The Oblivion Trials (The Astral Wanderer Book 3) by D'Artagnan Rey & Michael Anderle

Author:D'Artagnan Rey & Michael Anderle [Rey, D'Artagnan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

As the three friends walked through the halls of the cave system, they continued to be alert and ready. They had already been attacked by the golems and they knew that more beasts and obstacles awaited them deeper within and they had to be prepared for these. Not to mention the other magi who also wandered the area, of whom they had seen increasing evidence with the markings left by battles and camps, and also remains.

Koli, however, seemed to be unaffected by all this and generally hummed quietly or chatted to the group, although he got few responses so it was mostly to himself.

Jazai’s hand slipped into his pocket to press his a-stone. It seemed petty to worry that their new teammate might learn of them when it was the only possibility they had for private communication. It was, he decided, worth the risk—and it would show them if he could discern them or not. “You know, I didn’t think a notorious assassin would be so chatty.”

“I’m worried that he’ll attract others,” Asla replied and glanced at him. “Also, I wish he would not be as graphic about his past kills as he is. They are rather unnerving.”

“I think he’s not too worried about running into other magi. He has already…uh, dealt with some so far,” Devol reasoned. “I’ll humor him and maybe we can learn a thing or two from him while we’re walking about.”

“Give it a try. At least it’ll distract him,” the other boy agreed, slid his hand out of his pocket, and folded his arms.

Devol slowed slightly to let his two teammates take the lead as he moved closer to the magi. “So, Koli,” he began and cleared his throat. “You truly have no ill feelings about Salvo?”

The assassin looked at him with a bemused grin. “Hmm…no, I can’t say that I do, but I am curious.”

“Curious?” he asked. “You mean, how we beat him?”

“Yes.” The magi nodded. “I saw him shortly before I finally left that organization. He seemed rather rattled about the whole situation with you three and wouldn’t stop muttering and growling about it ever since the day we first encountered you. I had the feeling he had left to take care of you.”

“I wish you could have distracted him,” Jazai retorted. “It would have made our lives easier.”

“But also much more boring, don’t you think?” the trickster countered. “So tell me, did he use the mask?”

Devol almost stopped and one foot caught in the dirt, but he increased his pace and looked off to the side. “You mean the demon mask.”

“Well, of course,” Koli said with an eager nod. “He wouldn’t wear some ball mask to a fight. His flair for the dramatic came in a different form.”

“He did,” the swordsman confirmed. “And it…did something to him. The longer we fought, the more irrational and angry he became.”

“I had a look into his thoughts,” Jazai recalled and thought back to the pages filled with similar lines. “He became quite one-note, not to mention disturbingly specific in what he wanted to do to us.

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