Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen

Author:Lisa Olsen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: angels and demons
ISBN: 147506117X
Published: 2012-03-08T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

There was quite a bit of discussion as to where we should open the portal. The only requirement we had was that we needed moonlight. That meant we could open the drapes to my sliding glass door and open the portal from the comfort of my living room. There was something to be said for the privacy and convenience of that plan. At the same time, we had no idea what to expect from the portal itself. It could open with a ring of fire and there was no way I’d get my cleaning deposit back if I scorched the carpet or worse.

Wherever we did it had to be nearby too. If things went according to plan, we’d have Ben with us, and the less time we spent with him out in the open the better, especially since he’d still be trussed up with the blessed ropes to keep Azazael bound to him.

In the end we decided to do it at Sam’s apartment. No one would be there, and with the big windows on the side of the building we’d have plenty of moonlight. Besides, Adam was still too ticked off at Sam to care whether or not we singed his floors.

“Okay, let’s do this.”

Adam produced a glass vial, carefully pouring a single drop of blood into the ring’s recess and snapping it closed. As we watched, the green stone turned ruby red, and I felt a thrum of energy go through my hand as the ring felt almost alive.

Taking a deep breath, I spoke aloud in the moonlight, holding tight to Nelo with my other hand in case the portal swept me away. “Goddess Hecate, please open the portal to Midian.”

Nothing happened.

“She likes a little bit of the dramatic. Try something like ‘Mighty Hecate, I beseech thee to open the portal to Midian in your divine wisdom’, or something.”

Was he kidding? “Remiel said it was simpler than that.”

“For him. She’s always had a soft spot for him. You might have to beg a little. Unless you want to give me the ring and let me take a shot at it? She always did have a smile for me too,” he grinned and I suppressed the urge to roll my eyes. I did not want to get into a conversation about his connections to various goddesses at that point in time.

“Divine Hecate, though we are unworthy, I beseech thee to heed our humble request,” I tried again without further comment. “Please open this portal to Midian in your celestial wisdom, so that we may rescue a friend, and contain a great evil.”

“Wow, I’m impressed. Have you done this before?”

“Appeal to a pagan goddess? Not so much. But if it’ll help I’ll dance naked on a sacrificial altar.”

“Now that I’d like to see.”

“We might have to if she doesn’t hear me,” I frowned, as a big, fat nothing happened. “How long should this take to work?”

“Maybe she’s busy,” he shrugged. “They get a lot of random petitions, especially at night.”

“Are you sure the blood you used was from an actual virgin?”

“Of course I am.

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