The 13th Demon (Demon's Grail) by Cross Amy

Author:Cross, Amy [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2016-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

Abby Hart

I'm pretty sure that Emilia heard every word of our conversation just now, but I doubt she really cares. She seems too determined to find the demons, although I'd rather hold back a little.

“Wait!” I hiss, hurrying after her as she makes her way across the vast hallway. I grab her arm but she quickly pulls free. “Emilia -”

“There's no point waiting,” she replies. “We're here, so let's get on with fixing this mess.”

“We should wait for Jonathan to come back,” I tell her. “He might have found out something useful.”

“And I'm sure he'll be here at any moment,” she replies, looking across the hall. “Shame there's no welcoming committee,” she continues, running her right hand against one of the gossamer columns as she makes her way toward the steps at the far end. “No trumpets, no fanfare, no great celebration that the last daughter of the royal household has returned to Karakh. Then again, I guess this isn't really the palace of the spiders, not anymore. If it's anyone's palace, it's theirs.”

“I'm not sensing anything,” Oncephalus says cautiously. “We're not being watched.”

“Thanks for the newsflash,” Emilia replies, rolling her eyes. “I guess they must have better things to be doing with their time.”

“Wait,” Oncephalus adds. “Over there.”

Turning, I see a small pile of dead bodies in the corner, seemingly piled up with blood having soaked from their wounds.

“The grunts that were hired by the demons to run this place,” Emilia says coldly. “Obviously the demons didn't need them anymore, so they killed them. Looks like there are pieces missing, too. It's nice to know that the demons are well fed, at least.” She turns to me. “There's one of them I want in particular. His name is Skellig, and I want my face to be the one he sees as he takes his last breath.”

“Jonathan should be here by now,” I mutter. “It shouldn't be taking him so long to find Tenzac and get back to us.”

“We're not alone,” Oncephalus says suddenly, drawing her sword. There's anger in her eyes now, maybe even fear, as she steps forward and then turns to look around the great hall. “Don't you sense them? There are eyes watching us.”

“Chill,” Emilia tells her. “I don't sense a goddamn thing.”

“Then you're a bigger fool than I thought,” she snaps. “Achievement unlocked.”

“I don't sense anything either,” I tell them. “Still, it's hard to believe we'd be allowed to just walk in here without someone keeping tabs on us. We probably are being watched, even if we don't realize it.”

“I realize it,” Oncephalus says firmly, her hand shaking slightly as she grips the sword. “Come out!” she shouts suddenly, making her way toward the center of the room. “Are you cowards? Come out and face us, and then let's see who should be scared. I've faced greater dangers than anything you can throw at me!”

“She seems keen,” Emilia points out. “Anyone'd think she wants a big fight.”

“Come on!” Oncephalus shouts, her voice trembling with rage. After a moment, she actually stamps her right foot, almost as if she can't control her anger.

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