The Belial Ring (The Belial Series Book 3) by R.D. Brady

Author:R.D. Brady
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Publisher: Scottish Seoul Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-06-05T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 46

“End of days? We’re talking doomsday scenario, right?” Laney tried not to sound terrified, but she was pretty sure she failed. All she could picture was the stolen folio, the one about the army of Belial. Is that why they stole it? Were they getting ready for war?

Patrick took a look at Laney’s face and seemed to realize this last little tidbit had pushed her over the proverbial edge. He grasped her hand and her eyes flew to his. He smiled. “It’s all right.”

Keeping her hand firmly clenched in his, Patrick turned to Victoria. “But all of this is a moot point without the ring. The ring bearer’s power comes from the ring. How about we focus on finding it first?”

“Yes, of course.” Victoria said, her voice conciliatory. “I’m sorry for laying all of this on you at once. I’ve been living with this for so long, it’s no surprise to me. But to someone hearing it for the first time, it must come as quite a shock.”

Laney nodded. Quite a shock? Victoria had a gift for understatement.

“How about you tell us a little more about one of the past ring bearers? Helen, perhaps,” Patrick said, and Laney could have kissed him. Any topic other than her was a huge relief right now.

“You said Helen created the prison. But when?” Henry asked.

“During the Trojan War,” Victoria said.

“When she was in captivity?” Jake asked. “How’s that possible? Troy is in Turkey and you said the prison was in Egypt. How was she able to build a prison from there?”

Victoria inclined her head. “The Trojan War, as I mentioned before, is not quite what it seemed. During the war, Helen was actually in Egypt creating the prison for the Fallen.”

Laney wasn’t an expert on Helen, but that just didn’t sound right. Next to her, though, had on his thinking-man’s look again. “Uncle?”

He patted her hand. “It’s actually possible. There were rumors that Helen was in fact in Egypt during the war. That she had been switched out for—I guess the closest term would be a doppelganger, who took her place with Paris in Troy.”

Jake spoke up from the other side of her, his tone grudging. “And actually, Helen and Paris did stop in Egypt before continuing on to Troy. King Proteus was furious at Paris for what he had done, and Paris barely escaped. Some argue Helen stayed behind when Paris took off for Troy.”

“So it’s possible?” Henry asked.

Victoria nodded. “It’s more than possible. Helen created a prison for the Fallen. It’s known today as the Serapeum in Saqqara.”

Laney fell back against the couch. The Serapeum. She’d actually visited it once with her uncle and Drew.

Located about thirty kilometers from the Great Pyramid in Giza, Saqqara is a City of the Dead: a city of cemeteries covering nine square kilometers. The Djoser Pyramid was usually the big draw in Saqqara, but the Serapeum had been the fascination for her. It had been undergoing renovations at the time, but her uncle had gotten them special permits to see the site.

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