Angry Gods (Chronicles of Zoey Grimm Book 5) by Theophilus Monroe & Michael Anderle

Author:Theophilus Monroe & Michael Anderle [Monroe, Theophilus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-08-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

We had to fight our way through the trolls again. They looked scary, but at their core, they were not fighters. They were intelligent creatures that wanted to be left alone. I felt bad about killing them again. I have never died, but it probably isn’t a pleasant experience.

I knew they'd be back again, though. With the vampires gone, they'd probably lurk in the dungeon, much as they had in the Missouri caves the first time I reaped them. With sunlight illuminating Olympus, they weren't going back, either.

We left the torch inside just in case. The three worst vampires I'd ever reaped were gone, but there were others, younglings mostly, hiding somewhere in the dungeon. The light would give the trolls a sanctuary if the vamps gave them any trouble.

We made our way down the mountain. It was, as I remembered, a much more leisurely journey than the trip up.

Music came from Dionysus’ tent. I took that as a good sign. When we stepped inside, several of the naked nymphs were playing stringed instruments. One of them was beating drums. Since she was naked, the actions made her body jiggle in less than flattering ways.

Morty was reclining on a red velvet couch with a glass of white wine in his hand. I stepped over to him and took the glass out of his hand.

"What are you doing?"

Morty hiccupped. "Well, I tried the red wine. It tasted like shit."

Sunshine giggled. "That's because it's mixed with fermented blood."

Morty's eyes widened, and he gulped. "Seriously? I drank blood?"

Jessna smiled. "You'll be fine. I take it Dionysus hasn't shown?"

Morty shook his head, stood up, and took the glass of wine out of my hand. He gulped the rest of it down and belched.

I furrowed my brow. "You're supposed to sip wine, Morty. Besides, I thought you were trying to stay off the booze?"

Morty shrugged. "It was just a few glasses."

"How many is a few?"

Morty started counting on his fingers, then stopped. "I'm not sure."

I shook my head. "Well, we found the crystal. You know, in case you were wondering."

Morty wrapped his arms around me. "I knew you'd do it! You kick names and take ass, Zoey!"

I narrowed my eyes. "I think you got that backward. Anyway, we need to get to the beach. Hopefully, Roy will be by soon."

I grabbed Morty's hand and led him to the shore. His steps wove to and fro as we moved through the sand.

Once I was sure Morty was stable enough to stand on his own, I let go of his hand and put my arm around Jessna. "You could come with us, you know. We have the crystal. We can make you a new body. You can go back to your normal life."

Jessna shook her head. "Our place is here. You said it before. I'm not going to allow Clarence to make me a victim. I need to do this. I can't run away from the fight, and Athena is still here somewhere."

Sunshine shrugged. "We'll come home when this is over.

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