Soul Dealers - Shadow Justice - Book 1 by D. N. Leo

Author:D. N. Leo [Leo, D. N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Narrative Land Publishing
Published: 2017-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

In the middle of the fighting ground, Leon grinned in satisfaction. He had won. After such a long time as the temple guard, he’d thought his combat skills were gone. But he proved himself to be a competent warrior after all. He looked at the blood pooling on the sandy ground of the Well of the Death and kicked at the monstrous two-headed lizard one more time to assure himself it was really dead.

Ishtar had sentenced him to death after he had broken the news that Mya wouldn’t come back. He hadn’t revealed her location, but he was sure Ishtar would find out somehow.

He thought he was only a messenger and should be fine. But Ishtar—the Goddess of love and war—had shown no mercy. Mya, who had seen only the warlike side of Ishtar, had been right the whole time. But that was irrelevant. He would have been dead if he hadn’t won this fight. But he had. He killed the monster at the bottom of the well.

Leon shook his head, thinking about how much Ishtar loved games.

His adrenaline surged in waves through his mind and body. He was still drunk from the sensation of his unexpected victory. The gate opened for him, but as he approached it, a daunting feeling weighed heavily on his chest. Something was wrong.

At the gate, instead of giving clearance for him to exit, a group of soldiers marched toward him, splitting into two rows as they approached. In between the rows stood Ishtar, adorned in her war regalia, looking at him with a half-smile on her face.

She was challenging him.

It was totally ludicrous. Even if she fought him using only one pinky finger, he was not supposed to defeat her. How is this a fair game? he wondered.

He looked up at the stretch of limestone at the top of the well which reflected the sunlight. Leon had always loved the court. He had always been proud of what he did. Until now.

“My Goddess!” He bowed.

“How many times have you been a witness to this fight to the death? You know there are two rounds,” said Ishtar.

“I had forgotten, Ishtar.”

She smiled. “Don’t worry. I will remind you.”

He opened his mouth, about to say something. But before a single word came out, a curved dagger flew in his direction. If he hadn’t ducked quickly, his throat would have been sliced open. Although it missed his throat, the sharp blade of the knife cut into his arm. Blood spurted out.

“Ishtar!” he whispered in shock.

“Why are you so surprised?”

“I don’t deserve this…I didn’t do anything wrong.”

The Goddess shook her head. “You favor Mya. That’s what you did wrong.”

“I never knew feeling fondness for a person was wrong, Ishtar.”

“It’s when you act on that fondness and let Mya go free to a place where you know I can’t reach her that it becomes unacceptable.”

“It wasn’t my doing, Ishtar!” That was all he got out before his body spun in the air and smashed down onto the harsh, hot sand of the well bottom.

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