The Horn of Taurus (The Zodiac Book 2) by Paul Sating

Author:Paul Sating [Paul Sating]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paul Sating Productions
Published: 2020-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

14 - Underworld, Eighth Circle

"So you didn't find the Horn?" Seraph cupped her hands around the coffee mug sitting on the table.

I waited for Bilba or Ralrek to answer but the boneheads remained quiet, so I answered. "We were all over the building, from top to bottom. By the way, the building is huge. Have you ever been inside? And don't get me started on the disparity in this Circle. You should have seen how much expensive stuff there was there. Those demons live good eternities, let me tell you. Anyway, we looked in the business and shopping levels, and were about to check on a location that might belong to Taurus before we were found out. Tons of artifacts, but no Horn."

Seraph shook her head. "That's going to be a problem."

"Why?" Bilba asked.

"Because, if we can't confirm the Horn is in his fortress, at least for safe-keeping, then I'll wager it will be on him, wherever he is. We have to get to the personal residence he uses most," Seraph replied. "Because it allows him to go undetected, he won't let the Horn out of his sight. Wherever he is at a given moment is where the Horn will be." Seraph gave a sharp tip of her head toward my hip, where Creed hung from the loop. "Sort of like what you wear. So, we either head back into the fortress and confirm once and for all that it is there or we actually find Taurus. Either option won't be easy or fast. But we're blind to him, so this will take a lot of searching and a bit of luck."

I didn't like her tone when she implied Creed was equivalent to Taurus's Horn. From the moment Beelzebub ratted to the rest of the Council I possessed the halberd, all the Founders had appeared less than thrilled. Without explaining why it bothered them so much, I could have done without the attitude. My hand rested on its forged knob.

"You're saying to find the Horn, we must find Taurus, correct?" Ralrek said.

"That's exactly what needs to happen, I'm afraid," Seraph said. "It's the only way forward, unless we waste all our energy searching every single one of Taurus's residences. Which we still may be forced to do. I'm not thrilled by the thought. But we have to get the Horn back."

"Because of the halo?" Bilba asked conspiratorially.

Seraph raised an eyebrow. "No. Because of what it allows Taurus to become. More powerful than he would otherwise be, and able to operate out of the eyesight of the governors of this Circle."

"And you," I added. With Seraph, I could say that. With any other Council member, I would lack similar audacity.

"Of course, Mr. Sunstone," she answered and clicked her nails on the coffee cup. The lithe movements of her slender fingers made me think about things I should not be thinking about.

I shook my head to clear it.

"So it doesn't have anything to do with the halo?" Bilba asked and, for a

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