The Diamond Bearers' Destiny by Lorena Angell

Author:Lorena Angell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lorena Angell
Published: 2018-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8 - Casualties of War

Crimson directs her words to all of us in the backseat. “You can access the box in the trunk by pulling the back of the seat down on either side. I suggest you get several pairs of eyes reading those journals while we have time on our hands. I plan on driving throughout the night. The individual reading lights above your heads should be enough to read by.”

“Can’t we pull over and just open the trunk?” Chris asks.

“We shouldn’t give Deus any opportunity to catch up with us,” Crimson replies. “I’m sorry, Beth, but you’ll have to wait till we’re in a safer position before we can get those cuffs off your ankles.”

“No problem at all, Crimson,” Beth says.

The three of us figure out the easiest way to get to the box in the back. The task isn’t easy, but we accomplish it with greater finesse and style than when we did piling in the car during the fast exit from my house.

Soon we are reading the journals of Anamaria Radu, my mother’s great-grandmother, who lived from 1883 to 1981. Anamaria lived long enough to tell my mother some interesting stories that stuck with her. The journals were passed on to her when Anamaria died. My mother was nine years old then.

Beth turns a page in the journal she’s holding. “Boy, it sure would have sucked to live before toilets were in-vented.”

“Or toilet paper,” Brand adds.

Crimson says, “It’s probably hard for you to imagine, Beth, but you need to realize there are still plenty of places in the world that don’t have running water and flushing toilets . . . or toilet paper.”

“Eww.”

I say, “Here’s something interesting. Anamaria was ten when she wrote this entry in 1893. She visited her dying grandmother, who told her about the ancient vampires and demons. Anamaria didn’t write what her grandmother said, just that the subject was brought up. Maybe her later entries will have more detail.”

“Some of these pages are stuck together, or are illegible.” Brand struggles to separate two pages.

“Be careful, Brand,” I say.

“It’s no use. I’ve tried five times to separate these pages, but they always rip.”

Crimson looks over at him. “Move on, Brand.”

“Look for anything that refers to Demons and dangers of the dark, Brand,” I instruct him.

“Do you think we’ll be able to discover a way to get rid of the Shadow Demons altogether?” Chris asks.

“I’m not sure, but I do expect we’ll learn more about them in the process of sifting through these journals.”

Chris says, “I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be able to go out in the dark without a Pulse Emitter and feel safe.”

“Well, even without Shadow Demons, there are still dangers in the dark,” I say.

“You know what I mean.”

Beth says, “Many people with powers are able to be out at night now, thanks to your discovery, Calli.”

“Hopefully we’ll soon be able to make it possible for everyone to be safe outside. I don’t deserve all the credit here.

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