The Tantalising Taste Of Water (Elemental Awakening, Book 4) by Nicola Claire

Author:Nicola Claire [Claire, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicola Claire Books
Published: 2017-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

They’d Forgotten

The wind howled through the broken arches and crumbled columns of the temple. A mournful sound that left a scattering of chills down my spine. Shadows lurked in corners where sunlight should have reached. Dawn announcing that Judgement Day was here.

We all stood silent and still waiting for an ambush, but that expectancy that was hinted at in the harsh rush of air that funnelled through the broken temple was the only threat to greet us. Aetheros’ Temple lay forgotten and shattered much like the Elemental god himself.

“Make camp,” Theo instructed Aktor. “But be ready to run if need be.”

The old butler nodded his head and moved off into the far reaches of the sacred site with Sonya in tow.

“You want us to stay here or move closer to that?” Mark asked Theo, his head nodding in the direction of Atlantis.

It hadn’t sunk. It still existed. A part of me let out a relieved breath. Storm clouds hovered above its peaks and domed rooftops. From this distance, it was hard to see the extent of damage, but the thick, black and ominous looking sky reflected what was surely an angry bunch of people.

The Nero were still fuming.

“Stay here, but keep watch,” Theo advised my brother. “If we need backup, I’ll send up a signal,”

“This is it, then?” Nico said softly off to the side. His eyes kept being drawn inextricably back towards Atlantis. “Do we have a plan?”

“They’re expecting us,” I said.

“How do you know that, Cassandra?” Theo asked carefully.

“Because they’re not here.” Praying. Pleading with their god. Searching for salvation.

“I don’t like this,” Isadora remarked.

“What’s there not to like, Princess?” Mark drawled. “Or are you just angry you’ll be missing out on all the action?”

“So like your sister,” she hissed, turning her back on him and crossing her arms over her chest defiantly. I smiled when my eyes met Mark’s.

He offered a smile in return and then sobered. “If the Alchemists are there, they’ll do anything to capture you. Anything.” His eyes darted to Theo and back. “Nothing else matters but Aether. Arguing with them. Bargaining with them. None of that will work. They’ve been doing this for centuries, and they remember.”

The Athanatos did not.

I nodded my head.

“If you spot them, act quickly,” he advised. “Don’t hesitate. They are more dangerous than Nero’s sea monsters.”

“I seriously doubt that,” Nico replied. “What are a bunch of humans with borrowed power against Pyrkagia royalty?”

Mark turned his level look on Theo’s cousin. “They will count on your arrogance to win. Be careful, Pyrkagia, they have not forgotten.”

Nico shifted uncomfortably.

“Thank you for the advice,” Theo said, drawing Mark’s attention away from his cousin.

Mark inclined his head and said, “You, they will target.” This time his eyes darted toward me. “A distracted Aether is a weak Aether. They don’t care if you’re broken, Case. They just want you under their control.”

“Tell me again why you became an Alchemist?” I asked with a hint of disgust in my tone.

“Because one day Gramps knew you’d need me.

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