Immortal: A Montague & Strong Detective Novel (Montague & Strong Case Files Book 23) by Orlando A. Sanchez
Author:Orlando A. Sanchez [Sanchez, Orlando A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitten Peaches Publishing
Published: 2024-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
SIXTEEN
It turned out that Dexterâs humble token of gratitude was an enormous mansion with acres of land around it.
âThatâs some gift,â I said. âDex knows how to splurge.â
âThat he does,â Monty said, standing next to me and looking at the property. âThis is quite impressive.â
âThis is my house?â Salius said. âWhat am I going to do with all that space?â
âA good question,â Monty said. âOne you donât need to answer right away. I will, however, offer you some direction. Have you ever considered teaching those interested in the Bestiary Arts?â
âYou mean teach other Bestiarists?
âYes, itâs a rare discipline, and it doesnât have to die out,â Monty said. âHere, you can help train a new generation of Bestiarists.â
âI would need my texts and a lab,â Salius said, slowly getting excited at the prospect of being able to teach students about his discipline. âIâve always wanted to share what I know, but it was always frowned upon at the sect.â
âI can imagine, even mages fear what they donât understandâespecially mages, actually,â Monty said. âWe prefer to have the how and why of things before accepting them.â
âToo true,â Salius said. âLetâs discuss the neutralization cast.â
âHere?â Monty said. âYou donât want to see the inside of your home first?â
âI have the rest of my life to do that,â Salius said. âRight now, I need to prepare you to meet and defeat a Demogre.â
âNot kill?â I asked. âI mean Iâm noticing you didnât say kill or exterminate, eradicate or disintegrate the Demogre, just defeat. That means we are to keep it alive.â
âYes,â Salius said, gesturing, and with a flick of his wrist, a dozen of the deepest, red-colored hummingbirds I had ever seen, materialized in front of us. âDo you know what these are?â
âTroch Lidayâs Vengeance,â Monty said, his voice low. âShe was a Master Bestiarist who was persecuted, tortured, and killed for her abilities.â
âYes,â Salius said, extending a hand as several of the beautiful birds perched on his shoulders, arms and hand. âShe was killed, but not before she created these beautiful creatures and shared the method with every Bestiarist of her time with one instruction.â
âEvery Bestiarist must learn Troch Lidayâs Vengeance, that they may never be defenseless as I once was,â Monty said. âEvery mage knows her story. During the war, we called them the Bloody Death.â
âDo you know why they were called this?â Salius asked, reaching for my arm and holding it up as one of the hummingbirds perched on my hand. There were a few standing on Peaches, who sat calmly as if the birds werenât even there. âLiday made something truly unique and spectacular in these birds.â
âThey werenât weapons, they formed defensive perimeters that were impenetrable,â Monty said. âoffering mages cover when under attack. Their bodies are nearly indestructibleâtheyâre mostly immune to magic, requiring a significant blast of power to destroy, and they have one fearsome ability.â
Salius touched the hummingbird on my hand and it vanished. I turned my hand and realized that it hadnât vanished but had done a chameleon camouflage maneuver, shifting the color of its feathers to match the color of my hand.
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