Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan

Author:Kylie Chan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy, General, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction
ISBN: 9780007349814
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published: 2010-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

When I arrived at the lobby of the Folly there was a crowd of students outside and the fire alarm was ringing. One of the seniors raced forward when he saw me.

‘It’s on the fourteenth floor,’ he said, breathless. It was LK Pak, one of the best seniors we had, in his mid-thirties and Chinese. He continued to keep me informed as we charged to the lift. ‘It’s holding the student who brought it in and won’t let anybody near. It says it wants to talk to the Dark Lord, it won’t take anybody else. It’s threatening to kill the student if we don’t bring it the Dark Lord. Where is he? We need him!’

‘He’s over the border in Shenzhen,’ I said, trying to stay calm. ‘Maybe I’ll do. How many Celestials do we have up there?’

‘Three,’ LK said. ‘Tae Kwon Do, and two Wudang Weapons Masters.’

The lift doors flew open and we stepped out together. The corridor was deserted. LK led me to the apartment. The door hung open.

The demon was in the living room, standing in front of the television in True Form, holding the student by the scruff of the neck. The student was very new, I didn’t even know his name. He was unconscious and there was blood on him.

The demon was a huge red humanoid with three eyes, nearly three metres tall. The three Masters faced it, ready.

‘Out, LK,’ I said. ‘This is too big for anybody but Celestials.’

LK nodded and went out to call the lift.

I carefully entered the apartment and the Masters made room for me.

‘Park,’ I said softly to the Tae Kwon Do Master, ‘pass on everything that happens to the Dark Lord, okay?’

My Lady, Park said.

I studied the demon carefully. No wonder everybody was hanging back—this one was huge. At least level seventy; absolutely enormous. Had to be minor nobility.

‘What do you want?’ I said.

‘Who are you? What are you?’ the demon said.

‘Emma Donahoe. Heard of me?’

The demon stiffened. ‘You’ll do.’

I didn’t move. ‘What do you want?’

The demon dropped the student, who crumpled. It fell to its knees and took human form: a Chinese girl in her mid-teens, small and slim, with long hair. ‘I swear allegiance. Please protect me. I am yours.’

‘Shit,’ I said softly. John wasn’t there to confirm that the demon had turned.

Park moved to help the student but I raised my arm to stop him. ‘Why did you hurt the student?’

‘Self-defence,’ the demon said. ‘He went for me. He’s not badly injured; it looks much worse than it is, I assure you. Come and get him, I won’t hurt you.’

I lowered my arm and nodded. Park inched carefully forward, grabbed the student and pulled him to one side.

The demon is correct, Park said. He and the student disappeared.

‘Master Sit,’ I said, nodding to one of the Wudang masters, ‘find somebody who can tame demons for me right now, would you?’

‘JC is on his way,’ Sit said.

I nodded. JC Poon was the Demon Master.

The demon pulled itself to its feet and we all readied ourselves.

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