well, as you can see i procrastinated… so here is a chapter and this is also a final chapter/epilogue. as normal i want to thank rouge and mejinzs for their proofreading support. i will also mention that because y’all follow my blog you get the chapter first.
without further ado – Chapter 39 – Flat-footed
—————————–Atheros POV———————————–
“Wake up traitor!” a guard yelled at me, “The king is coming to visit.”
“Why would he want to see me?” I asked from my prison cell.
“Quiet!” he shouted before walking away.
An hour passed while I waited in my cell wondering what I had done wrong before I heard several sets of footprints coming towards my cell. I heard them stop before my cell, and, with a large clink, the door started to open. The king along with several guards entered my cell.
“Where did he go?” the king demanded.
“Uhh, where did who go?” I asked bewildered.
“That thrice blast lizard.” he shortly replied.
“I don’t know, I have been in this cell for over two months!” I replied.
“Well, I will make a deal with you. If you help me find that blasted reptile, I will give you a full pardon.” The king said.
“Before I accept, please my king, tell me what happened.” I asked while begrudgingly kneeled before the king.
“Fine.” the king replied, “But I will not talk in the dungeon. Come to my study in an hour.”
“Yes my lord,” I replied, happy for the chance to see the light of day.
I was escorted by the guards through the castle and I was ushered into the king’s study before the hour was up.
“Sit.” the king commanded.
“What happened… my lord?” I asked.
“That giant lizard of yours tried to kill everyone at my nephew’s wedding reception.” he replied.
“Why would he do that?” I asked horrified at what I was told.
“He started to freak out when that accursed demon child started to feel ill.” The king spat, though I could tell he was lying, “then he accused us of poisoning the brat and went nuts.”
“Did you poison the… brat?” I asked watching my language, remembering the how sweet Azazel could be.
“I didn’t poison the beast.” the king replied.
“Then who did?” I asked digging for information.
“I don’t know who actually did the poisoning.” the king replied still fuming over the dragon.
“Didn’t you see where Fafnir went?” I asked.
“No he was surrounded by my guard when he just up and vanished in a flash of light.” the king said.
“I see my king. I will search for… the beast.” I lied, “and report his where about to you.”
“Good, though if you fail me I will put such a large bounty on you head there will be nowhere you could hide.” The king promised.
“Yes… my lord.” I said and I left, disgusted with the man who I thought I knew. I walked through the halls of the castle and headed for my old quarters. When I arrived I grabbed the few things that hadn’t been ransacked while I lounged in the dungeon.
“Have you heard anything from the wedding? My sister was supposed to help at it and I haven’t seen her.” I heard a servant ask.
“If you haven’t heard anything then she is dead. I heard the king tried to poison the hero’s daughter and he went nuts!” a servant from the other side of the door explained.
“Shh, we are not supposed to be talking about that,” another intercepted, “or we will be punished!”
I waited, processing what I just heard. “I have to find Fafnir.” I thought to myself. I quickly finished packing my meager belongings and left the castle. I headed through the city and I felt like I was being watched. I quickly turned down a side street and hid. After a few seconds two guards I recognized ran down the street passed my hiding spot. I left my hiding spot and quickly left the city heading the north towards the elven kingdom.
———————————————-Fafnir POV—————————————————
“Azazel!” I said as I jolted, I looked for the demoness in the strangely familiar room and found her asleep on the side of the bed. I gently picked her up with my claws and to my relief the black spots covering her were gone. So I placed her on the bed.
“This looks almost exactly like my old apartment.” I thought to myself as I examined the room in more detail, before my eyes fell upon a picture of me and my family.
“Oh, crap!” I exclaimed, “This is my old apartment, I cast my shrinking spell and headed to the living room. It was a mess, papers everywhere and under the sofa I could see part of a large magic circle burned into the floor.
“Well this might be useful.” I mumbled as I pushed the sofa away.
“Daddy!” I heard Azazel call from the other room.
“Good morning,” I said as I entered the room.
“Where are we daddy?” she asked her voice quivered a bit.
“We are someplace special,” I replied trying to calm the scared demoness.
“Where?” she asked calming down a bit.
“My old house,” I replied.
“Really?” she asked with awe in her eyes.
“Yes, now how do you feel?” I asked confirming all the black spots were gone.
“My tummy still hurts but I feel better.” she replied.
“Rest for a bit longer then I will try to cook some food, ok?” I said, wondering how I was going to cook with claws.
“Can I sleep on your back?” she asked with an irresistibly cute face.
“Sure,” I said unable to resist such a cute face, I picked her up and placed her on my back. She settled herself between two of my spines and it only took a few minutes before she was asleep.
I walked back into the kitchen and looked for my old phone hoping to find out how much time has passed.
“Wow, I did not expect you to be able to move between dimensions for at least a century.” someone behind me said.
My head snapped around and sitting on my sofa was a woman with dark blue hair and golden eyes. “It’s you! The goddess!” I said dumbfounded.
“You act so surprised,” the woman said, “ what were you expecting, someone else?”
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As always me, rouge and mejinzs are mostly human, let us know if we missed anything and tell me what you think in the comments.
so this is the epilogue of volume 1 right? is there going to be a volume 2?
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yes there will be a volume 2, i mark it here as there is a major shift in location and charters, and i needed the demarcation for the purposes of making a book that i can sell on amazon and places like that.
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Thanks for the chapter. Also yeah it seems like a good stopping point. Not sure how long all the chapters add up, but it’s still a good stopping point between books.
Do tell us when the book goes live. Even though I read all the chapter already I’ll still buy it =)
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The chapter have a word total of 53000 words and I will let y’all know when it is available
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Thanks for the chapter and keep up the good work.
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