“You look pale. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” Carver said. “Just wondering what it is
we’re about to open. Please, go on.”
Brigid read the whole chant that had been written
onto the knife, drawing from her incredible
memory to interpret the ancient symbols as best
she could.
Beware! I am the bringer of Death, the Destroyer
of Souls, the alpha and the omega, the vanishing
point. Mourn now the end of your life’s journey,
for all shall fall before my power, their family line
expunged from all histories, their bodies returned
to Tiamat. I am the blade Godkiller. Gaze upon my
bloodwork and lament.
“This is the symbol for Enlil,” she explained as Kane
and Grant returned to the discussion at the display
cabinet, “but it’s been altered.”
“Altered how?” Kane asked.
Brigid pointed to the knife’s hilt before looking up
at Kane and Grant. There was clear concern in her
emerald eyes. “It’s the name of the knife’s owner,”
she explained. “I think it means Son of Enlil."
“I’m fine,” Carver said. “Just wondering what it is
we’re about to open. Please, go on.”
Brigid read the whole chant that had been written
onto the knife, drawing from her incredible
memory to interpret the ancient symbols as best
she could.
Beware! I am the bringer of Death, the Destroyer
of Souls, the alpha and the omega, the vanishing
point. Mourn now the end of your life’s journey,
for all shall fall before my power, their family line
expunged from all histories, their bodies returned
to Tiamat. I am the blade Godkiller. Gaze upon my
bloodwork and lament.
“This is the symbol for Enlil,” she explained as Kane
and Grant returned to the discussion at the display
cabinet, “but it’s been altered.”
“Altered how?” Kane asked.
Brigid pointed to the knife’s hilt before looking up
at Kane and Grant. There was clear concern in her
emerald eyes. “It’s the name of the knife’s owner,”
she explained. “I think it means Son of Enlil."
Look for Infinity Breach available May 11, 2010, wherever books are sold.
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