Elemental, Soul Guardians Book 2 by Kim Richardson

Author:Kim Richardson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook teen books young adult books fantasy books paranormal romance paranormal books angels and demons
Publisher: Kim Richardson
Published: 2012-01-10T01:11:02+00:00

Chapter 10

Tartarus

KARA STOOD ON A GREY CONCRETE platform above the High Council building. A cool breeze lifted the hair around her face. Her mind was numb, and her limbs moved on their own, like a zombie going about the world with a smashed pumpkin as a brain. She blinked. She couldn’t remember how she had walked from the council to the landing zone.

She figured it didn’t matter anyway. The council had convicted her of treason—more or less. They had voted to confine her to Tartarus—where they kept traitors before figuring out what to do with them. She imagined Tartarus to be an eerie dungeon, where sweaty fat bald men waited to torture her on the rack. She visualized them as they tied their victim’s limbs with rope to a wooden frame, and then turned the handle causing the rope to pull the victim’s arms. Eventually with a loud crack, the limbs were torn apart.

It didn’t matter anyway—what they did to her—she wasn’t special, with a gift of elemental power. She was an abomination—Asmodeus, the demon lord’s daughter, the Legion’s enemy. Her mother’s soul would die because of her. And she couldn’t do anything about it.

A faint flapping sound broke her train of thought. Two black specs appeared in the sky like kites caught in an airstream. They grew closer incredibly fast.

Kara had to cover her eyes from all the dust and sand that rose around them as two giant golden eagles beat their enormous wings to slow themselves and land on the platform beside her. Once the dust had cleared, Kara had a good look at them. Like giant birds of war, they wore metal helmets with intricate circular designs carved onto them and large metal breast plates. Silver chains with glowing blue pendants in the shapes of stars swayed and bounced against their powerful chests. Their eyes were a golden brown color like toffee, and their pointed beaks glistened in the light like golden blades. Their talons scrapped the concrete floor, and Kara was sure they could easily rip the platform apart. They were identical. The closer of the two eagles turned its eyes on Kara, and she flinched and took a step back.

An oracle rolled his crystal ball towards Kara. “Well, here we are. The prison guards have arrived. They will take you to Tartarus.” He gave her a weak smile, and Kara was grateful it was the same oracle who had escorted her to the council chamber.

Kara’s eyes were fixed on their giant talons. Her stomach tightened. Golden feathers ruffled on the bird’s giant chest, like a silk sheet glimmering in the light. They were magnificent. Kara wondered if she was to climb up on their backs and ride them like horseback.

The eagles spread their wings and launched into the air with great force. Kara rolled out of the way. She felt pressure as an enormous talon covered her right shoulder. And before she could react, she was lifted off the ground. She glanced down and saw the oracle looking up at her.

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