Lost Soul by E. A. Copen

Lost Soul by E. A. Copen

Author:E. A. Copen [Copen, E. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-10-13T22:00:00+00:00


Chapter Thirteen

Everyone gathered out back behind Paula’s. Finn and Remy opened a swirling green portal to Faerie and walked through as if it were nothing. Khaleda looked back at me before she marched through, and Ulmir ran though, armed to the teeth and cackling about it.

Nate and Emma hung back. Neither of them had been to Faerie before, which made them understandably nervous.

“What’s it like on the other side?” Nate asked, switching his weight from one foot to the other.

I shrugged. “Like here, mostly. Just remember never to apologize to any fae, don’t thank them and don’t accept anything that’s offered to you. Oh, and don’t eat or drink anything. It’s probably safe, but just in case I would avoid it.”

“Nate?” Emma said after checking her guns one more time.

“Yeah?”

“There’s something I need to tell Lazarus.”

“Tell her I love her too,” I said.

Emma closed her eyes and winced. “I don’t really think The Princess Bride is the best fantasy movie ever made. I just said that because I didn’t want him to make me watch it again.”

“What? Inconceivable!” I should’ve known. When we’d been planning our wedding, I put that forth as a possible theme. We’d decided against it since the cost would be astronomical, and the logistics of having a bunch of guests show up in costume was just too much. At least, that’s what she’d said. If she didn’t like it, she could’ve just said so. I would’ve been offended—as any self-respecting fantasy nerd should be—but I would’ve accepted it.

Nate deflated with a breath. “Oh, good. I’m not the only one. I’m more of a Game of Thrones fan.”

“Me too,” Emma admitted with a little too much excitement. Then her face dropped. “Never thought I’d say this, but I kind of hope this turns out more like The Princess Bride than Game of Thrones, though. Know what I mean?”

Nate nodded and gestured toward the portal. “After you?”

Emma took another breath to steel herself and then went through.

I waited for Nate to go after her before muttering to myself, “I’m so not doing a Game of Thrones wedding. That’s definitely not bound to turn out well.” I floated toward the portal only to slide to a stop as Thanatos’ shadowy figure stepped in the way. “Seriously? Can’t I catch a break just this once? Don’t you have a Fall Out Boy concert to get to?”

He pulled back his hood and narrowed his eyes at me. “Excuse me?”

I gestured to him from the top down. “Come on. Look at you. Black eyeliner, weird hair, nose ring, clothes that say ‘look at me! I’m so edgy with my watered-down punk rock fashion’. The unhealthy association with death and dying…”

“I am Death, though.”

“You’re not helping your case, dude.”

He gritted his teeth and shifted his grip on his scythe. “Enough. I didn’t come here to banter with you. I came to claim your soul before you can escape into Faerie.”

I glanced past him at the spinning portal. All I had to do to get away from him was zip into the portal, and he wouldn’t be able to follow me.



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