Horizon by Richardson Kim

Author:Richardson, Kim [Richardson, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“What does that mean?” David ripped off the post-it, crumpled it and threw it on the ground. “Is this some sick joke? You think this is funny—you demon lunatic!” His voice carried throughout the chamber.

Kara picked up the creased note and evened it out against her thigh. She studied it for a moment. “It doesn’t make sense. Why go through all this trouble? Why was this place guarded if he was never here?”

David kicked the chair. “Because he’s a sick bastard! This is a game to him! He’s probably hiding somewhere having a good laugh.”

But Kara wasn’t convinced. None of this made any sense.

“But why hide? He’s supposed to be strong, right? He believes he’s more powerful and cleverer than any of us. He’s not afraid of you or me, or the Legion. It—it just doesn’t make any sense.” She thought for a moment, and then she read the note again out loud, desperately trying to decipher the meaning.

“I’m telling you, he’s mocking us! He’s not here. It’s just me, you, and this poor bastard.” David smoothed the top of his hair down with his hands. Kara thought he was going a little mad.

Kara squinted down at the note. It was written in the form of a riddle. She was never good at cracking riddles. Their hidden meanings always gave her a headache. “Would a king hide away from a weaker opponent? No. Asmodeus is smart … really smart. He’s testing us with this, I’m sure of it. This note is a clue. It means something … I … I just can’t figure it out.”

“It means we’re fools.”

Kara ignored David as she focused on the note. She kept repeating the words over and over again inside her head until she chanted them. The truth. What was the truth? Your love for the monkeys has blinded you from the truth. And then it hit her.

Kara’s face paled. “David. I know what it means.”

David whipped his head around and stared at her with wide eyes. “So … tell me? What’s the dumbass trying to tell us?”

Kara crumbled the note in her hand. She stared at the floor for a moment, as though preparing herself for what she was about to say. “It means … he was never after the mortal world. The attack on the mortal world was just a diversion.”

Kara watched the realization flicker across David’s face. She knew he thought she was right. “Think about it. He hates mortals. Why would he want to control a world filled with so-called monkeys? That’s something he never wanted. He’s been planning this all along.” Kara met David’s eyes.

“He’s going after Horizon.”

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