Frostbite (Modern Knights Book 1) by Joshua Bader

Author:Joshua Bader [Bader, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: urban fantasy
Publisher: City Owl Press
Published: 2016-07-05T06:00:00+00:00

Third Interlude

The hulking giant knelt deeply before his mistress, his feathery wings spread prostrate at Lilith’s feet. “The vampire is clever for one of his lineage. He is steadily resisting the temptations and...”

Uriel’s deep tone was interrupted by a loud popping noise, followed by a frantic high-pitched squeaking disguised as a voice. “My lady, my lady, I bring terrible news.”

Uriel growled, the death angel’s words laced with violence. “I was granted audience, imp.”

Lilith lifted one foot and pressed her spiked heel deep into Uriel’s muscular shoulder. “And the audience bores me already. You have your orders concerning Dr. Green. I suggest you follow them.” She turned her attention to the imp, her ember red eyes drilling through him. “Do not bore me, imp.”

The creature was more shadow than substance, giant oversize wings and long, lithe tail concealing the tiny devil-body connecting them. “An Atlantean, my lady.”

“There are many Atlanteans, foul slave. As I recall, there were seventeen million of them when their empire fell.”

The imp stuttered. “No, no…a knight, my lady. One of their knights is back.”

Lilith smiled, a thing of sensuous beauty, though all in the chamber realized how much more dangerous it made her look. “I know this. One of my best chaos demons escorts him even now. He is already pact-bound to us.”

“Not Darien, my lady. Another has come.” The imp trembled, desperately not wanting to be here. He was used to scaring, not being scared. His hissing voice was a near inaudible squeak. “The lord knight.”

Uriel interjected, “The Lords of Atlantis are gone, never to return. The Faceless Men did their job well on that count.”

Lilith ground her heel further in, a narrow crimson line now flowing from Uriel’s shoulder. “Hush, angel.” She paused. “The lord knight was a knight, not a true lord. He has been back many times. He is always too obsessed with his petty vendettas and his nymph to be of any real threat. It is that way with old souls. Fifty thousand years of mortal passions tends to render them distracted and useless.”

The imp paused, wishing it could have tricked someone else into delivering this message. “He has been brought into the game.”

That rattled the Queen of the Nine Hells. “What?” Her eyes narrowed dangerously. “He has made a pact?”

“Not with us.”

Uriel roared with what must have passed as laughter in the mouth of a merciless killer. “Heaven would not take an Atlantean.”

Lilith flexed her leg again, silencing him. “No, no, they wouldn’t. Now quit talking and just look pretty, muscle-boy.” Her eyelids fluttered shut, then back open. “You are sure it is the lord knight?”

The imp nodded, then remembered it was hiding its head between its massive bat wings. “Yes, my lady. He has made a blood pact with Yog...”

“SILENCE!” Lilith screamed, cutting him off. “Do not speak that name here!”

The imp coughed. “But how do you know who I speak of?”

“There is only one entity the lord knight of Atlantis would find common cause with.” She removed her stiletto from the death angel’s shoulder.

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