The Mask of the Sorcerer: An Epic Fantasy Novel by Darrell Schweitzer

Author:Darrell Schweitzer [Schweitzer, Darrell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: weird tales, Fantasy, wizards, Magic, sword and sorcery
ISBN: 9781479401826
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2014-02-06T23:00:00+00:00

“A little way more.”

The skeletal hands opened a door and we entered the throne room. Barefoot, I walked over the smooth, cold floor amid semi-transparent eunuchs, guards, and courtiers. I saw the Ladies Necu and Tica clearly, but frozen in place, transparent as ghosts.

We climbed the stairs up to the throne of the Great King, Wenamon the Fourth. He looked up, startled, heaving his heavy crown back. He could see us. His eyes showed alarm. The living side of his face tried to form words, but only managed a wet gurgle before the floating hands closed around his throat. He leaned forward, eyes popping out, tongue stuck between his teeth. One living, spotted hand clutched feebly at the mechanical ones.

“My Lord King,” said Orkanre, “I am a stranger to you, but your great-grandfather knew me, and your grandfather also. Since your dynasty has given aid and comfort to my direst enemies, know that the vengeance of past wrongs is visited upon you.”

The King’s head exploded, blood spewing from mouth, nose, ears, from ruptured eyes. Then the head was off completely; and, almost too quickly for the eye to follow, the two murderous hands buried themselves inside his neck like burrowing spiders. His body swayed from side to side, fountaining blood, too amazed to know that it was dead. Scrawny arms flapped. Incredibly, the headless king rose to his feet before his chest burst open in a shower of blood and bones and shredded flesh.

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