The Soulbound Sword: A YA Urban Fantasy Adventure and Dark Covenant Universe Novel (The Soulbound Sorceress) by M.W. Arita

Author:M.W. Arita [Arita, M.W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aeonian Entertainment
Published: 2019-04-10T05:00:00+00:00

13

“Daji,” I growled, gritting my teeth and clenching my fists. “Damn her.”

The miniature man shot me an inquisitive look. “You…you know the perpetrator?”

“She and I have some history, yeah.”

“Then can you tell me as to why she would steal the treasure of our people?”

“I’m not sure. Did she say anything?”

“Hmmm,” the elder thought as he stroked his beard. “She did mention she wanted something called a ‘Death Stone.’ I know not what that is, but she seemed to be desperate to claim it.”

Fire raged in my blood at the mention of the stones. “There are nine of them, one for each of her tails. If she finds and shatters them all, she’ll regain her full magical power and we’ll be screwed. Did she say anything else? Like where she was headed?”

He shook his oversized head. “Unfortunately, the fox-tailed woman did not mention any destination. Her golden eyes were wild, murderous, even. I feared that she would slaughter us all. Luckily for us, she seemed to be in a hurry to obtain this ‘Death Stone.’ The last thing she said to me before she disappeared with the mallet was, ‘If my daughter Alice comes here, treat her well.’”

I turned away, ashamed that I shared the same blood as her—that psychotic killer. I thought of Misa-chan and her family, and Mother. She’d butchered them all, and even worse: she’d done it using my body and my hands.

“Your face,” the elder said, examining me. “The resemblance…do not tell me that you are—”

“Yeah. Don’t worry, though, I’m on your side. I’ve actually been going around the country trying to find those stones before she does. I’m going to stop her no matter what it takes.”

His face sagged with sadness. “Children forced to fight their parents…what has this world come to? Well, at any rate, will you retrieve our precious hammer?”

“I will,” I said, pushing myself onto my feet, “but helping my friends who’re still out there comes first. Can you show me the way out?”

“Indeed, I shall. Right this way.” He hopped down the stairs and walked around the perimeter of the palace. I felt all eyes on me as I followed him. Given that I was pretty much a giant to them, they must have heard every word of our conversation. Guess I couldn’t blame them for being suspicious of the daughter of the one who barged in, threatened them, and stole their most valuable antique.

The elder led me through another cave mouth that spilled into a narrow tunnel. I had to hunch over to fit under the ceiling. He took me down path after path, winding in different directions. It felt like it stretched on forever. Hundreds of spotted toadstools sprouted from the floor and walls. I took huge strides and made sure not to step on him and to give him enough time to scuttle on ahead of me. Whenever I came to those long spires that hung from the ceiling, I weaved my way around them.

After making my way through the labyrinth of mud, stones, spires and ‘shrooms, the cave opened up to one last clearing.

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