(eng) Morgan Blayde - Kitsune 03 by Destiny's Child

Author:Destiny's Child [Child, Destiny's]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

“Virgin white, lace and veils,

vows and curses never fail.

Come sell your soul

for a road to hell.”

—Shotgun Wedding

Elektra Blue

I was about to lop off Coyote’s head with my sword when Cassie tackled me. An electric wave passed through me. My aura snapped out like an expired match as color and gravity kicked in full force. I fell to my knees, Cassie’s arms still around me. For the first time ever, I hadn’t crossed back on my own. She’d wrenched us both across the veil. To all appearances we were alone with the news crews, but I had the feeling that the chase would be on in moments.

Cassie pushed to her feet, strong-arming me up. She ran, holding my hand, pulling me into motion. I didn’t argue. She knew these Hysane. If she thought we ought to run, I’d go along with her. We crossed the dirt drive and plunged into the woods. As we ran full out, Cassie gasped out a message: “No matter what … don’t phase … underground.”

“Why not?”

“Earth-dragons, it’s their … element.” She jumped over a fallen tree that had been caught between another pair of trees, making a diagonal slide of it. I put a hand on the rough bark to help me over, and stumbled out of the landing on the other side, but kept moving. She added, “You won’t win that way.”

Okay, good, warning noted.

“But wouldn’t we at least make better time … in the ghost realm?”

“They can’t fully materialize … in our world.” We were slanting down a hill now, slowing as we hopped small boulders and skidded in old pine needles. An acrid dust tickled my nose, but I didn’t sneeze.

Five feet ahead, a dusky shape rose from the ground, a flattened Hysane, flickering around the edges like a violet flame. His lumpy face was finely scaled. He blinked at me, both an upper and a lower eyelid that met in the middle. He reached out with a claw-tipped hand, the claws glossy black.

Cassie slowed even more, whipping me forward. “Your sword,” she yelled.

I thrust my hand forward, pouring aura and shadow into my grip. Shadow-cored flame stabbed out. My sword pierced the apparition. A hole appeared as a big chunk of him belled away from my blade. Despite his reaction, I’d made contact, so there was no escape. His substance shattered. I fell through a glowing, violet snow that winked out as it touched me, leaving icy patches on my skin. I dragged Cassie in my wake, our hands still locked in a death grip of desperation.

“These guys aren’t so tough,” I yelled.

“They want you alive,” Cassie yelled back. “It makes a difference.”

Oh. We angled to the side as we ran, going with the flow of the woods. “The flat rock will be coming up soon.”

Movement overhead and to the sides caught my attention. A quick glance told me we had more company. “Bugs!”

Cassie swiveled her head, a sweeping glance that took in the gray and brown flurry of moth-people wings. They’d been all male before.

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