The Three Furies (Erec Rex) by Kaza Kingsley

Author:Kaza Kingsley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Action & Adventure - General, Social Issues, Magic, Mythical, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books, Children: Grades 4-6, Dragons, New Experience, Fantasy, General, Social Issues - New Experience, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Animals, Fiction
ISBN: 9781416979906
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Published: 2010-08-10T07:00:00+00:00

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now. Kyron and Griffin held weapons at the ready as they advanced, until finally all three Vetalas swung to face them.

"Well." Master Vetu stepped forward. His deep voice was slick and cold, and only his middle head spoke. "Looks like that shadow imp was right. Or maybe not. The thing said something was wrong. But I would have to disagree. This is something quite right." The bloodred mouths of all three of his hideous faces grinned, revealing dripping fangs. "Fresh flesh. How delightful. And a nice supply of parts, too."

"I get the girl's face," another one gargled.

Erec almost threw up picturing Melody's face in one of their cloaks, with those eyes and fangs. He tried to block the image from his mind. Before they could say more he twisted the cap and opened the vial.

There was silence. The vial vibrated in his hand but no sound came out. No! That was it? Was it was really empty? This was their only hope.

A blue mist curled in the vial and started to waft away. That was his laughter, then? Disappearing before his eyes? In a desperate attempt to stop it, not knowing if it would help, he raised the vial to his face and breathed in the mist.

"Hmp-he. B-ha!" His body shook like he had sneezed. Then he burst out in a fit of laughter so hard his sides hurt. He passed the vial to Kyron, at his side, who looked at him like he was insane. Erec doubled over, wanting Kyron to breathe in the mist but he was laughing too hard to speak. Finally he shoved it to Kyron's face.

Kyron's face lit with amusement and he laughed too, until he was pounding his fist into his legs. The others saw what was happening and passed the vial around until the thick blue mist was finally gone.

Not only was Erec laughing, but everything around him seemed hysterically funny. Melody's high fluttery laughter and Griffin's

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snorting were hilarious. Even the grotesque Vetalas ogling them with their rotting body parts and stacked heads were amusing. It seemed like someone had put them together for a Halloween costume show, but had completely overdone it. He looked at them, pointing, tears rolling down his face.

The others looked where he was pointing and joined in, doubling over at the sight of the Vetalas. Erec wiped the tears that were streaming down his face. His head and sides ached from laughing so hard, but this was the most fun he'd had in a long time. They would have to come back to this place. It was great.

It seemed comical that they had to take the key from Master Vetu's neck. Erec staggered forward, hooting with glee. Master Vetu glowered at him, drooling and baring his teeth. But this only made Erec laugh harder. He sniffed a few times and, chuckling, reached over to grab the key dangling from a chain around the Vetala's neck.

It was hard to control his movements, as he kept bending over in hysterics, so the first time he reached, his hand went too far into the Vetala's black hood.

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