A Sword of Shadow and Deceit (Mortal Gods Book 1) by Lucinda Dark & Lucy Smoke

Author:Lucinda Dark & Lucy Smoke [Dark, Lucinda & Smoke, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Kiera

Kicking my legs, I try to force my body in any direction, but the water follows me, keeping me securely confined. A rather powerful ability. No wonder she’s considered a First Tier.

Despite my treatment over the past few weeks, I’d forgotten one key element of differences from this position versus any one I’d had before: Mortal Gods don’t care if they kill out in the open like this. Maybe it’s because I’ve never been in one place for a mission for so long—going on a few weeks now at least—nor have I been subjected to being so close to so many Divine Beings and their offspring, but I hadn’t expected this level of animosity.

I close my eyes and gather my energy, feel it spread outward from my chest down my limbs and to the tips of my fingers and toes. The water around me ripples and pulls, sloshing against my body. It grows colder and colder and when I reopen my eyes, I see bits of ice have formed inside. No wonder it feels as if the temperature is dropping.

Rahela flicks her fingers, bringing the water closer to her. She leans forward, the thin wall of her Divine water prison the only thing separating us. “This is what you deserve, mortal whore,” she hisses. Her voice is muffled by the water in my ears, sounding deeper and farther away, but I still hear her.

There isn’t really much I can do in my current position and certainly nothing to stop her from killing me without revealing my secrets. For a moment, I think about it. There’s no one else in the courtyard now. I could burst her bubble—quite literally—and end this farce right now. Almost as if the mere thought brings back the memory of my training, phantom pains shoot up my back and down my arms and legs. I squeeze my eyes shut and grit my teeth through the agony.

Your life is never the only one in danger, Ophelia's voice echoes in my mind. Remember that. If you reveal who you are, you risk all of us. Your life is not worth everyone else’s.

My eyes open once more as the pain subsides. Spots of black and white dance in front of my vision. I’ve been holding my breath for far too long. I might be stronger and more durable than a true mortal, but I’m far from infallible. If this keeps up, I will pass out and I doubt that will make her release her spell.

So, in a burst of anger at my own inadequacy, I jerk my head back and stare at the Mortal God’s expression of smug satisfaction. I open my mouth and blow out a bubble before grinning at her and lifting my hand, fighting through the weight of the water, until I pass my palm in front of her face. I turn it around and close my fingers into a fist right before I lift the middle one.

Attack me all you like, bitch, I think to myself.

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