Magic Corrupts, Magic Conquers (Warrior of the Divine Sword) by A.J. Locke

Author:A.J. Locke [Locke, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

My lungs expanded as I took a shuddering breath, dragging in humid air and releasing it in a wheeze. I felt hot and cold, like I’d slid off the sun and been crushed by a glacier.

I cracked my eyes open and the view was dark, unformed, hazy.

I sat up slowly. The ground below me was soft; my hands bunched around grass that cushioned me like plush bedding. My head felt heavy, like my thoughts were a physical weight filling up my skull. I strained my senses, trying to catch my bearings.

I placed a hand on my chest where I could feel my accelerated heartbeat. I swallowed, my throat dry and raw. I assessed my body but found nothing sprained or broken.

Panic, fear, and confusion were coursing through me.

What the hell had happened?

I was finally able to open my eyes all the way and the blurriness was settling.

Then I remembered.

I found Gideon, then a Kiabi Warrior had shown up. Xythen. I had purified him from being shackled to a fragment of the Discordant Dark but…

But he’d kidnapped me and taken me to…

I looked around, fear slamming into me. There was fog everywhere, a warm mist that slid against my exposed skin, leaving not just a touch of moisture behind but a prickle of magic that felt like the Kiabi Warrior’s.

Through the mist I could see trees. I was surrounded by them.

When I looked up, I couldn’t see their tops. The dark wood of the bark was gnarled, and giant roots arched out of the ground and back in again.

A dim light illuminated the place like it was early twilight hours, catching glints of gold embedded in the trees’ wood. Branches started low on the trunks and extended for several feet, covered in leaves that shifted through various colors. They created a low canopy over my head.

I stood up.

I had been taken to Drisdari Forest. I was certain.

A glow snagged my attention and I saw the Gladius lying a few feet away. Relief coursed through me as I picked it up, holding the hilt tightly. The sword’s Divine magic thrummed alongside the magic inside me and brought a measure of calm. But only a small amount, because there was far too fucking much going on for me to be calm.

I tuned in to my bond with Ashe. She was scared, angry, and agitated. I was sure she would have helped Gideon get out of that neighborhood and back to Toji, but I knew they’d be worried about me. Callan too.

I had left him reeling with the revelation that his continued existence relied on remaining in a particular place, and now he’d be hearing that a Kiabi Warrior had whisked me away. I didn’t want to lay more hurt on Callan. All he’d want to do is tear off Bastillen and try to find me…but he couldn’t.

“You must come.”

I gasped and turned around, bringing the sword up in a two-handed grip. Xythen, in his human-looking form wearing that impressive organic armor, stood at the opening of the clearing.

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