The Necromancer Series Box Set by Deck Davis

Author:Deck Davis [Davis, Deck]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-26T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 42

Jakub could see why Witas had been annoyed with Instructor Irvine. Resurrection was one thing, but forced resurrection?

That kind of thing was why ‘do not resurrect’ notes were signed, and it was one of the only situations where you could be mad at the person who saved you and not sound like an ass.

If only Witas knew what a privilege it was, though. It used to be, you had to earn master status before you earned ‘the perk’, before you were granted the resurrection of a family member on their passing.

They’d relaxed that to include anyone over the journeyman rank, but everyone knew it was still bullshit; academy finances hadn’t improved at all, yet the number of people training for necromancy was dropping, since they were more lucrative magical disciplines that didn’t involve seeing corpses all the time.

The academy had promised the perk on reaching journeyman status, but when it came to it, they were like weapon insurers; they’d do anything to avoid paying out.

‘Are you sure he’s your father? He doesn’t look related to you.’

‘Sorry, we found a ‘Do Not Resurrect’ note on his body. What? Your father was paralysed and couldn’t write? Well, we found the note, so…’

As a necromancer, he should have been angry at someone who willingly gave away their life, but he couldn’t bring himself to be. Who was he to judge?

The only person who could judge Witas was himself.

“You haven’t said much,” said Witas. “You’re gonna give me the same lecture Ian did, aren’t you?”

“I’m a novice necromancy banished from the academy, and I’m at least thirty years younger than you. I’m hardly in a position to climb on a pulpit.”

“When he brought me back, Ian gave me an hour long talk about the miracle of life, the sanctity of it. Sanctity? Ha. The only thing sanctimonious was him. Lecturing me, thinking he knew me.”

“Witas, life and death are issues with so complex that it’d be ridiculous for me to lecture you,” said Jakub. “Kinda like me trying to lecture you on the nature of the cosmos. Everyone makes their own path and pay for their own choices.”

“Pretty level-headed. When I was your age, I was drunk half the time, whoring around the other.”

“I didn’t make it up. Kortho taught me that saying. I think he did, anyway.”

“I never told anyone that, you know,” said Witas. “I didn’t even give Ian the full story. After he resurrected me, he wouldn’t forgive me for ending it, and I wouldn’t forgive him for bringing me back. I’m surprised he sent you to me.”

“He must have had his reasons.”

“Maybe. If he has, he keeps them in his head. Thanks for listening, anyway,” said Witas. “We better get out of here. The smell is starting to turn my stomach.”

“One last thing before we do.”

It was something he’d been waiting for. A tremor of excitement had been building in him since he’d realised how close he was to levelling up, but there had been so much to do.

He wouldn’t go any further without finishing it, though.

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