Omens Bite by Cast P. C. & Cast Kristin

Author:Cast, P. C. & Cast, Kristin [Cast, P. C. & Cast, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal, Mystery
ISBN: 9781250765666
Amazon: 1250765668
Goodreads: 57693345
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: 2022-04-05T07:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

“You may open your eyes now.”

Mercy had to blink several times—the light and color of Khenti’s world was a jarring contrast to the dusk and shadows she had just left. When her vision finally cleared she gasped in delight. “Oh, Freya! This is amazing!” She realized she still held Khenti’s hand, which she quickly dropped.

“Welcome to Osiris’s realm, the Land of the Dead.” Khenti bowed deeply to her and as he straightened his smile beamed.

Mercy stared at him. With no barrier between them she realized that, minus his dragon head, Khenti wasn’t freakishly tall. He was basically normal height—just a few inches taller than her five-foot-seven. His mostly bare body was in amazing shape, but what was most striking were his dark, compassionate eyes. But not even Khenti’s gorgeous eyes could keep Mercy’s gaze from shifting around them. She turned in a slow circle, breathing deeply of the spicy-sweet incense, hardly able to believe the splendor that surrounded her. “What is this? A palace?”

“Yes, I suppose you could describe this part of the Land of the Dead as a palace, though temple is more accurate—one that stretches on infinitely. Within this temple’s walls the dead arrive and are judged and sorted, according to the lives they have lived and the writings in their Books of the Dead.” Khenti’s gaze followed hers. “There are parts of the temple that make this chamber look rather simple, though.”

“Simple? That’s hard for me to believe. I mean, this place is gorgeous!” She tore her gaze from the room to find Khenti smiling at her. “Is it okay if I walk around?”

“Of course! I will note the time and be sure you do not stay overlong.”

Khenti gestured to what Mercy had on first glance taken to be another piece of art in a room filled with exquisite treasures. She walked to it and realized it was a sundial made of gold that sat on top of an intricately carved pillar of luminous blue marble. Mercy reached out hesitantly to touch it, and a little yelp of shock escaped her lips as she saw that her hand and her arm had turned a pale gray color. “Bloody hell! Are you sure it’s okay for me to be here? I mean, I’m definitely not usually gray.”

“You need not worry. It’s normal for the color of your skin to change. It will not cause your body harm unless you stay beyond the allotted time.”

“Promise?” Mercy met his gaze.

“I give you my sacred oath, Green Witch Mercy Goode. You may trust me.”

“Okay, I will.” Mercy breathed a sigh of relief and purposefully turned her gaze up—well away from her weird-colored skin. Above the sundial, through a round opening in the distant domed ceiling, light streamed down. Mercy squinted and blinked and tried to catch a glimpse of the sky above them. “Is it daytime here?”

“It is always both day and night in the Land of the Dead.”

“Sounds confusing,” Mercy said as she wandered to the closest wall, which was

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