The Lost & Cursed by Rina S Mamoon

Author:Rina S Mamoon [Mamoon, Rina S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The Siren

Mara traveled down the mountain, moving away from Greyward Hold. Fortunately, she didn’t encounter any snow beasts. Walking down the snowy path, she realized she hadn’t seen Talon, who left not too long ago. She thought she could catch up, but it seemed she underestimated him. For an old man, the blacksmith could cover long distances in a short amount of time. She reached the foot of the mountain and began to travel south. Mara could see someone in the distance. It looked like Talon.

With her hand to her mouth, Mara shouted out to him. “Hey!”

However, the person in the distance didn’t respond. Mara felt disappointed they didn’t hear her. Then again, she was a long distance away.

She continued to travel south for much of the day. It would be easier to travel through Mirahyll to get to Har’ Yhan, but Mara decided to go around the capital city. It might take longer, but she refused to pass through a populated area in her current state. The Guardsmen or the Holy Blades might attack her on sight.

As usual, Mara stopped and ate some food. The tree she sat under looked familiar because she was here before. The shade of the tree made her inconspicuous. Bread and dried fruit was on the menu again. The meal was tasteless as usual, but it no longer surprised her. Mara had to learn to get used to her predicament. Even though the provisions were not too filling, they held up well for travelling and it was better than nothing. While eating under the shade, Mara thought about all that happened. The vast landscape before her looked more familiar. She used to travel these roads with Dad. Mara wondered how her father was. Still forging weapons in the Ashwood Workshop, she hoped. Thinking about her parents, Mara still had to figure out how to explain her situation to them. She couldn’t exactly tell them that their daughter became an undying. But if she could find a way to lift the curse, then everything could go back to normal.

She also thought about the doctor’s words. Mara was part shadow beast. To be honest, she was unfamiliar with such a creature. In all her years of working for Dad, she had never seen one before. Mara glanced down at the bestiary, reckoning it had some information on the creature. Saskia mentioned them before. Taking the book, she opened it and flipped through the pages. Her search came to an end when she saw the image of a dark shadowy beast. It resembled a werewolf, but stood on hind legs and possessed horns on its head. The illustration looked a little disturbing because the creature was predominantly black, except for the glowing eyes. It was also surrounded by wisps of black smoke. Just as Dr. Moen mentioned, these creatures possessed regenerative abilities and could teleport. Mara could heal, but not teleport, which could have been a very useful ability. For a supernatural, she really didn’t have that many powers.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.