Nikita (The Dark Angel Chronicles Book 6) by Serenity Rayne

Author:Serenity Rayne [Rayne, Serenity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blood Queen Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Maelestor Rex

The shift comes faster than it has in the past because I have taken a mate. My beloved lies dead in her father’s arms, surrounded by her other mates and family just outside the Destroyer’s castle. I watch as the others say their goodbyes to her old body before Cyrus lays her in my taloned hand.

I wait for the others to move far enough away before I allow my ignitor to click, and I breathe fire instead of acid this one time. Nikita’s scent has changed, and I know what beast lays dormant in her chest. My flames, the fire of a loved one, will free her from this husk to be born again. She recited the words, and I heard every single one. Skull Dragons have been one with the Pale Rider since time was numbered. She is the first of the horsemen to rise and be reborn upon this plane.

Pouring my heart and soul into my flames, I burn away her past sins as other family members arrive. Pausing for a moment, I bellow, summoning my family for the rising of the Pale Rider. Listening carefully, I hear the return calls of my family. Using the bond shared within my bloodline, I summon all of my descendants to my side. Skull Dragons black out the sky as they come from all corners of the Shadow Realm and the Earth Realm.

The swarm grows, and I watch the smile on the Destroyer’s face as several kin land. A small wolven female with a white Skull Dragon hatchling arrives upon the back of my descendent. The little one enthusiastically breaks free of her mother and blows her hatchling flames to help me. The husk of my mate falls away to ash, and my task is done. Shifting back to my human form, I raise my hands to get the dragon’s attention, as well as the Nephilim present.

“It has been over a millennium since I last stood before my kin as a man.” Pausing, I look at the others. “I beseech you. Lend your voices and help the Pale Rider and my mate rise.”

Locking eyes with the Destroyer, I can see the pain of a mother suffering the loss of her daughter. Giving her a nod, I make eye contact with Azrael, whose place my mate will take.

“Dragons! My kin. Let us begin!” My voice carries, and my kin lower their heads, letting a deep rumble escape their maws. The reverberation causes the dirt beneath our feet to shake with their power.

“I CALL UPON THE POWER OF THE FOURTH SEAL!” “THE POWER OF CREATION AND DESTRUCTION,” “TO THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED BEFORE US, AND THOSE YET TO COME.” “IT IS TIME FOR THE PALE RIDER TO RISE. TIME FOR DEATH ETERNAL TO WALK THE EARTH ONCE MORE.” “KHLŌROS COME FORTH! BID YOUR MASTER TO RISE!”

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