Mythborn III_Dark Ascension by V. Lakshman

Author:V. Lakshman [Lakshman, V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sillan Pace Brown
Published: 2018-07-18T22:00:00+00:00

Revelation

To see a cup fill to its fullest with scorn and hatred,

tell a young mother her child means nothing.

- Toorval Singh, Memoirs of a Mercenary

K

isan dove with the accuracy of a direhawk after prey. She couldn’t change the laws of falling bodies, but Ash’s flailing made him catch more air, slowing him. She was, on the other hand, tucked into a slim form like a plummeting falcon, and catching up. The question was, would she get there in time to save him or only to mark the spot where he died?

As she neared she yelled, “Spread out!”

She couldn’t tell if the firstmark heard her, but after a moment the man responded, becoming an X that caught more air. That his discipline overcame his fear impressed her more than a little.

A few beats later she was within a hand’s grasp. Below, she could now make out individual plants and flowers, which meant the ground was approaching fast. Not good, she thought. She focused, reaching out.

Her fingers just scraped his boot. At that touch, he pushed his leg up and she grabbed his ankle with both hands and spread her wings. They popped open with such force Kisan thought they’d be ripped off. Every muscle in her body strained to hold onto Ash, but her tactic had the desired effect. The sudden braking made their impact with the roots at the bottom of Avalyon bone-jarring, but not lethal. They fell in a tangled heap before coming to rest with Kisan on top of the firstmark. She sat up, taking stock of their surroundings, but didn’t get off Ash’s spread-eagled form.

“That’s three times, Firstmark. How are you ever going to repay me for such consistent service?” She smiled, her eyes narrowing at the tease.

“I’ll have to owe you,” gasped the man miserably. He let out a long breath. For a moment she thought he might fall asleep there, but his eyes suddenly widened and he pushed her off and rolled quickly just as a body impacted the ground where they’d been. It was one of the winged elves whom Kisan had killed with her blade during her hurtling descent.

“Kind of him to return my weapon,” she commented. The sound of branches breaking revealed the other dead elf, caught in the canopy above.

“How are we going to get up there?” asked Ash with trepidation.

“Easy, Firstmark,” replied Kisan, looking up, “I’ll retrieve it.”

To her surprise, however, the mere thought of her blade sent it flying back to her. She caught and sheathed it deftly, then looked at Ash with a smile. “I’m liking this place more and more.”

“That makes one of us,” Ash replied. “Now what?”

Kisan breathed out then said, “The only way up is to fly. I don’t know if I can do that from here and carry you.”

Before Kisan could say more Ash hurriedly said, “Great, let’s try and climb a bit.”

Kisan arched an eyebrow and changed form back to her normal appearance. “It’s a long way up.”

The ground was solid and neither of them could see the sky below.

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