Firebird Alex (The Sedumen Chronicles Book 1) by Orren Merton

Author:Orren Merton [Merton, Orren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: k'12
ISBN: 9780692232132
Publisher: Darkling Books
Published: 2014-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

19

When we reached the roof, Vetis and Zaebos walked with me to a battlement above the front door of the House.

“All this,” Vetis waved his four arms in a circle, “where you can see what was formed to resemble grass and dirt and trees, is all part of the House of Keroz. There are Ruhin that reinforce the spirit of the grounds and that maintain the House. Ruhin that work for the House are allowed to live closer to its center, which gives them more access to its healing powers and helps them grow the vastness of their own spirits. If they grow enough, they can reform as Mazzikim, larger, more powerful spirits. Mazzikim both take positions inside the House as soldiers and roam the distance, acting as scouts, an early warning system against the Ruhin and Mazzikim of other Houses.”

“And you’re in charge of all of the Mazzikim?” I asked Zaebos.

“Not all the warriors,” Zaebos explained. “Only the scouts that roam in the distance.”

Vetis pointed out to the edge of what I could see, miles away. What was weird was that past the edge I couldn’t make anything out. It was totally gray. Not blurry, not foggy, not covered in shadows, just…gray. As gray as the sky above me. I raised my eyes up, trying to find the source of light. “Where’s the sun?” I asked.

“There is no sun, no planets, no moon. Remember, this is not a physical universe.”

I sighed. “So I’ll never be able to see what’s way over there?” I threw my arm out full length and tried to point to that gray area.

“Ah, that is The Nothingness. Between each House, and between Sediin and Gehenna and Merkaba, there is The Nothingness.”

“Okaaaaay….so…what’s in there? Please don’t say nothing.”

Vetis smiled as wide as his thin, lipless mouth would allow. “But there isn’t anything. It isn’t even ‘space’ the way you’d think of a physical area. It is spirit.”

“So if it’s made of nothing…how do you travel it?” I asked.

“If you know where you are going, you can get there through The Nothingness. If you can imagine where you are going, or if you know the name of the entity you are searching for and concentrate hard enough, you will be transported. If you enter The Nothingness without an idea of where you are going, or who or what you are looking for…you will be stuck there for all eternity.”

“That doesn’t sound very fun,” I swallowed.

“No, it isn’t. And in just a moment, your father shall return from The Nothingness.”

“Really? Where did he go?”

“Ask him,” Vetis said. “My lady, talking with you has been one of my day’s great joys. But now other duties call, and I shall take my leave. Zaebos shall remain with you.”

“My lady,” Zaebos said, looking up at me.

“Thanks Zaebos—and Vetis, thanks for talking to me, even though some of it was hard to hear.”

Vetis bowed low. He turned around, walked back to the door, and left the roof. Now it was just me, Zaebos, and a few teams of Ruhin who were maintaining various battlements.

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