All Chapters of A Queen Among Gods: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Piercing, glowing, purple eyes fill my mind as a wave of energy hits me more powerfully than a thousand bolts of lightning, shocking me into consciousness. My eyes fly open, and I bolt up in bed, my heart pounding and chest heaving. I can taste the malice in the air; thick and suffocating like being buried alive.He’s free…I don’t know how he’s free, but I can feel it like an electric charge running through me; a charge filled with every dark thought and emotion I once possessed. Somehow Azadou has been freed from his cage. Nothing good will come of this. I have to put a stop to him.I look down at Gabriella’s flushed face, my heart choking in conflict. I don’t know what completing our bond has done to her, and I know she needs me more than ever. I can’t abandon her…but I can’t just stay here knowing my own evil is roaming free.I reach out, gently stroking Gabriella’s cheek, the once pleasurable burn from contact with her skin now a far more intense soothing and almost erotic blaze

We watch on as a blast of black energy erupts from Azadou’s body, straight up, swallowing the sun in darkness and plunging the field and the Earth itself into instant darkness. This isn’t the darkness of night; this is like being swallowed by the shadows themselves. Even I can barely see through this darkness. I can hear the sounds of those fighting against the eyti becoming overwhelmed by their force, unable to see what they’re fighting. But the eyti don’t need eyes to seek their prey, they can sniff them out.Suddenly the field becomes illuminated as a giant ball of fire forms high above the field. I look ahead to see Ezillus’ hand raised into the air as he conjures forth this fireball, giving everyone on the field a chance to at least see what they’re fighting.“You might have given them a little light, but you can’t restore their strength. And last I checked everything on Earth needs the sun to survive, and with it blacked out, everything on your precious planet will cease to exis

I look up as the eyti surround me. I begin fighting them off once again when suddenly dark, stormy clouds fill the sky roaring with thunder as bolts of lightning strike like the sky itself has become enraged. At the same time, I feel the earth shake far more intensely than it did before. I look out towards the battling Gods, and as I do I realise something has gone terribly wrong. Two Gods are missing, and the one they call Jartre is staring down Azadou, his eyes completely blacked out with silver and shining with an intense brightness as his entire body radiates a pulsating white energy. He looks completely out of it as he forms a tight fist and to my absolute horror, he punches the side of his fist against the air…shattering it!'Did he just shatter thin air?!' Zara exclaims in shock.I can’t even begin to describe what I’m seeing. It’s as though the air…or reality itself has been shattered like a mirror, creating prism-like shards throughout the air where his fist hit.“JARTRE STOP

I look around in confusion, seeing nothing but white all around me, like being in a vast white hall. As I turn around, I see the white space far ahead of me, part and open to a beautiful meadow bathed in warm light. As I slowly walk towards it, a tall 7’7” figure appears and begins walking towards me. Rich, deep green curls frame her face and flow down her back while piercing liquid silver eyes shine brightly against her deep, ebony skin. As she gets closer, I can better see her features. The roundness of her face, the fullness of her lips, her slim nose, high cheekbones and skin so smooth she looks like a walking filter. Her slim build and hourglass shape are accentuated in a floor – if you can call it that – length white halter dress, skimming the floor like mist dancing on the surface of a lake.She stands in front of me, gracing me with a warm, inviting smile. “Hello, Gabriella. I’ve waited a very long time to meet you,” she greets, her voice warm and soft with an airy quality. I

**********The moment Jartre leaves, I will myself with all my strength to sit up, but each time I try my elbows give out. I dig my nails into the bed, force myself to sit up and immediately slump against the headboard, panting, trying to catch my breath. I feel this incomparable level of power coursing through my body, making me feel like I can do anything…but at the same time, I’ve never felt more drained in my entire life. I feel like my body could break from its own weight. I feel like I’m burning up from the inside while my heart is racing faster than a hummingbird. Tears prick my eyes as I think over what I’ve just done. The moment Jartre told me Azadou was free, I knew everything Zarseti said was true, not that I ever doubted her. I knew I had to let him go, but I can’t fight the overwhelming guilt I feel. Am I being selfish or selfless? I don’t know.I weakly pull the sheets over my chest, covering myself as something catches my attention from the corner of my eye. I gingerly