Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

Author:James E. Wisher [Wisher, James E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945763632
Publisher: Sand Hill Publising

Chapter 14

After putting General Smith and his assassins to sleep, Conryu and Kai stepped into the library and he shifted them to Sentinel City. His mother worked in the weapons research department and he hoped she might recognize the older man that provided the crystals. If she didn’t, he wasn’t sure what their next move would be.

Conryu didn’t bother creating chairs for them since the transfer would only take seconds. As they stood in front of the door Kai asked, “Was it wise to leave the general and his men alive, Chosen?”

“Of course it wasn’t wise,” Prime answered. “My master is as soft as a century-old corpse. I’ve argued many times that he would be better off killing all his enemies, but he insists that killing is only a last resort. He doesn’t really even mean it when he threatens people.”

“Don’t hold back, Prime,” Conryu said. “Tell us how you really feel. Look, even if I murdered the general and his men, what difference would it make? Do you think he’s the only general they’ve got? Or that those are the only soldiers? All I’d accomplish is making the government madder at me than they already are. Besides, the crystals were the real threat. Without their magic-negating abilities, even the best soldiers are barely a nuisance to me.”

Conryu rapped twice on the doors to let his mother know they were there and opened them. It was quite late, but knowing her, she was still up working on some project or other. Since his father died, she’d been even more obsessed with work. Conryu figured it was to take her mind off being lonely. He’d offered to bring her to the island, but she always passed. And it wasn’t like he could stay at home, not with the government breathing down his neck.

It sucked, but he didn’t have a ton of good options.

He and Kai stepped into the apartment. It was dark and for a moment he feared maybe she really was asleep, then he spotted the light from under the door to his old bedroom. She had converted it into a home office.

“Mom?”

The door opened and his mother stood in the doorway wearing a blue bathrobe, her matching slippers sticking out from underneath. Her cheeks were hollow and she had dark circles under her eyes. Looked like she’d been skipping meals and not sleeping again. Maria’s mother tried to keep an eye on her, but there was only so much Shizuku could do.

“Hello, dear. It’s late, shouldn’t you be asleep?”

Conryu smiled. “Pot calling the kettle black?”

She shrugged and he crossed the living room to hug her. She felt thin in his arms. Once this crystal business was dealt with, they were going to have to make some serious changes. She couldn’t go on like this and he couldn’t let her.

When he stepped back, she said, “You’re not here to socialize at this time of night. What brings you by?”

“I’m hoping you can help me.” Conryu conjured an image of the man he’d seen in the general’s memory.

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