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111. SECRETS OF THE DEATH VALLEY.
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The Healer's Bond 112: SECRETS OF THE DEATH VALLEY. II.
It was eternal night in the Death Valley. Emma was not sure about how much time had passed but she knew that it should be daylight soon. She was looking at the stars with confusion on her face.“What are you looking for?” Long asked as they followed the glowing orbs through the dark.“It should almost be daylight by now,” Emma said.“There is only night Death Valley, the light has no business here,” Lady Long said as they walked.“The ruins are gone, the statues are no longer there,” Steve said as he looked around to see a soft grassland surrounding them.“Yes, we are in another time,” The Dragon replied. “I am not sure which era we are though.”They walked till they reached a highwall with massive gates. “Where is that?” Emma asked curiously.“It is where Grimkeeper resides,” Long said as they walked.“We are no longer in the subway train station, are we?” Steve asked in disbelief.Nobody bothered to answer the question as they walked. They got to the gates and it creaked opened as i
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Emma felt faint all of a sudden and she felt everything echoing from a distance. She was fighting the urge to pass out. She could not believe that this strange creature was her father.“Did you know about this?” Steve demanded in a tight voice as he glared at Lady Long.“Believe me, Kane, I am just as surprised as you are,” The dragon replied watching Grimkeeper with intrigue on her face.“So, you are saying that you did not plan any of these things?” Steve pressed. “Because this joke beneath you.”“I can assure son of Kane that there is nothing humorous about me or this matter at hand,” Grimkeeper spoke and Steve’s teeth rattled from the force of Grimkeeper’s aura.Emma shivered from powerful weight of Grimkeeper’s voice. It brought her back to her senses and she balled her hands into fists to keep herself from shaking. It was not something she had been expecting to hear but she was not going to let the news rattle her even though it did.Emma picked up the golden cup in her front an
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The Healer's Bond 112: SECRETS OF THE DEATH VALLEY. II.
It was eternal night in the Death Valley. Emma was not sure about how much time had passed but she knew that it should be daylight soon. She was looking at the stars with confusion on her face.“What are you looking for?” Long asked as they followed the glowing orbs through the dark.“It should almost be daylight by now,” Emma said.“There is only night Death Valley, the light has no business here,” Lady Long said as they walked.“The ruins are gone, the statues are no longer there,” Steve said as he looked around to see a soft grassland surrounding them.“Yes, we are in another time,” The Dragon replied. “I am not sure which era we are though.”They walked till they reached a highwall with massive gates. “Where is that?” Emma asked curiously.“It is where Grimkeeper resides,” Long said as they walked.“We are no longer in the subway train station, are we?” Steve asked in disbelief.Nobody bothered to answer the question as they walked. They got to the gates and it creaked opened as i
The Healer's Bond 111. SECRETS OF THE DEATH VALLEY.
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The Healer's Bond 108. DEATH VALLEY.
No words could describe the mystery of the Death Valley. It only revealed itself to those who were dealers of death or invoked by blood oath. It was hidden from the mere sights of humans because their mundane minds could not begin to comprehend the darkness surrounding the Death Valley.It went by many names. Some called it the Hollow Ground. Some called it the Blood Pit of death while others referred to it as the Last Court. The final place to settle a score or fulfil a vengeance. To the creatures of the night, it was a feared, inescapable and sacred place.The Death Valley was created by what is known as Chaos Magic. A magic so forbidden, dangerous and unpredictable that it was only used by a select few witches and mages. It was located in an abandoned subway system underground lost among layers of time and dark magic.The Limo taking Emma, Steve and Lady Long slowed to a stop across the entrance to the abandoned underground subway. Even the streets were deserted and t
