HE WHO CROSSES DEATH: Star Warrior Quadrilogy Book 3 by Hooke Isaac

Author:Hooke, Isaac
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

Tane regarded the item hesitantly, and then took it. The instant he touched it, he could feel the pleasure of the Emerald lurking inside, waiting for him to part the veil so that it could spark across his nerve cells.

He could also feel the personality of the grazer associated with that bone trying to get out, attempting to assert its influence over him. It fought and strove against him, and he had the impression of a wild animal trying to break free of its leash.

All of a sudden an image flashed into his mind of two big jaws chomping down.

Tane immediately set down the crown on the bedside table. “Thanks. I’ll put it to good use, I’m sure.” He hoped the Volurs didn’t notice the slight tremor of apprehension in his voice.

“There’s something else we need to discuss,” Lyra said. Her face had become very serious.

Tane raised an eyebrow. “Go ahead.” But he looked away to stare idly at the white bulkhead just across from him.

What does she want from me now?

“My sister…” Lyra said.

Tane turned toward her. From the anguish on her face, mixed with hope, he knew immediately what she wanted. “It’s not possible.”

“You have to create the Revive Essencework again,” Lyra said. “You have to bring back my sister. We owe her everything. Without her, you’d be in the hands of the dwellers right now, doing their bidding.”

“I thought I told you,” Tane said. “To Revive someone, I need a body. It says it right here in the Essencework description: ‘A complete body is required: the corpse can be in any state, as long as the requisite pieces are relatively intact.’”

“Then we’ll get you a body,” Lyra said.

“She’s been dead too long,” Tane said. “It won’t work, even if you desecrate her grave.”

“You don’t know that,” Lyra said. “Tell me where it says the dead body must be under a certain age. Or if the archaeoceti specifically mentioned that. Because I quote from what you just told me: the corpse can be in any state.”

“Okay fine, it doesn’t actually mention an age, and the archaeoceti never did, either,” Tane admitted. “But somehow, I have a feeling that reviving someone who has been dead for so long is beyond my first level abilities. And even if I could, the price would be very high. You thought the creatures we fought to save Sinive were difficult? I can only imagine what someone dead as long as your sister would bring. And we’d probably have to fend them off for a long time—maybe an hour. I doubt your sister would return to the living as fast as Sinive did.”

“You doubt this, yes, but you really have no idea do you?” Lyra said.

“No,” Tane admitted. “But I can tell you that at the Revive ritual I was present for, the archaeoceti who did the raising had an extremely high level in the Essencework.”

“There you go,” Lyra said. “The archaeoceti can bring my sister back, then, if you can’t. I know they can.

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