The Veredor Chronicles: Book 03 - The Gate and Beyond by E J Gilmour

Author:E J Gilmour [Gilmour, E J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hero Pages Publishing
Published: 2013-12-20T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Stella was the first to step through the gateway from the dark basement. Instantly she found herself in a quiet grove full of tall golden elm trees. A little light of day remained. The gateway was formed into a gnarly rock wall. Red and Quade, carrying Meara, who was still unconscious, instantly appeared. A moment later King Ignis and Princess Apherah stepped through.

Red and Quade lay Meara down on the soft grass. ‘What do you think Eben was planning?’ asked Quade.

‘I don’t know, but if he’s not here in a few minutes I’m going back for him,’ said Red.

‘I’ll go with you,’ said Stella.

‘No, it’s much too dangerous. Zarkanor will be crawling with muckrons by now. Both of you should stay. Too many of us have already been killed,’ said King Ignis soberly. ‘We must trust that Eben knows what he is doing. He said that he had to go alone. I do not understand what Eben is planning, but I trust his judgement.’

Meara suddenly stirred and opened her turquoise blue eyes. She sat up and scanned the company and her surroundings.

‘Where are Eben and Cassiel?’ she asked in a broken and weak voice.

‘I am sorry, Meara. Cassiel is gone,’ said King Ignis. ‘He sacrificed himself to save us from Callidus. The Astarian opened the Cosmic Gate and attempted to force us out of Veredor with his magic. Cassiel saved us, but he fell through the Cosmic Gate into the outer darkness.’ Meara closed her eyes, her pale face revealed her pain at the loss of her friend and apprentice.

‘And Eben?’ she asked.

‘He went on alone to fight the Prince of Shadows,’ said King Ignis.

‘Alone?’ asked Meara, shocked at the revelation.

‘Yes, we were prepared to go with him. He insisted that he go on without us,’ said Quade. ‘At first he was going to go without a weapon. I had to give him my sword.’

‘What about the Sword of Light?’ asked Meara, her eyes narrowing.

‘The Sword of Light was destroyed when Eben killed the dragon,’ said King Ignis.

Meara’s shock was clearly evident. She looked toward the gateway. ‘Then perhaps he has learned a way to cross Fiora’s Bridge, because without the Sword of Light he cannot defeat the Prince of Shadows.’

‘I still think we should return to Zarkanor to help him,’ said Red.

‘Red, you have done everything you can to stand by your friend. He has chosen to go on alone. It is a bridge only he can cross,’ said Meara.

Suddenly the shimmering gateway fizzled and began to close. Within seconds all that was left was the rock wall.

**

Eben stood in the silence of the Hall of Zarkanor. He was completely alone. The shadow had lifted, and the gloom had all been sucked away. He looked up to the ceiling high above and saw through the portholes that the stars were shining brightly in the night sky. His eyes scanned the surroundings; not a single monster remained. He walked over and picked up Quade’s sword. A thought of Cassiel being forced out through the Cosmic Gate entered his mind.

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