A Shade of Vampire 73: A Search for Death by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2019-03-17T18:30:00+00:00

Amelia

Knowing that Varga’s crew was coming down at that hurling speed and that we weren’t able to do anything about it put me right on the thin, fine line between concern and despair. Even Riza was helpless inside the spell bubble—no one could teleport out of it until it dissipated, and we worried it might crash instead of landing as it normally would.

Its chaotic trajectory and increasing speed were both signs of something that had gone terribly wrong with the interplanetary spell. But we stayed on top of the cliff, watching the light bubble shift its direction again, our hands linked, ready to teleport.

“Oh, it’s not looking good,” I breathed.

“I can’t steer an interplanetary spell bubble from the outside, especially since I’m not the one who cast the spell. But I’m hoping Nethissis and Acantha can keep it under control,” Lumi said, eyes on the interplanetary spell. Viola had already notified us of Varga’s enhanced crew via Telluris. “Side note, those Reapers will find another way to come at us. Just saying it now, so we’re not surprised later.”

“You don’t think the Word was an efficient deterrent?” I asked.

“I cannot guarantee it because I don’t know how dedicated these creatures are,” she replied. “They were ready to attack us just now. Given where we turned out to be, I expect we’ll come across more than those three Reapers, anyway. I think Death really doesn’t want to talk to anyone; otherwise, we wouldn’t have had so much trouble getting to her.”

“Technically speaking, we didn’t have the actual trouble of reaching Mortis.” Raphael chuckled.

“That was just a wonderful fluke. Thankfully, the pink waters reacted to Amelia’s thoughts,” Lumi said. The color from her face drained as she watched the interplanetary spell. I followed her gaze and understood why. The light bubble was fading and flickering. “That can’t be good.”

“What’s happening?” Taeral asked.

“The spell… it’s failing prematurely,” Lumi said.

Taeral frowned as he watched the light bubble. From what I could tell, and provided it wouldn’t change its trajectory again, it was likely to land approximately five miles northeast of the waterfall building. Its speed increased, Mortis’s gravity playing its part. I feared the spell bubble would not withstand the force of impact, which was now imminent.

“They’re at two hundred feet altitude,” I announced. “One-eighty.”

“I think I have a location,” Taeral replied.

“One-sixty,” I said.

“Let’s go, then,” Lumi sighed.

A split second later, we were deep in the northeastern woods, five miles from the strange building. The waterfalls roared somewhere behind us, the streams rushing through the forest, originating from the ring-shaped pond as they made their way outward across the land.

Above, the bright light faltered as the spell bubble came down. We stilled, watching it dim and burst into white flashes as it continued its fall.

“One-forty,” I muttered.

Lumi stepped forward, motioning at a patch of tall trees. She glanced at Taeral for a moment. “Is this where they’re bound to crash?” she asked.

He nodded. “Like I said, unless the trajectory makes a sudden shift.”

“Okay. Let me see what I can do,” she said, putting her arms out as she began a whispering chant.

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