The Circles of Seven by Bryan Davis

Author:Bryan Davis [Davis, Bryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Christian life, Christian, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Dragons, Fantasy & Magic, General, Knights and knighthood, Fantasy, Supernatural, Fiction, Religious
ISBN: 9780899571720
Publisher: Amg Pubs
Published: 2005-03-31T23:00:00+00:00

In circle three a raven lurks,

Deceiving all with words of scorn,

Yet two can find a hidden door

To take them to a land reborn.

She opened her eyes again, and her gaze riveted Billy in place. “I will show you the hidden door, and we will restore my land together.”

“We?” Billy asked. “I think the two are supposed to be Bonnie and me. If we had stayed together, I’m sure we would have found the door.”

Morgan laughed again. “Your interpretation is so shortsighted. Bonnie is a noble, valiant young lady, but she is not the subject of this prophecy.” She put the stone back in place, then took Billy’s hand. “You are to come with me back to your world to take your crown as the king of England and restore your authority over the lands that rightfully belong to the throne. But first we must rescue a group of warriors who will enforce your will on those who resist.” She straightened Billy’s shirt around his shoulders, and her hands lingered, touching his cheek with a tickling caress. “Your face appears to be swollen. Are you sick?”

Billy pressed his finger on his neck wound. “Some weird bug bit me. I guess I’m allergic to it.”

She pulled his hand away and examined the bite, running a finger along the welt. “A passage beetle. Very dangerous.”

“Yeah, I found that out.”

“It is worse than you think. A passage beetle sprays an electromagnetic charge that allows its bearer to pass through the gates of each circle of this domain, but its bite creates unpredictable symptoms.”

“Symptoms? Like what?”

She caressed his shoulder with her fingertips. “Are your muscles usually so well defined?”

Billy raised his arm and rubbed his triceps. “Well, I have been working out.”

She twirled a lock of his hair at the back of his neck. “And your hair. Is it usually this long?”

Billy reached back and felt his hair. “That’s weird. I just got it cut a couple of weeks ago.”

Morgan’s hand joined Billy’s at the back of his head, and she caressed his fingers. “The bite has altered your metabolism. Destructive symptoms are possible—skin lesions, spontaneous bleeding . . . or worse.”

Morgan’s fingers felt like icicles. Billy bent down to tie his shoe, glad for an excuse to pull away from her touch. “You know so much about it,” he said, looking up at her. “Is there a cure?”

“Yes, here on my island. You may have heard the legend about my healing powers. King Arthur was gravely wounded by his enemies at the Battle of Camlann, and I brought him here to nurse him back to health. After some weeks, he returned to Camelot, but forty months later, he came back to this island because of another mortal wound, and he lived here for many years. When he finally died, I became trapped, and now, since I can only serve the true king, only Arthur’s heir can set me free.” Morgan yanked Excalibur from Billy’s scabbard, her eyes glowing with a fiery yellow hue. She held it vertically in front of her chest, letting the blade divide her feverish stare.

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