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I watch, stunned by my actions – though doing my best to hide it – as Azadou casually turns his head to glance at his back. He glances up at me, his face expressionless and my own emotions becoming so amplified I can’t even get a lock on what he’s feeling right now.“That tickled,” he deadpans.Have you ever seen that moment in an anime where a character just turns red and keels over? That’s what my brain is doing at this very moment.It tickled. It fucking tickled. Of course, it did! He’s a God. I may harness the same power as Jartre, but when it comes to conjuring lightning, my bolts only contain a fraction of the power the Gods hold.Azadou turns his head away for a moment and then proceeds to sit down on the sofa, resting his elbows on his knees.“I discovered the anomaly the night I woke you up,” he states with a suggestive glint in his eyes.I feel my cheeks begin to flush at the memory, but I refuse to get distracted.“You mean the surges?” I press.“They’re not coming from eyt
A Queen Among Tempests Learning Pt 3 - Orenda
I stare up at the dark and decrepit-looking mansion nestled among the trees of Hoia-Baciu Forest. It’s four-story’s high, and aside from the numerous windows, the structure almost looks like it was carved from a giant rock. It’s built – or likely conjured – from stones of charcoal grey, with spires lining the edges of the roof as if screaming to the world not to touch or come near it. I’ve never looked at a home’s exterior and thought it resembled a living person, but everything about the home Azadou built for himself screams him: dark, scary, isolated and threatening all who come near.I make my way up the winding stone steps, my heart lodging itself in my throat as I approach the front door. As I raise my fist to knock, I sense that addictive cold presence that stops my breath short as the door swings open, revealing Azadou in all his glory.“Which God dropped you at my door this time?” he accuses.“None. I flew here myself,” I correct him.His perfect black brow arches as his pierc
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“Since we don’t want to add to any tension or frankly endure the smell any longer, perhaps we can address the reason we called you here and then we can all go on our way?” I suggest.Isolde nods, “Of course, I apologise for us getting off track,” Isolde says contritely. “Though I’m not sure why I would be needed regarding eyti matters,” she adds with confusion.“Over the past few weeks, my brother and I have encountered rare eyti surges; the kind that would only occur if they were gathering in great numbers,” I begin.“Like when they were converging on Invictus,” Fatma surmises. I nod in agreement.“The strange part is that when either of us have followed the source of the surge there were never any eyti to be seen. It was just like they evaporated out of thin air,” Aya continues.“But the eyti can’t just vanish,” Ecrin argues in confusion, “They may be shadows, but they leave a scent behind just the same as everything else.”“So you can understand why we have both been concerned and
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I laugh so hard I choke on my drink, forcing me to place it down as I catch my breath and smile at Invidia sitting beside me.“Why did you blow a hole in the Great Wall of China?” I laugh in bewilderment.Invidia laughs, swallowing the sip of her drink. “It was an accident, and I was like sixteen. There was some creepy bug crawling on me, and I went to flick it off and then the next thing I know there’s a huge-ass hole in one of the most historical landmarks in the world.”“And no one noticed?” I ask dubiously.“Oh, lots of people noticed, but my mother just erased their memories and repaired the wall like it never happened,” she shrugs.“Smart thinking on your mother’s part,” I praise, sipping my drink.“Smartest woman I know,” she says with a thoughtful smile.“I hope you don’t mind me asking, but what were you doing in the middle of nowhere in Madagascar of all places?” I ask curiously.“Hunting, I guess you could say,” she answers reticently.“Hunting what?” I quiz, my brows knitt
A Queen Among Tempests Blossoming Friendship Pt 2 - Orenda
Sitting around letting my mind race was not getting me anywhere and I was not up for a chat with my brother. He’s either likely to make more jokes or say something that is going to earn him a bolt of lightning to his ass – though knowing him, he might enjoy that. So, after putting on a load of washing I decide to go on patrol.Flying above the clouds is where I feel the most peace. There is nothing more magical than being in the sky and experiencing a terminator with your very own eyes, or even better, flying right through it. No, I don’t mean the AI robots from the future, I mean the moving line where the planet is divided into day and night. Chasing it is one of my and Aya’s favourite pastimes. In the sky, there is no drama, pain or strife. Just vast space as far as the eye can see and boundless serenity. Down on land, however, is another story.While flying over Madagascar my feathers prickle as I detect the presence of eyti somewhere down below. I dive down closer to the Earth and
