The Druid's Spear (Ascent of the Gem Bearers Book 1) by Payne Parker & Thornton III Lee

Author:Payne, Parker & Thornton III, Lee [Payne, Parker]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-05T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

The ocean’s currents flowed over him as Ludo descended deeper into the body of water. Fish of assorted kinds and colors swam around him in a flurry of light and movement. Scales glinted under the little moonlight that made its way into the water. He kicked his legs and headed for the darkness in front of him.

Ludo brooded over what Callen had told him. Rhychard’s Seed – Kenzo – had access to his power. He had not accounted for that eventuality. All he wanted to do was to kill the Seed, complete his objective, and subjugate mankind. This Kenzo, able to tap into his power, was a problem.

The water around him grew dimmer as he swam. Light was a shadow now, compared to the surrounding gloom. Marine life still went about their purposeless lives, surviving on instinct. When he’d awakened he had thought himself so superior to them, but his lack of planning had caused a disturbance of his goals.

A school of jellyfish came into view. Their glowing bodies sparkled along the opaque backdrop of the ocean, reminding him of stars. He stopped and stared at their wiggling, moving bodies, transfixed by the sight.

His strength grew each passing day, a gift from the Sun’s Children. Each one in turn would aid him. Staring into the luminescent mass, he recognized he alone would not be the sole recipient of their power. Kenzo would also garner strength. The idea that Rhychard’s offspring would benefit enraged him. Rhychard was the reason they were in this predicament in the first place!

The fury heated the blood in his veins. He wanted to unleash his wrath on something – anything. Without another thought, he dove into the bloom of jellyfish. Their tentacles brushed against his body, the venom seeping out. Yet their stingers could not penetrate his scales. Blindly, he grabbed a jellyfish and shoved it into his mouth. He immediately regretted it when the stingers caused damage to the soft interior.

Long ago words rang in his mind. “You are foolish, Ludo. You act before you think, and that will be your downfall.”

The jellyfish’s bell, the dome protecting its innards, blocked his air passage. Spindly, glowing tentacles floated haphazardly around the opening of his mouth.

Ludo drifted downward as he struggled to breathe. The jelly inside his mouth writhed against the confines, stinging more and more as it fought for freedom. In the fight between prey and predator, his body became entangled in the tentacles of hundreds of jellyfish.

Soon he was lodged tight by the creatures and his movements imprisoned him.

Though he could go without air for a long time in hibernation, Ludo had the sneaking suspicion he couldn’t survive without air in an active state.

An errant thought crossed his mind. Why not surrender to the darkness?

He hated what he was – the man-like visage with two hands and feet. The limited capacity of movement. The confinement in the carcass of mortal flesh. Even now, though he had grown stronger, he was still weak. Would he

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