Tales of Talon Box Set by A A Warren

Author:A A Warren [Warren, A A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-16T07:00:00+00:00

Wake up, my warrior… there isn’t much time.

Talon groaned. His eyes fluttered open.

“Salena?” His voice was a hoarse rasp.

We are not Salena.

Talon winced. The sounds echoed though his mind, a strange chorus of rasps and clicks shaped into a semblance of human words.

His vision cleared. He was lying in a vast cavern of ice. A violet glow illuminated the chamber, shimmering off the glistening stalactites that hung from the cavern’s roof. A shadow moved over him. More detail came into focus.

Salena was not there.

Instead, a dorukuma worm uncoiled before him. It hung from a glowing spire of purple crystal, one of many that surrounded them in the cavern. The worm’s four hooked beaks parted, and he could see row upon row of white fangs within its glistening maw.

Talon leapt to his feet. He swung his arms up in a defensive position, only to find his hands were empty. His axe was gone.

You do not need your weapon, human. This place is a memory. Nothing can harm us here. But perhaps you will find this form less threatening…

The worm slithered to the cavern floor. As it lowered its bulk through the air, the crystal spires glowed brighter, filling the cavern with a pulsing violet light. Talon squinted as the worm moved closer. The purple light was blinding, filling his gaze, blocking out all other sight. Then a woman emerged from the glow, and the light faded.

She was tall and lithe, and her skin was as pale as the snow and ice on the planet’s surface. A simple robe of blue fur draped over her shoulders. Her hair was shimmering silver and hung loose down her back. It flowed behind her as she approached him.

She stopped close enough to touch him, but her hands remained clasped in front of her, as if in prayer. She focused her jet-black eyes upon him. He met her dark, unblinking stare. His jaw dropped in surprise.

“What dark magic sorcery is this? You look like… you look like her. Katara.”

This form comes from our distant past. After the coming of the First Ones, my people were the initial spark of life born into this universe. As other races grew and flourished, we evolved beyond these simple bodies. And we shall continue to evolve until this universe ends. Please understand, we mean you no harm.

“Is that so?” Talon muttered. “A few moments ago, you were trying to crush me and my friend to a pulp.”

That was before we realized… before we sensed your bond.

Talon let his muscles relax. “My bond is not with you. How are we speaking like this?”

The woman in your thoughts, Salena… She has touched you deeply. Through her, you are connected with loved ones from your memories. Those who have left this plane of existence. Orex Griff. And your moth—"

“My past is my own, worm. Are you saying Salena brought us here?”

She has allowed us to share her bond, so we may communicate.

Talon thought for a moment. “Then it’s true. It is her voice I’ve heard in my thoughts.

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