Nightfall (Book 1) by L. R. Flint

Author:L. R. Flint
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-09-04T23:00:00+00:00

22 DEMON LORD

Koldobika and Argiñe began moaning with renewed vigor the moment the creature’s gaze fell upon them and their pleading for relief became steadily more fervent. I looked to my sister, hoping that she would know how to rid us of the beast. My best guess was that it was a magic eater (concerning which I still knew nothing). Izar’s gaze was trained on the beast; she held her sword out, though the tip of the blade was lowered toward the deck of the ship, in hesitation to attack. Her eyes met mine and I knew that she was just as unsure about the situation as I was. “What is it?” I asked.

“I do not know.” So, of course, we charged it. Some absentminded part of me heard Harkaitz calling his men to order and noticed Alaia emerging from the ship’s hold as my sister and I jumped from the railing. Soaring through the air toward the beast, we had no way of returning to the ship for we were already yards beyond it. It was not until I caught hold of the being’s thin robe that I realized I had left my weapons on the ship. I quickly pulled myself up the gauzy cloak, though it was difficult because there were no respectable handholds; it was like climbing a sheer cliff of cloth, with my weight pulling it taut and making it difficult to claim another handhold.

I finally made it to the creature’s neck, which I sliced with a dagger, though it did not seem to even sting my opponent. “This is not working,” I called out in frustration, not expecting a reply, and unsure if anyone could do anything more themselves. I summoned a sword from Lietha and thrust it into the beast. The weapon slid in with ease and the creature howled in pain, but then the blade flashed red and disappeared, scorching my hands. I could see one of the beast’s hands coming toward me to grab me from my perch and—out of options—I envisioned anything and everything that had even the remotest of ties to the banishment or destruction of the creature. Somewhere in my jumbled thoughts was an image of the creature being sliced in half as if by an enormous, flaming sword from on High.

I was not sure if the magic had worked or if it had simply backfired, because I flew backward—at least a hundred feet away from the ship. Just before I hit the water I heard an earsplitting shriek, then the waves crashed over me and I was pulled into the ocean, slipping into its crushing embrace. The explosion seemed to have drained my energy, because I could not gather any strength to try and keep myself afloat. Though I was in the process of drowning, I felt somehow at ease, as if I were being welcomed home—but into the dark depths of the water. Unclear were my thoughts of fear, which normally would lead to panic, as I

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