Blood Finale (God Wars #5) by Connie Suttle

Author:Connie Suttle
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Connie Suttle
Published: 2013-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Jarnis, Gavin's mindspeech permeated my mind. He recognized what remained of the face. Adam and Merrill dispensed what might have been the fastest compulsion on record to get rid of the authorities on the scene, the moment they'd heard my scream in their minds.

I was still mist, so I sent my question back—Jarnis?

The one who brought Breanne to Le-Ath Veronis. Told me to turn her and then left with no explanation. You see where that got us, he added.

I know exactly where that got us, I replied stiffly. If Jarnis had bothered to explain, so many problems could have been avoided.

Rogue. Belen arrived in a corporeal fashion, and walked up to us. Lissa, Gavin and I will shield you if you wish to turn back.

I became myself and stared at the leathery pile of skin that still bore a face—Jarnis died in corporeal form, and that might present a puzzle to all of us. Not to mention how the hell he'd died to begin with—none of us were capable of doing what had been done to Jarnis, rogue or not. Not only had he been drained—his bones and internal organs had disintegrated, leaving only a puddle of skin behind. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn't pretty.

"I'll transport the body to the Larentii archives and allow them to take a look—this defies logic," Belen shook his head.

"It looks as if he were sucked dry," Gavin muttered.

"That's exactly what it looks to be," Belen allowed. "Yet I have never heard of such happening to one of the powerful. The body might be destroyed, yes, but this—I believe what he was no longer exists in any form."

"I saw something similar to this on Noppen," Kevis arrived, looking the worse for wear after folding in.

"On Noppen?" Adam, Kiarra and Merrill joined us, but Merrill was the one who asked. Kiarra looked ill as she studied the pile of skin lying on the ground.

"A rogue god was sitting in the Noppen President's chair. Something similar started happening to him, but I didn't see the whole thing—Cayetes and his guards started shooting Ranos pistols and destroyed the office around us. Things were so chaotic, I couldn't tell what eventually became of the rogue."

"So we're two rogues down, then," I blinked at Kevis. "Do you need to sit down or something? You look exhausted."

"I came as soon as I heard. I didn't even think about being this weak," Kevis replied.

"He's going home now," Karzac appeared and frowned at his son.

"Thanks, Dad," Kevis nodded. "I need the help."

"Then I won't yell," Karzac smiled and disappeared with Kevis.

"Belen, let me know about this," I toed the rubbery skin at my feet, "after the Larentii perform their examination."

"I will," Belen agreed and studied the pile distastefully before disappearing with it.

"My guess is that this rogue destroyed the house, and then something else destroyed him," Merrill speculated.

"Then he either messed up or pissed somebody off," I said. "Or both."

"If they wanted us to know they were after me, they certainly have my attention now," Kiarra mumbled.

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