Mage's End by Sean Fletcher

Author:Sean Fletcher [Fletcher, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Epic Worlds Publishing
Published: 2019-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

“No offense or anything,” Aspen said, keeping her voice low as the elevator took them to one of the building’s top floors. “But who the heck are you?”

Kaylee just smiled, making the faint crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes wrinkle further. It was a completely different expression from the glower Police Chief Clemens wore. He shot Aspen a venomous glance, as though she were what his officers should be most worried about, and not the flying, red-eyed monstrosities right outside.

“Kaylee Richards,” Kaylee said. “Sorry, thought I introduced myself earlier. I’m a dragon-kin. From the Scarsdale, New York Convocation.”

Aspen barely kept her jaw from dropping. Dragon-kin? Like the kind Lucien said used to live in the caverns beneath New York? The same kind Nina told her now lived in small groups around the US? They were rare, almost as rare as demon-kins like Caretaker, and could channel a dragon’s power within themselves.

Aspen glanced down at Kaylee’s hand. She half expected it to shift into claws again.

“I didn’t think there were any left in New York,” she said honestly.

“There aren’t many. My husband—he’s not a dragon-kin, but a magic user, like you—and some others came in to help defend the city. An old friend called us in and we were only too happy to help. We might not live here, but if New York falls it’ll be near impossible to conjure any sort of magical force to combat whatever we’re facing.”

“And what exactly are we facing here, Mrs. Richards?” Clemens said. “Flying demons, homeless girls with magic powers—”

“I said I’m on your side,” Aspen said. “And I do not look homeless.”

“And the bay! What’s happening with Upper Bay?”

Kaylee didn’t look worried at all, which Aspen found somewhat reassuring. “I hope your Mage friend really can bolster the waterfront before that hits, Aspen. My husband, Edwin, and some others are already down there trying to help, but we don’t have much time.”

The elevator finally let them out of the uncomfortably cramped space and into a hallway lined with neat offices. Aspen guessed the corner office at the end was Mayor Blaise’s. It was all glass, with one of the windows facing the bay. Her stomach lurched as she got a better look outside. Beyond the growing wave, beyond even the dark storm clouds, if Aspen squinted, she swore she could see a single figure riding the storm, heading right toward shore. A cold grip of fear tightened around her gut as she imagined all the destruction that awaited them if that hit.

They needed to hurry.

When she entered the office, she held in another gasp.

“Eve!”

The witch girl from the Coven pulled her eyes away from the window and gave Aspen a cocky grin. “Well, well…look who’s still alive and kicking.”

“But how did you…what…what are you doing here?”

Eve shrugged. “Protecting my home, same as you. The Heads of the Coven might not want to do anything, but that doesn’t mean some other witches and I can’t. ‘Bout time you got here. We’ve been holding back the party.

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