The Legendary Warrior (Book #5 of the Sage Saga) by Julius St. Clair

Author:Julius St. Clair [St. Clair, Julius]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Legendary Books, LLC
Published: 2014-09-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 – New Friends and Enemies

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Tyuin asked as Catherine nodded. She said no words, for she wasn’t really sure, but she knew that if she showed hesitation, Tyuin might change his mind and keep the stone from her. That couldn’t happen.

“I want to get started,” Catherine said, extending out her hand. “It’s already night, and I don’t know how exhausting this will be or how long it will take.”

“You promise to tell me everything you learn?” Tyuin asked. “You know, for research purposes.”

“Of course.”

“Then here,” he said, reaching behind him, producing the stone of power and then placing it into her hand. It glowed an eerie blue between the cracks of its grey granite surface. She stared at it and sighed, floods of memories coming back to her. Most of them weren’t pleasant.

“Let’s give her some room,” Talia said, waving for everyone to take a few steps back. Zhou jumped from the platform in which they had been standing to the one behind them. The rest of the audience followed suit, leaving Catherine on her platform all alone. From the King of Prattle to the average citizens, they had all come in droves, though the performance was to be a private affair.

No one said a word as they waited patiently, some taking each other’s hand in hand, holding on to one another for support. Catherine glanced around her with weary eyes, and then she closed them. She clenched her fists with her right hand as she brought the stone to her heart with her left. She could feel its hunger immediately as wisps of energy lapped at her chest, going past her clothes and through her skin, whispering sweet nothings to her heart as it beat faster and faster. Catherine grit her teeth and wasted no more time.

She plunged the heart into her body.

And it melted into her on impact.

There was no turning back, and she tried not to cry out as she felt it make its way past her skin and bones to what it craved, searching like a parasite looking for a host. When it reached her heart, it engulfed it, slowing down her heartbeat momentarily as it adjusted into position. As soon as it settled, she felt its warmth from inside her chest, like she had just drank a searing hot liquid. She clutched her chest and bowed her head, trying to summon it like she had done many times before—asking it for its power.

She could feel the tug of the wind on her hair as her curly locks unraveled and began sticking upwards to the sky. She could feel raw energy swirl around her body like bracelets and hula-hoops. Her clothes began billowing and her muscles swelled. But then she stopped the call.

This wasn’t right. It wasn’t what she wanted. She didn’t need its power.

She needed its trust. Companionship. She needed it talking.

“Hello?” she said aloud, and she waited for an answer, but nothing came. She bit her lip and tried to call out to it internally.

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