The Skia Chronicles 1: The Broken by Sean Frawley

Author:Sean Frawley [Frawley, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Scary, Children's eBooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Fantasy & Magic, Youth, Science Fiction, Frawley, Spine-Chilling Horror, Paranormal & Urban, Fantasy & Scary Stories, Broken, Thriller, Sean, Science Fiction; Fantasy & Scary Stories
ISBN: 0988848465
Amazon: B00ILXSG6I
Publisher: Garden Shed Publishing
Published: 2014-02-22T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 35

Death of a Friend

When Mrs. Kidacki had finished explaining, Link stared back at her. He wanted to say something profound, something wise, to convey that he understood all she had just told him, but her story had sounded so preposterous. On the flipside, no alternative explanation adequately covered the day’s events either.

The tea was warm and tasted of honey and cinnamon. Mrs. Kidacki had been right. It did make him feel a little better. He rested his cup on the floor next to his feet.

“Celia, be a dear and bring Ayden into the kitchen for some cookies. He looks as though he could use something sweet.” To Ayden she said, “I have plenty. Eat as many as you like.”

Once Celia and Ayden had left the room, Link resumed his barrage of questions. Though Mrs. Kidacki had already explained what she knew, Link remained skeptical. She must have him confused with somebody else. Despite her certainty on the matter, there was no conceivable way that he was one of the Chosen. She must have him confused with somebody else. Such extraordinary things simply didn’t happen to kids like him.

Finally making eye contact with Mrs. Kidacki, he said, “So you’re sure that Panch will die no matter what we do? Those bites from the creature will kill him?”

“No, Lincoln. You misunderstand. I am afraid your friend is dead already. But it is true that there was nothing you could have done to save him once he was bitten.” She looked at me sympathetically. “Skias are a nasty lot. But we’ll address that later. For now, why don’t you repeat what you’ve learned so far? It’s imperative that you understand what you are up against if you are to have any chance of making it through this.”

Wait a minute. He might not make it out of all this? Until now, Link had dreaded the possibility of pain and suffering, but for some reason he’d never contemplated actually dying.

For the time being, he tried to push all that aside and answer her question. “You believe that there are two parts of life, the spiritual and the physical. The spirit is our connection to the Spark, and the body is our connection to the physical world. In one breath, Apŏlŏgĕŏmai made all spirits and all life. These spirits were then forced to wait until they were granted a body. Once they get a body, they are ‘born’ and are then connected to the physical world.

“The spirits from the Spark cannot reunite with Apŏlŏgĕŏmai until after the body dies. But since the Skias are not allowed to have bodies, they can never truly be alive. That means they can never reunite with Apŏlŏgĕŏmai in death, so they can never reach Halcyon, which is kind of like heaven. I think I get all that. I’m not saying I believe it, but I get it. What I don’t understand is what all this has to do with the monster that attacked us.”

Mrs. Kidacki seemed to understand Link’s struggle.

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