The Sword of Unmaking (The Wizard of Time - Book 2) by Breedon G.L

Author:Breedon, G.L. [Breedon, G.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Kosmosaic Books
Published: 2013-04-04T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15: The Plan

Gabriel returned through time to the Council’s Windsor Castle, arriving a few minutes after he had left with Teresa to chase the rogue Apollyon and the notebook. By his estimate, he had been gone for ten minutes relative to the time in the castle. The days he had experienced with Teresa felt eaten by time as he examined the castle grounds. Nothing had changed in the minutes he had been gone. The Round Tower and much of the nearby castle structures still billowed smoke. He walked across the grass of the Lower Ward, ignoring the burning trees. He held a roll of papers in his hand.

Ohin and the rest of the team still congregated around Councilwoman Elizabeth’s unconscious form. Marcus and Sema bent over her body, their hands resting on her forehead. Gabriel could sense the Heart-Tree and Soul Magic they used to try to healing her.

As he approached, their eyes turned to him. He brought a magical barrier against sound into existence as soon as he reached Elizabeth’s side.

“How is she?” Gabriel stared down at Elizabeth, her face contorted in a rictus of silent agony.

“I don’t know.” Marcus leaned back from Elizabeth with a sigh, keeping his hands in contact with her head. “I’ve healed her body as best I can, but she’s under the influence of some very dark Soul Magic.”

“I don’t know what to do.” Sema, tears in her eyes, looked down at Elizabeth. “It will take many mages to lift this curse. If it is even possible.”

“Where’s Teresa?” Ling frowned at Gabriel as she glanced around behind him.

“Teresa is dead.” Gabriel kept his voice steady. Sema gasped and Ling cursed. Gabriel waited until all their eyes held his. “But I have a plan to save her.”

Gabriel told them the story of his and Teresa’s pursuit of the rogue Apollyon and Elizabeth’s coded notebook. He told them about their time in Chateau Gaillard, their capture by the rogue Apollyon, the arrival of the twin Apollyon, and of their escape.

As he recounted the complicated events in the rogue Apollyon’s world, Gabriel’s recitation became slightly confusing for his listeners. He explained how he stole back the notebook from the rogue Apollyon, but then how he lost it again, and how Kumaradevi, pretending to be Teresa, helped him recover it before revealing her true nature and extorting the notebook from him in return for a hint at the real Teresa’s location in time.

When he came to the tale of finding Teresa in Sagalassos and following her, only to witness her eventual death, he found he had trouble breathing, as though he were reliving the moment all over again, watching it one more time from yet another rooftop. He described quickly and succinctly how Teresa had died. Before he could explain his plan to save her, the others interrupted.

“Gabriel.” Ohin’s deep voice reverberated with sadness, tears filling his eyes. “There is no way back from a death like this.”

“But there is.” Gabriel tried to remain calm. He needed to present his case as clearly as possible for them to believe his plan would work.

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