Page 63 of Dark Reckoning
“He's getting our fancy robes.”
As soon as I said that, Adrian popped back up carrying our robes. He handed me mine and he put on his own. “They were right, that thread is unmistakable. I don't like the way it feels.”
I smiled at that because the thread felt almost invasive. Probably because we were teleporting using another mage's magic. I zipped up the robe and nodded. “Yeah, it sucks.”
“Oh, and when we enter the barrier, we don't have to take it down. It just lets us in, probably because our blood created it,” Adrian said.
I nodded. “That's good to know.”
“Well, now that you're ready, let’s begin,” Kakashi said, and motioned to the two chairs.
Adrian and I sat down. “Okay, so now what?” Adrian asked.
“Now, we look at our books to see what spells come that we can channel as a group,” Kakashi said, then opened his book. All of the other mages did the same.
I looked at Adrian and he didn't say anything. It was the reason why we came. He just opened the book and we got to reading.
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An hour passed with Adrian and I going over the grimoire before a spell appeared right before our eyes and it was one that was definitely not there before. “You see this, baby?” I asked him to make sure we were looking at the same thing.
“Yeah, and I hate it, but I think it's what we need,” Adrian said.
“What is it?” Kakashi asked.
All eyes were on us, waiting for us to continue.
“Well, it's a locator spell, and I think it's more powerful than any other I've tried to use to locate the Dark God,” Adrian said.
“Are you insane? You tried to find him?” Maryanne blurted out.
“I thought that's what we were supposed to do? What the fuck?” Adrian snapped back.
I agreed with Adrian, finding the Dark God was a priority. “When did you try that?” I asked.
“When you were busy,” Adrian said, and I caught the meaning behind his vague response.
He tried looking for the Dark God while we were working the spell to kill off the other emperors. Made sense that he wouldn't just be spending that time twiddling his thumbs.
“Why is that a bad thing?” Adrian asked.
“Because the Dark God's magic is protecting him. Once we breach that, he'll be forced to attack. We're not ready to take him on... not yet. Not in a way that doesn't kill us too,” Kakashi said.
“Or millions of others,” Xirsi added.
Kakashi waved his hand. “Yes, yes, them too. The fact of the matter is, once we locate him, we have to be ready to act. We won't get a second chance. If we locate him and don't act, he'll have a chance to either regroup and find another way to hide, or he'll challenge us because we'll also be exposed.”
“But how? I mean, locator spells have never exposed my position?” Adrian asked.
“Not to the humans and low-level supernals you've taken on. This is a Dark God we're dealing with. Nothing you've ever done before will compare,” Aldéric said.
I rubbed Adrian's back when I saw his shoulders slump. “Fine. We’re out of our league, but so is everyone at this table. You have knowledge we don't, but you better stop talking down to us.”
“Or what? You're rank amateurs,” Xirsi challenged.
“I'm going to raise hell in this motherfucker and the Dark God will be an afterthought. I won't tolerate it and neither will Adrian. We both agreed to be on this team for the safety of the planet. Stop fucking with us,” I warned.
“You're the reason why we're even in this mess,” Rene stated.
