Eternal Day by Jade Kerrion

Author:Jade Kerrion [Kerrion, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Romance, Fantasy, Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Romantic, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, General
ISBN: 1542941148
Google: ZinlwAEACAAJ
Amazon: B07F99GVNM
Publisher: ATM Press
Published: 2017-02-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Did he have a plan?

Erich was an artist and a poet. What kind of plan did they expect him to have?

The question however troubled him long after Jaden and Rafael escorted him back to his cell. He slumped in a corner, his long legs pulled up to his chest, and rested his head on his knees.

Water.

Water was the key. Even he, non-scientist that he was, knew it. A memory fragment flashed through his mind. The waterfall streaming from Malum Turris encircled the town, watering the fields and forests.

Beyond Aeternae Noctis, the only water he knew of were the large underground rivers and lakes, some scarcely larger than puddles, and others so wide he could not see the other side.

A smile spread across his lips. He loved the water. How much time had he spent wading in the icy cold shallows, marveling at the waves lapping against his calves? He had surprised himself by swimming, as if he had always known how, but he must have learned it as a child, living in Aeternae Noctis.

His cell door slid open. He turned his head without raising it. A slim figure, framed by the spread of wings, stood by the door. Tera spoke quietly. “You have a plan?”

He chuckled, the sound low and without humor. “You don’t?”

Her shoulders lifted in a shrug, her wings pressing against her back. “The Earth wasn’t ready for a plan; we weren’t ready to execute it.” The door slid close behind her; she showed no concern about being alone in the cell with him. “Despair over the loss of Earth drove the humans we’d saved to suicide. When we realized that fear kept them alive, the icrathari and the vampires became enemies instead of guides and protectors.”

“And you created the great lie of Aeternae Noctis. A greater necessity at work…”

Tera frowned. “Yes.”

Erich shook his head. “I sensed it.”

“You had no fear of us.”

He laughed. “You took our warriors, our healers, our thinkers, and our children. I was an artist; I served no purpose.”

“We all serve a purpose, even though we do not understand it. Perhaps yours was to know more of the outside world.”

Her cool tone raked him like claws. “Are you telling me that my purpose was to suffer out there in hell for hundreds of years?” Erich shot to his feet. “Do not twist this around to make me one of you. I was a nobody. I didn’t care to be a somebody. I just wanted to draw— No, I didn’t even want to draw. I just wanted to look at you. Capturing your beauty was beyond my skill. Not the slash of your cheekbones, the length of your eyelashes, or the arch of your neck. Those were simple—but the look in your eyes…It eluded description; it haunted me.” He snarled. “It’s still there in your eyes—and there is still no name I can put to it.”

“Erich, we need your help—”

“We?” He folded his arms across his chest. “You, your icrathari sisters, your vampire army, your human slaves.

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