Past Lives by Kirsten Bij't Vuur

Author:Kirsten Bij't Vuur [Vuur, Kirsten Bij't]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lopend Vuur
Published: 2015-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Lukas looked at the landscape behind him, pictured an interesting rock-formation in a clearing just behind them, and seconds later three shapes materialized. Why hadn't this goddess done that? What if she could still do that?

Melissa sent that observation to Lukas, hoping Hermes would catch it, too. Lukas didn't know. Hermes thought she probably couldn't, she was even older than they, much older. She must have had some link to Dionysus to teleport to him, or maybe the gods in her country would find out if she just dropped in.

Aphrodite and Zeus now gestured at the three of them to stay in the bushes, as they walked into the clearing and confronted the barbarian goddess heads on. Ishtar looked at Hermes, and saw she had been deluded.

Knowing they would give her no quarter, she prepared her last defence, magic of course. Her shields were awesome, and she called lightning down. It was a real show of force, but thinking of the hound of hell, even Melissa was not impressed. Until she smelled a strong randy odour from behind her.

She turned around, and saw three creatures really close, same men's heads, same eagles' wings, but lion bodies this time. They were so close, that she shouted a warning and fished the gun out of her pocket. Brace herself, aim at the human head, pull the trigger.

The thunder of the shot was louder than the magic battle in the clearing.

One creature dropped, a single bullet-hole between the eyes.

Paul had a large wolf out this time, trying to hamstring one of the felines, as Lukas took aim carefully, lighting up a tiny bit. Paul's gun made an even worse racket, and the third creature dropped.

But the first was still very much alive, though hindered by one useless leg. It turned like lightning and swiped the wolf-construct through the air.

The wolf didn't get up, and Paul dismissed it. As the monster turned its attention back to them, Lukas threw the gun at Paul, saying: 'Use magic to improve your aim, I'm going to try something.'

The creature was limping, but this one was quick, and it had claws to

swipe with. There was no time for Paul to aim and shoot, it closed on him fast, going for his throat. Then it just dropped, stone-dead.

'I boiled its blood,' Lukas said, 'apparently that is deadly.'

'But it is impervious to magic,' they exclaimed together.

This caused Lukas to grin widely, and he said: 'Oh, I guess I didn't know that.'

Still laughing, they turned around to check on Lukas' family.

Aphrodite was having it out with her rival, whilst Zeus and Hermes were slaying countless monsters, casually using magic, as Lukas had, but a lot less effectively, scoring hits instead of instant kills.

'Better go and help them, Lukas,' Paul said, 'they're not healers, they're not as adept at killing.'

Lukas nodded, but first he asked: 'Paul, will you keep that gun aimed at Ishtar? Magically? And if there is even the slightest sign she is going to hurt Aphrodite, shoot the bitch.

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