Veilspeaker (Pharim War Book 2) by Gama Ray Martinez

Veilspeaker (Pharim War Book 2) by Gama Ray Martinez

Author:Gama Ray Martinez [Martinez, Gama Ray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-22T00:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER 29

Villia ran her fingers across the circle and clutched the burned out focusing crystal in her left hand. She turned back to the book and examined the image she’d been comparing the circle to. She let out a low whistle.

“What is it?” Jez asked.

She shook her head. “You have to understand, this has never been my area of expertise.”

“You’re the only one who can read the book.”

“All the runes aren’t here either,” she said. “Some would’ve been in the air. It’s not necessarily this summoning. What she was doing may not even be in this book.”

“Villia what is it?” Jez asked.

She tapped a rune that looked like a broken crown. “Maries.”

Jez looked at her blankly. “Who’s Maries?”

“He’s a battle demon.”

“Like the chezamuts?”

She laughed. It was almost hysterical, and Jez and Osmund exchanged uncomfortable glances. “He’s to the chezamuts what a master swordsman is to an unarmed farmer.” She snorted. “An unarmed farmer with no arms and legs. He is one of the generals of the abyss.”

Jez tried to swallow the lump in his throat, and when he spoke, his voice was pitched higher than usual. “Of what order is he?”

“Fourth.”

Not as strong as Marrowit. Jez let out a breath of relief, but he realized he was being foolish. A demon of the fourth order was a deadly threat and could take on entire armies and decimate cities. It was only in comparison to a demon lord such as Marrowit, who had been of the third order, that the idea of facing such a being could be a relief.

“Still,” Osmund said, “if he’s just a battle demon, he can’t be that great a threat. I mean he can only be in one place at a time, right? There are only so many he can kill even if he has access to some sort of magic.”

“He can’t kill many until he summons his army,” Villia said. “He’s a general of the abyss. If he’s not stopped soon, we could have a thousand chezamuts on our hands, and that would only be the first wave.” She looked from Jez to Osmund. “Not all of us have powers suited to battle. A thousand chezamuts could tear Rumar apart and not leave one stone atop another. Maries could overcome Haziel’s protection with little effort.”

“What do we do?” Jez asked.

Villia looked around and shuddered. “First, we get out of here. Lina may have left traps.”

Jez nodded and followed Villia out of the door. Haziel was waiting outside and raised an eyebrow. Villia shook her head and motioned for him to follow. The fact that he offered no argument showed how worried he was.

“Stay on the lookout,” Villia said. “We could be attacked at any time.”

Jez nodded and kept his sword drawn. He was almost used to how the power made his skin crawl. Some of the guards escorting them eyed his sword with something very near reverence. Jez felt like he was being watched from the shadows, but no attack came. Villia led them to a small room Jez hadn’t been in.



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