Hellgate London: Goetia by Mel Odom

Author:Mel Odom [Mel Odom]
Language: vie
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Six

Heat slammed into Warren as he was pulled through the dark current that gripped him. He didn’t know how much time had passed. Fear throbbed electrically inside him. Usually he could change his vision so that he could see wherever he was. That had been one of the earliest uses of his powers he discovered. But when he tried to use that power now, nothing happened.

He reached for Naomi’s hands. Although he could feel them almost within his grasp, he couldn’t quite take hold of them.

“Don’t struggle,” the voice said. “You’re only making things more difficult.”

“Where are you taking me?”

“To meet Fulaghar’s first lieutenant. As I said I would.”

Warren tried to catch hold of Naomi’s hands again, but failed. He called her name. There was no answer.

So much for being able to pull me out in case I get into trouble, he thought.

“The spell will work when it needs to,” the voice said. “At this point you don’t need to fear anything from me.”

“Are we going where the book is?”

“Yes. Fulaghar has recently found out where it was.”

“How?”

“Fulaghar has many resources. He’s struck many deals with demons and humans alike. Merihim isn’t the only one to use humans to suit his purposes.”

Neither of them are, Warren thought.

“All of us have uses for other people. You have Naomi waiting for you within the protected circle. Before that you had Kelli.”

Guilt stung Warren again at the thought of destroying the Kelli zombie. She had been gone before he knew it.

“Prepare yourself,” the voice warned. “I can’t protect you here in this place. You’ll have to care for yourself.”

Nervous anxiety thrummed through Warren as the darkness around him seemed to grow less dense. “Where will you be?”

“I can’t go with you here. You’ll be on your own. Fulaghar’s lieutenant, Hargastor, searches the underground labyrinth for the manuscript at his master’s request. If you find him there, he’ll know you.”

“How? We’ve never met.”

“Fulaghar has your scent. Once he knows you, all of his people know you.”

“How will I kill Hargastor?”

“Don’t confront him. Kill him from behind.”

“I can’t just ask him to turn around.”

“There are others down here. Be careful.”

The sensation of moving ceased. Warren hung in the empty blackness for just a moment. He still distrusted the voice.

“We’re inextricably linked, you and I. I’ve waited over a thousand years to be able to speak to someone again. I cherish you. I don’t want anything to happen to you.”

Warren wanted to believe that. He held on to that thought as the darkness around and dissipated. He felt the voice leave his mind, but he still felt Naomi with him.

In the next instant, solid ground was once more beneath his feet. He felt like gravity had increased tenfold because his legs would not hold him. Despite his best efforts, he dropped to one knee. And when he blinked his eyes open, he saw horror all around him.

* * * *

The creature that held Simon suspended in the air was so malformed that he had first didn’t recognize it.

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