Backyard Dungeon 12: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Logan Jacobs

Author:Logan Jacobs [Jacobs, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Ondur told me the Eye of Vallis worked better the more I used it, so that’s exactly what I planned to do. I needed a way to test out the magical belt and get some practice in where the stakes weren’t life or death for me. The battle in front of the swamp tower had revealed that the Eye would give me a measure of foresight into my enemy’s movements, but I still didn’t want to take it into the middle of the redneck, pot farmers’ land and hope it worked the way I remember.

What if the first time was beginner’s luck?

The Gloom was probably the best place to take the Eye, try it out, and hope I could imprint with it, like Ondur had described. My brother-in-law also said it was possible Vallis, the Demon Lord of Scales, could be spying through the Eye, even if it wasn’t likely. I didn’t know much about any of the Demon Lords beyond Belzat, but there was something about Vallis that intrigued me.

The Lord of Scales could have cursed the belt and gotten a foothold in The Gloom through the first chief, but he didn’t. A fact that seemed to trouble Ondur. There wasn’t a detailed record of the deal Vallis made with the Yennih to help the Night Elves defeat the Demon Lords. Not to mention, Vallis was banished to the Deeper Dark with the others.

So, why the fuck would Vallis do that?

I wanted answers, but I still had responsibilities on the surface I needed to attend to. The day after my visit to Millersville, I went over to Sigrith and Gwen’s new house, and Nileme was there to help the other women while their furniture was delivered. We’d gotten the inside painted to my newest wives’ liking and refinished the wood floors that had been under the oatmeal-colored carpet, but the interior of the house hadn’t needed any repairs. That’s the one thing I would give Brock Stanton, he kept his house and yard well maintained.

After the delivery men unloaded the furniture, Nileme and I helped Gwen and Sigrith arrange it all in their home. Then we stuck around to lend a hand unpacking the decor we’d also bought and packed away until now.

“This is a nice lamp,” Nileme remarked as she put together a tall, brass floor lamp with a colorful, glass shade in light blues and greens. “I’d like to find one like it in bold blues and gold for my living room.”

“I like how it colors the light.” Gwen smiled as Nileme set the lamp upright and turned it on to make sure it worked. “It reminds me of the dappled light of the forest meadows near Hillshire.”

“Where do you want Eddie to hang this large painting?” Sigrith asked as I held up a recreation of Monet’s Water Lily Pond. “Above the sofa?”

“Maybe on that big, blank wall next to the kitchen door?” Gwen replied as she placed her hands on the soft curves of her full hips and cocked her head to one side.

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