Eternity's Empire Part One (The Eternity's Empire Collection Book 1) by Megan Cutler

Author:Megan Cutler [Cutler, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, alternate dimension, coming of age, Fantasy, greek, lesbian, magic, magical girl, mythological, mythology, myths, New Adult, nordic, norse, sci-fi, Science Fiction, science-fiction, Space Opera, Strong female lead, time travel, urban fantasy, viking
Published: 2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

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Nuit had spent enough time warding off despair to become an expert. But even her defenses were rapidly slipping. Aeternitas was dying on both sides of the boundary, and that did not bode well for anyone's future. She clamped down quickly on the stray thought, dismissed it, and put all her focus into the spell meant to heal their fading patient.

There had to be a way.

She hadn't worried when Gaea's image faded, guessing her consciousness had moved beyond their perception. But she had been gone dangerously long. Nuit looked for her — when she dared — hoping each time she spared a glance upward, her adopted daughter would reappear. She couldn't spare the energy to seek beyond the circle.

Her muscles ached. An insistent pounding filled her temples, growing harder with each passing moment, and heat crept over her cheeks. At this rate, they would all burn out, and gain nothing for their efforts.

As she raised her eyes to check for Gaea again, a bright flash assailed them. For a moment, it seemed like the Earth queen was everywhere, surrounding them. Then she returned to her original place, hands on Aeternitas's chest, both women suffused by a warm, steady glow.

Once more, power surged through their web and, with a gasp, Nuit realized the darkness beneath her palms had finally receded. <It's working! Chronos, now!>

They would never have a better chance.

The time goddess turned, hourglass still spinning between her hands. She gazed into Muerte's empty eye sockets and launched the device through the air.

It seemed as though the downward swing of Muerte's scythe would slice the hourglass in half. Instead, she caught the midsection, balanced it on the edge of the blade and spun the hourglass in a neat circle so that it slid across the length of her scythe.

Nuit's vision doubled. She saw the desert in which she stood, lines of heat beginning to rise from the nearby dunes. And she saw the forest in which she knelt, Aeternitas's healing body beneath her star-studded hands. As one vision faded, the other grew stronger.

The guardians stood in a loose circle surrounding them. Thora held her blade horizontal as she directed energy to the healers. Skadi braced her with one hand against her shoulder. The other held her spear, the point of which dug into the soft earth. Amateratsu and Aphrodite knelt on opposite ends of the circle, the latter panting as her music died, the former with her head in her hands, each utterly spent. Across from the warriors, Murete's skeletal form supported Chronos. The time goddess was diminished again, her hair snowy white and her skin folded with wrinkles.

“Aeternitas, come back to us!” Gaea cried, emotion choking her voice, tears shimmering in her eyes.

The killing spell shrunk to the size of the wound on Aeternitas's back. If they could just close the entry point, it would have no foothold from which to strike again. Nuit pressed hard, and felt the others do the same.

Aeternitas gasped as her eyes came open.

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