Duty (Book 2) by Brian Fuller

Author:Brian Fuller [Fuller, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

She waited. It was the night appointed by the Millim Eri for the Ha’Ulrich and the Chalaine to be born, and it was the night Mikkik had chosen—out of spite—for his servant to come forth. The ground before her was muddy and soft from the rain that had fallen on the twisted, thorny trees of Goreth Forest in sheets during the day. The perpetual mist that stirred between the boles threatened to conceal the spot where she had buried the seed that Mikkik had given her. She used her magic to clear the mist so her view of whatever creature was born from the seed would not be obscured.

The seed was little bigger than an acorn made of what appeared to be molten glass. Mikkik had given the task of planting the seed her, not trusting his followers, the Mikkik Dun, with knowledge of its whereabouts. He had slaved over the stone for months. She understood only dimly what he had done. From what she knew, Mikkik had not created the stone, but rather modified it, changed it somehow to suit his purpose, struggling to complete the work in secret as his power failed. When complete, he had found her and brought her to Goreth, entrusting her with the seed and the animon before disappearing into hiding. With Trys eclipsed, Mikkik was only a pinch more powerful than she was.

During the night, she jammed a stick into the mud and worked it around until she had a hole big enough to drop the stone into, covering it once complete. Now, with night ending, she held the animon for the new creature clutched in her hand. The animon would be the creature’s life force, for Mikkik did not trust the creature to have life unto itself. Joranne thrilled in anticipation. She could hardly fathom what kind of creature the Ilch would be or what the manner its birth would entail. She had simply followed instructions and dared ask no more. Here would be one that would join her on the thrones of Elde Luri Mora in eternal splendor. Surely Mikkik would choose his own form or that of the Millim Eri for his servant.

She checked the sky. Any time now. Joranne’s body was that of a youth as it always was when dawn was near. She was grateful she would have the day to arrange things before she was returned to dust to be reborn. If the creature were born while she was yet an infant, she feared it would overtake her in her weakness.

The dirt before her stirred with the faint signs of dawn, the first strong rays of light piercing through the gloom of the wood. She cast a spell to illuminate the still dim spot, light diffusing eerily in the mist. Slowly, strands of dirt writhed, at first giving the appearance of a mass of worms squirming just beneath the surface. Gradually, the dirt churned faster and took a more definite shape—it was humanoid, a child. Joranne was surprised.

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