Ghalien by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson

Author:Jenna Elizabeth Johnson [Johnson, Jenna Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Young Adult, Fairies, Paranormal, Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Supernatural
ISBN: 9781301375905
Publisher: Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Published: 2013-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

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The dreams that plagued me were the worst my mother had to offer. The moment I realized I was no longer conscious, I found myself trapped in a pit full of faelah. On the other end of my prison I could see Meghan, naked and chained to a stone wall. Her skin was pale, much more so than I remembered, and a multitude of lacerations crisscrossing her abdomen and legs oozed blood. My heart leapt into my throat and I took a step to rush to her side. The writhing mass of faelah noticed my movement. They surged toward me like an angry tide, snapping and hissing and growling as the stench of their filthy, rotting skin filled my nose. Another sound cut through the clamor, and suddenly my urgency and fear spiked. I knew that low, rattling call. It belonged to a creature far more terrifying than any of the Morrigan's other minions. A moghreth, a great, white worm found only in the dankest, most unsavory parts of Eile. It crawled from one of several holes in the wall, lifting itself off of the ground so that I could see the double rows of teeth that lined its entire stomach. The moghreth wrapped itself around its prey like a snake, imbedding those teeth into flesh, then very slowly sucking the life out of whatever poor creature fell into its grasp. And this particular moghreth was interested in Meghan.

"No!" I screamed, trying to tear my way through the onslaught of faelah.

Meghan glanced to the side, her eyes wide with terror as the moghreth started its approach. She struggled against the chains, making sounds of distress as the monster moved closer.

"Meghan!"

I fought with all my strength, but I could not get through the sea of faelah. There were too many. When I stopped and tried to summon my riastrad, a chilling voice entered my head.

No, no, Caedehn. Not in my realm. I control this place and your battle fury cannot be used here.

The Morrigan's wicked laughter trailed off as I once again took up my struggle against the faelah. I watched in horror as Meghan screamed for me while the moghreth inched ever closer. Blood ran down my hands and arms as I continued my battle, but for every faelah I killed, five more took its place. Cold sweat ran down my face and when Meghan's screams were cut off by the deadly embrace of the moghreth, I thought my soul would shatter. I collapsed to the floor, exhaustion finally overwhelming me. The faelah paused in their assault, waiting for me to rise again. A dozen or more times I tried to get up and continue my fight, but every time the faelah would push me back. Hours, or days, later I fell into a heap on the cold stone floor, unable to go on and slowly going mad as Meghan's soft cries of distress reached my ears.

This is your punishment, my dear boy, for your unending desire to disobey me.

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