The Magekiller: A Division 13 Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

Author:Orlando A. Sanchez [Sanchez, Orlando A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitten Peaches Publishing
Published: 2019-05-25T22:00:00+00:00

FOURTEEN

“That might work,” TK said, after I explained my plan. “But in order to stop a summoner of this caliber, especially a Wordweaver, you need a runic armature of negation.”

“A runic what?”

“It’s a special cage or room created for erasures and stripping of abilities.”

“Great, can you make one of these armature cages? A handy travel size would be perfect.”

“I can’t create one that powerful, not without a few mages to assist, and not in time,” TK said. “You are stopping a summoner that can call up a Tenebrous and is possibly manipulating creatures and turning them into hybrids. That requires a special armature.”

“That’s why I came to see you,” I said. “I figured you would either know where I could find one, or be able to create one.”

“There is one room,” she said. “It hasn’t been used in some time because of the danger, but I believe this situation outweighs the risk involved.”

I learned early on to ask mages several questions. These questions were designed to ascertain how much devastation I was walking into, what were my odds of escaping said devastation, and was the aforementioned devastation going to come back and bite me in the ass.

“Risk? What risks? Specifics, please.”

“The Stone Armature was used during the last war to strip enemy mages of their abilities. Much of that power lies latent in the armature itself. There is a small chance that energy can leak out.”

“I don’t want to sound like I’m nitpicking,” I said. “But I know magespeak when I hear it. So if you don’t mind, where is this Stone Armature located?”

“Astor Hall.”

“The Astor Hall in the New York Public Library?”

“Is there another room in the city entirely constructed of marble?”

“The entire room is marble?”

“Yes,” she said. “Melchior Astor, a mage and one of the founders of the Ten, was the primary influence in its construction. He wasn’t as well known as his siblings.”

“I’ve never heard of a Melchior Astor.”

“Precisely the way he likes it.”

“Likes as in present tense?”

She gave me a look that said focus on the matter at hand.

“Sorry, you were saying?”

“You need to bring the summoner there if you’re going to have a chance at stopping him. The marble is ancient, and the power within is runically woven into the stone.”

“How much power is contained in the armature?” I asked. “You mention it was used during the war.”

“The Stone Armature was used to erase war criminals and only eradicated magic in organic containers,” TK said matter-of-factly.

“Organic containers?” I asked uncertain. “You mean people?”

“Not all organic containers are people, but yes, people too. Your blade and weapon will not suffer long-term damage if you manage to activate it.”

“And if I do manage this how much power are we talking here potentially?”

“It’s hard to say with certainty,” she said. “Probably enough to level the city.”

“Enough to level the city?”

“Several times over,” she said with a nod. “Yes, that would be my closest estimate.”

I paused, and stared at her. This was the frightening aspect of dealing with mages. They discussed wholesale destruction the same way most people discussed the weather.

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