Ethereal Ascendant by Luke DeSalvo

Author:Luke DeSalvo [DeSalvo, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“I’m torn. Split in two by certain realities no man should ever have to witness. What am I any longer? Am I man? God? Demon? Savior? I aim to find out with the best of methods of precaution.”

Jason Ildarachi

High Summoner of Silver Aura

Codiac grumbled a curse as he lifted some brush from his path. Where was Aurora anyhow? They had been searching for many hours with the sun already sinking but to no avail. It was a long search and they found themselves deeper and deeper into the Vael where the once enchanted creatures seemed to disappear from sight vanishing for another day.

Ildarachi seemed the most concerned, breaking out in feverish sweats and talking to himself in a foreign tongue to sooth his worries. Suzette too seemed to be in dismay and she struggled now behind Codiac with the many bushes leading miles away from camp.

“She couldn’t have gone this far,” Codiac groaned as he swiped away another branch, keeping it still for Suzette to pass.

“Maybe she’s already back at camp,” He continued.

Suzette smoothed back her hair and passed Codiac saying nothing.

“No,” She said quietly. “See there?” She pointed at the mud path just below them. “There’s tracks here.” They paused to see spread out footprints on the ground.

“She was running from something, or someone.”

Codiac looked at the filthy ground to notice footprints spread apart in a full sprinting motion. Wide eyed, he turned to Suzette speechless. They had found a clue.

“Kaeltrys!” He shouted. “Il! She’s this way!”

The two remaining party members froze and gathered up their instincts to follow. They too immediately found the tracks and the party followed them with aching determination. Ildarachi hurried his pace, moving beyond the others, somehow dodging the forest better than them, as if he knew the place.

“Aurora!” He shouted in despair.

Codiac continued to follow after Ildarachi, with the remainder of the party gasping behind. Finally, after the party cleared half the forest, they stopped and listened, there was the sound of a shrill cry. It was sad, tear moving sobs that came from a high-pitched woman’s voice. They all stuttered and kept quiet, wondering if it were Aurora, but still uncertain for the forest was treacherous with many surprises. When they reached a clearing, it was then when they saw a fairy, tiny and white, sprawled on the ground sobbing.

“They took it!” She cried.

Never seeing a fairy before, but finding the sight marvelous yet saddening, Suzette came close to comfort the mysterious being.

“Little one?” She raised an eyebrow.

The fairy glanced up to the Guardian and her companions and then leaped up into the air in a spiraling circle.

“Guests!?” The fairy cried.

Suzette nodded and shot an alarming glance to Ildarachi.

“We’re here to find a friend of ours,” Suzette began. “She’s very beautiful with dark brown hair, full lips. A summoner? You must have seen her, nothing would tear her apart from that man,” She motioned towards Ildarachi. “Other than a beautiful creature like yourself.”

The fairy nodded than got close and put her hand to her face in a whispering notion.

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