A Measure of Gloom by Nicole Zoltack

Author:Nicole Zoltack [Zoltack, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

A strong pulse of hellish magic leads me toward the hospital. Thankfully, my huge stormy cloud arrives before me, and the mob has moved on, hopefully within doors.

A cough sounds behind me, and I halt, hovering in mid-air. Crud. How could I have been so lax? People can see, and I’m flying about.

I head toward a dead tree, land beside it, and look around for the owner of the cough. A young girl stands a few feet away, staring right at me. She reminds me of the little girl I saved from my sentinel cloud so long ago. That girl asked if I was an angel.

This girl, though, looks horrified. “What are you?” she whispers, her voice barely audible.

“You should be with your mother,” I tell her.

She gapes at me with her jaw lowered. “Are you a…”

I’m not an angel, kid.

“A demon?” she asks.

My eyes open. Before I can even think to ask her why she thought demon instead of devil—not that that is much better—she’s already running away. She hasn’t come in contact with J. Smith, has she? I sure hope not.

Should I go after her and ensure she reaches safety? So many people need my help. They might not realize that, but they do. Is it fair for me to help only one when so many are in danger?

It’s a terrible choice to have to make, but I remain here, hating myself for making the decision, hating the demon even more since I have to make such a choice.

With bitterness eating away at me, I call my storm cloud away to reveal the fog. It’s particularly nasty. It won’t be long until acid rain starts to fall. My shield might be able to withstand the rain, or maybe I can try to remove the acid rain from the fog directly.

A good idea? Who knows? It’s not like there’s a guide book, and it’s not like Silver Tiger’s been around lately. So much for helping Claymore.

Can I really blame the witch for not hanging around? She’s now coven-less. So is Amethyst Wolf. They can form a new cover, maybe. My mom isn’t in a coven. They always have three members in them, all with the same starting initial. Would Silver Tiger or Amethyst Wolf have to change her name? Or both of them? And my mom doesn’t have a witch name. Or does she? I feel so out of the loop, so detached.

So numb.

And yet, I also feel more at the same time. When I focus, I feel each individual strike of the breeze. I can see a million more colors than ever before. I can hear sounds from miles away. I’m heightened, enhanced.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m better.

Enough distractions. Should I tackle the fog? Or go after the demon and hope that will solve the problem of the fog at the same time?

That seems clear cut enough—demon it is.

I take one step toward the hospital, though, when a loud voice blares down at me.

“You have failed me.

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