last demon was much weaker than Evan made them sound.”

“That’s because we literally outnumbered it nine to one,” I noted. “And four of us actually have weapons that can kill a demon. If Emarla, Nike, Skye, and I hadn’t been there, that fight would have ended a whole lot differently, and not in a good way.”

“You say that.” The bear Demi-Human shrugged her broad shoulders. “I don’t believe it.”

“Well, we’re not going to be foolish enough to find out,” Zoklan said. “Are we sure this tunnel leads anywhere, Evan?”

I made another small, high-pitched clicking noise and listened as it fluttered forward and echoed down the tunnel. My echolocation powers helped me get a sense of the walls, floor, and ceiling of the pathway before us, but any soundwaves I sent straight ahead just disappeared into the abyss. That told me this was a long-ass tunnel, and I wondered just where it was going to lead us.

Even more concerning at the moment was the stench of miasma that lingered in the air around us. Down here in these underground caverns, we’d already experienced some traumatizing scents due to the lack of ventilation, and the stench of death and decay was somewhat overwhelming. To make matters worse, the miasma smell only got stronger as we moved through the passageway, which both told me we were on the right path and also indicated there might be another demon somewhere in our way.

“I don’t see an end in sight,” I sighed. “Though I still think this is the right way. Do you smell how terrible the miasma is getting?”

“Don’t remind me,” Skye said through a sour expression. “It is taking me every ounce of my willpower to keep from vomiting right now.”

“Hold on…” Naomi suddenly interjected.

The lizard Demi-Human stopped dead in her tracks and stroked her chin softly. Her slitted pupils grew into nothing more than slivers as she began to nod, and then she held her hands together and bowed her head.

“Air around us and blood within us,” the mage began her incantation. “Conceal the putrid nature of this tunnel, and any creatures that dwell within it. Purify the rot and decay that lingers in the sky… Do not allow our bodies to take in such corrupting matter, for we are servants of the gods, and no harm shall come to our pure souls. Blood within us, bodies of bone… Keep your oath to be pure and rid us of all that would do us harm.”

There was a magical hum in the air as Naomi’s hands glowed with a teal aura, and seconds later my nostrils felt like they’d just been cleaned out by a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

“Holy fuck!” I gasped as I sucked in a deep breath.

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