Herald by J Edwards Stone

Author:J Edwards Stone [Stone, J Edwards]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: J. Edwards Stone
ISBN: 9781999120511
Publisher: BriTe Publications
Published: 2019-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

In the ensuing chaos at the Citadel, the Informant was able to send word, and Azrael stood at the meeting place, waiting impatiently. The side of the mountain was remote, but not so far as to cause the Informant’s absence to be noticed. It was extremely dark here, the light of the moon obscured under the heavy weight of the clouds that thickly shielded the sky.

Azrael had come alone, not willing to risk others learning of the identity of the Informant, and so he stood, waiting. He walked to the edge of the cliff, holding his sword and dragging it lazily behind him, leaving lines in the sand.

Back at Solomanta, he had told this Gideon of his culling of the Council’s beloved Guardians with the hope they would act exactly as they had done. Panicking, worrying that Azrael had gained access to the Disc and was conspiring with Lucifer to end the world. Creating enough confusion for the Informant to send back word.

He remembered his siege upon the Guardian sanctum. Hidden in obscurity since the time before time, they were not expecting to be cut down as they were. Normally their magic would have protected them, but they had grown complacent. Confident in their Council’s protective measures, secure knowing that they would be hidden until the end of days. They could not be killed by normal means, by steel and force. The Guardians were creatures of great magic – but Azrael had something they did not. Lucifer’s sword. He used it to cut them down, one by one, though he could not open the seal to gain access to the Disc. He knew now where it was, and that was enough for now. Once his army was strong, he would make his move. He would find a way.

Azrael’s confidence was growing. He was so close. He was still harvesting most of the newly awakened creatures, and he knew as he stood on the cliffside they were all being trained at that moment – indoctrinated and conditioned to destroy the Citadel and any others who stood in his way. His army would be stronger than the one that rose against the Council at the time of the Fall.

He grinned to himself, enjoying the memory of taking Gideon’s wings and sending him back with such a dire message. The havoc it would have wrought. It was a delicious thought, and Azrael smiled again, delighting in his memories of the creature that screamed and begged for its wings to be spared.

“Excellency,” said a quiet voice, his figure obscured and appearing only as a shade in the darkness beyond.

“Tell me,” said Azrael, wasting no time.

“She is the Herald, of that the Council is sure,” said the voice in hushed tones. “She flew, on her maiden flight, unguided. She lacks the fever. She is the first among all of the vessels to have ever been so,” it said.

“An aberration?” asked Azrael, though his interest was piqued. “What else makes you think this creature is the Herald?”

“Excellency, the Council thinks the signs align.

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