Shared Redemption
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My love was confined. Trapped. Our souls were only freed to return here if their ashes dance along the wind. They must see the whole world in which to report back to my father.
“Pivane has taken control of our coven, but I believe this will cause the closing to be compromised. I have evidence he’d been slowly poisoning Damarion, making his skill be compromised. Zuma, another who has fallen by this other, had commented Damarion had lost his sense of smell and mental clarity. Your highness, I beseech you to avenge your love. He spoke highly of you to me. His love for you was great. With his ashes we may be able to bring him back.”
The orange and yellow flames returned. Masako stayed in her corner. I walked to the one window I had. The Lake of Fire was churning today. My brother has heard of the change in power for Damarion’s post. He was reveling in his demise.
A snort came from the corner. “Dearest Praxis, I know. But we shall avenge him,” I said, walking to my dragon curled by my bed. His head had four horns sticking from its skull. The scaled skin was the color of the earth—Ashen brown, rich olive green, and speckled with translucent scales reflecting his surroundings. My hand stroked his cheeks as his chartreuse eyes shined from the fire’s light. “Masako, I will need your assistance.” Praxis’s forked tongue licked at my waist. Pulling me close to him. The closest thing to comfort a dragon knows. The embrace was for me and the one he felt was like a father to him. “I will give you a list of tonics we will both need to take. In addition you will need to get me the names of the replacements to be sent. We shall kill them and take their place. Are you prepared for that?”
Masako’s eyes rose to meet mine. A smile came to her dark red lips. “I am but your humble servant. Here to give you what you desire.”
“I shall be the one to kill this Dark One’s other. That is my only desire.”
The End
Vocabulary
Bantling—newborn demon.
Claustranima—Knife with six blades that come together into a point causing a star-like pattern when stabbed. As a Frozen works off its debt, the diamond handle has cuts formed to count down their time left. Becomes solid metal if they choose to seal.
Coven—group of demons led by a male Yahweh.
Deumos—Female demon.
Frozen—a former suicide that is allowed to absolve their sin of taking their life by protecting the world from demons.
Normal—a human who has not passed on or been sealed.
Other—the mated of the Frozen.
Sealed—Marriage of a member of the Frozen that will make it so they will feel each other’s pain and pleasure. One’s death will result in the other’s death as well.
Sealing—ceremony in which a Frozen is linked forever with another. By completing this ceremony, they shall forever hunt demons.
Tracker—Deumos trained to pick up on the scents of bantlings and bring them into the coven for training, nurturing, and protection.
Yahweh—teacher or leader of the coven of demons. To be treated as a god and leader.
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About Michel Prince
Michel Prince is an author who graduated with a bachelor degree in History and Political Science. Michel writes new adult and adult paranormal romance as well as contemporary romance.
With characters yelling, “It's my turn, damn it!” she tries to explain to them that alas, she can only type a hundred and twenty words a minute and they will have wait their turn. She knows eventually they find their way out of her head and to her fingertips and she looks forward to sharing them with you.
When Michel can suppress the voices in her head, she can be found at a scouting event or cheering for her son in a variety of sports. She would like to thank her family for always being in her corner and especially her husband for supporting her every dream and never letting her give up.
Michel has been awarded Elite Status with Rebel Ink Press in 2013, the service award for her local RWA chapter Midwest Fiction Writers in 2013 and 2014 and is a PAN member of RWA. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband, son, and dog.
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