Infernal Father of Mine by John Corwin

Author:John Corwin
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, action, fantasy, paranormal, incubus

Chapter 22

I already knew the answer, but hearing this woman speak the truth as if Daelissa were some wonderful woman who needed help getting her groceries out of the car, jolted me.

"This is insanity," I said. "You want to help Daelissa rule the world?"

Serena kept on smiling. "I have no interest in who rules, but Daelissa has offered me full access to all the realms I desire so I can advance the cause of magic."

"Wait, I have a counteroffer," I said. "How about you help us against Daelissa, and I'll grant you the same thing. I'll make you the Minister of Magic. How's that for a snazzy title? I'll even throw in a new diamond-studded magic wand with a fine Corinthian leather carrying case."

She sighed. "There is no way to prevail against the Seraphim. Whether you want to or not, you will be helping Daelissa's cause. You will help me calibrate this new Grand Nexus to allow us access to Seraphina."

"First of all, you're bat-poo crazy woman. Second, I don't know the first thing about fixing arches."

Her smile faded to a sad frown. "But you have the answer inside you. You're the son of Alysea, the Seraphim who attuned the Cyrinthian Rune on the Grand Nexus." She pointed to a small glowing orb set in the side of the arch. "You may not know how just yet, but you have the ability to attune this rune."

I backed away and felt the hard bulk of a sentinel behind me. "Why don't you just take that rune and use it on the Grand Nexus in the real world?"

"We cannot simply remove the rune without attuning it. To do so might cause another Desecration."

I felt might eyebrows pinch. "Why did you build this arch here instead of Eden? You would have had another Grand Nexus."

"Unfortunately, one of my former assistants took it upon himself to use the cube here," she said. "I was very distressed about his poor decision."

"Lucky for the world," I muttered.

Serena didn't seem to hear me. "Nevertheless, it functions as the Grand Nexus does." She touched my arm. "You are the key to a wonderful future full of discovery. Does that not appeal to you?"

"Oh, I'm all for discovery," I said. "But not if it means helping a maniacal tyrant like Daelissa use it for her own gains."

"You misunderstand her," she said, not seeming to take offense. "She will bring enlightenment to a world of chaos."

"This woman is as crazy as Daelissa," Dad whispered.

I agreed. "Boy and how."

Serena moved toward the arch. The sentinel took me by the arm and dragged me after her until we stood closer to the rune. I'd never gotten a good look at the Cyrinthian Rune. We'd found it hidden inside an omniarch beneath the mansion in Queens Gate, but Jeremiah Conroy had plucked from beneath our noses. From what I remembered it was white with an intricate pattern of glowing lines in it. This one was black with glowing lines.

Serena held out a hand toward the rune as if to reverently touch it, seemed to realize something, and jerked her hand back.

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