Realm Wraith by Briar T. R

Author:Briar, T. R. [Briar, T. R.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Published: 2013-09-12T18:30:00+00:00

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Thousands of demons soared through the painted red skies of the Abyss among the black clouds and unworldly shapes that wafted in the thick air. Rayne stared up at them from his seat on the orange colored ground, sitting among small craters filled with a viscous fluid, water-like yet not water, and as orange as the dirt, swirling with reflections of the red sky and its denizens.

“Are you just going to sit there all night moping?” Gabriel approached him from behind one of the taller craters.

Once he’d arrived, it hadn’t taken Rayne much effort to find the others. He’d grown wary of trying to travel the Abyss alone after his encounter with Tomordred. Gabriel and Apolleta had both been very surprised to see him. Darrigan had kept his promise to watch over them these past few nights, and he was more surprised than any of them to see Rayne again, as the reaper had not anticipated he would learn to travel the Abyss at will. So, now the four of them gathered together in this strange, warm-colored landscape.

“I don’t see much else for us to do,” Rayne replied after a pause.

“We can’t just sit here every night, hiding from the demons. Seems pretty pointless when one’s right there.” A thumb jerked in Darrigan’s direction, where the reaper stood apart from the group. A dry wind stirred the dust around them, causing the fluid within the craters to tremble and pulsate.

“You’re right,” Rayne said, standing up. “I can’t just sit around. I’ve got to find Miranda.”

“Who the hell is Miranda? You found another Realm Wraith?”

The windswept dust was starting to tear up Rayne’s eyes, so he stood back up, facing Gabriel. “We found another Realm Wraith, remember?”

There was no recollection in Gabriel’s eyes, though his eyebrows creased as he tried to remember. “Wait, you mean that pathetic thing? Why would you care about that?” He paused. “And how do you know its name?”

Rayne gave him a frozen glare. “I won’t be gone for long. Stay here with the others; I’ll bring her back here.”

“You’re always going off on your own. You think you’re better than the rest of us, just because you can warp wherever you want? You have no real power! None of us do!” Gabriel’s voice pulsed through the winds, fading as Rayne had already pulled himself away.

He shifted between worlds, reaching out with his mind, trying to sense Miranda’s familiar presence. Around him, air howled and twisted his form through swirling voids. It had been hours since they’d parted ways at her doorstep, so she must be asleep by now, he rationalized. And after a bit, he felt her. Rather than pulling towards himself this time, he used her existence as a guide, manifesting his self where she was.

The skies around him screamed and wailed as he found himself on solid ground again. At least, it should have been solid. The moment sensation returned to him, he felt trembling and scattered movement beneath his bare feet, things, slithering and crawling in discord together, tickling him.

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