Shattered Lands 2 The Fall Of Blackstone: A LitRPG Series by Darren Pillsbury

Author:Darren Pillsbury [Pillsbury, Darren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9781940989198
Published: 2017-08-24T06:00:00+00:00

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Daniel

They walked inside the palace. Eric led him through the deserted hallways, past gorgeous paintings and lush tapestries.

“I have to say, I’m sort of surprised,” Daniel said.

“Why?”

“You’re in a really good mood.”

“Hey, I’m king. What more could I want? Plus, I had a ton of fun this afternoon, thanks to you.”

Daniel stared at him. “You mean the battle?”

“Yup.”

“You’re not mad?”

“Not at all. It was getting to be like a basketball game where we were winning forty to nothing in the first quarter. And then you guys showed up, and I actually had to work for it.”

“You didn’t seem that happy during the battle.”

“What makes you say that?”

“Oh, I don’t know – when people send flying demons after me, I kinda tend to get that impression.”

“It’s not like I wasn’t going to fight back. And, okay, yeah, maybe I got a little pissed from time to time,” Eric conceded. Then he grinned. “But damn if it wasn’t freaking awesome. The burning tree you threw on the wall? That was good. Knocked out half of my mages in one shot.”

“Thanks.”

“And Mira blowing up the hell spore – that was impressive.”

“I’ll tell her you approve,” Daniel said sardonically.

“Tell her I’m also not forgetting those three arrows in the back and the six in the chest. First it was one in the shoulder – what’s it going to be next time, twenty in the nut sack?”

“Well, to be fair, you were trying to kill us.”

“Not the first time, I wasn’t.”

“You mean that time you possessed me and tried to make me stab her?” Daniel asked coldly.

“Jesus Christ,” Eric snarled, “we’ve already been over this. That was AFTER she shot me, I apologized several times, and oh, by the way, you KILLED me this afternoon – so we’re EVEN now. Are you going to hang on to this forever?”

Daniel was quiet for a moment. Eric was leaving out a dozen betrayals and crimes he’d committed, but on the other hand… his arguments weren’t entirely without merit.

And he’d come here to persuade his friend to step away from the dark side, not argue with him relentlessly.

“Promise me you won’t ever do that again to me, no matter what,” Daniel said. “You can kill me – but don’t ever do that.”

Eric looked at him in surprise. All the anger had left his face.

“Alright,” he agreed. “I promise I won’t ever possess you again.”

“Alright. Then we’re even.”

Eric nodded. “Cool.”

They walked a few feet more in silence, then Daniel asked, “What was it like?”

“What?”

“Dying.”

Eric paused and considered. “It was… weird. You would think you’d get taken back to the white room, or logged off or something. Maybe you do, normally… but this time I was just in darkness. I mean, I was fully conscious, and I was aware that time was passing… but there wasn’t anything there. It was just all… black.”

Daniel frowned. “That sounds awful.”

“No, it was kind of peaceful. I mean, at first I was terrified – you actually feel like you’re dying, and it freaked me the hell out – but then once the pain was gone, I didn’t mind.

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