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body, her mouth against my wound . Luke kept shaking his head ; he seemed disgusted. After a moment he let me go and grabbed Aednat by the throat and pulled her away. She spat black liquid, and I realized she was trying to draw the poison.
“ Let her go !” I said. But they ignored me, as if I wasn’t there.
Cora turned me away from them. “They cannot hear you. And soon I will leave you too . T he voices of your ancestors will come for you. But you must fight them, Quinn. You are our only hope against the evil in this world .” She kissed me lightly on the forehead.
“Please Cora, I still need you , ” I said, my voice cracking with emotion. “Don’t you un derstand, you were more to me than jus t a friend.”
She shushed me. “You have strength in you yet that is untapped. Trust your heart, Quinn.”
A sharp wind blew between us and she was gone.
I only had a moment to wonder what would happen. Between one blink and the next I no longer stood in the forest, but on a wide plain, the ground trampled flat by a multitude of feet and hooves. A scent of cook fires and bu r nt meat reached me along with the distant clang of metal .
We are your past, Quinn. Will you come with us? A chorus of voices asked suddenly . I sensed a deep and abiding love within them, for me. The kind of love I’d always wanted from my mother. A pleasant ache began in the middle of my chest and spread outwards to my limbs. You will be safe here, with us. I felt as though s omeone had told me I should stay, but who and why escaped me. A warm light enveloped me, stealing away the resistance I had to staying. Here there was no pain, no anger, no heartache. Already the life that I’d lived up until that moment began to unravel, all the hurts and regrets disappearing. I stumbled towards the warmth, hands outstretched. “I don’t want to hurt anymore ,” I whispered.
You won’t , not anymore child. Come with us.
One by one I watched my most recent memories be pulled away from me. Bres, Luke and Cora and all that I’d experienced to bring me to this point.
Then , just the bare flicker of a memory showed me Ashling , clinging to me as a nightmare devoured her night’s sleep. “Tell me you won’t leave me , ” s he whispered. Green eyes spilled over with tears as her fingers dug into my arms. Little sobs hiccupped out of her as I soothed the night terror away.
As if I’d been doused with ice water, my feet stopped and I shook my head. “No, I can’t stay with you.” I told the voices. “I’m sorry, but I can’t. I can’t leave her.”
You would follow your destiny? It will mean your death in the end. A far worse death than the one you ’re fac ing right now.
Taking a long slow breath, I let it out and lifted my chin. “ I don’t know if they truly need me or not, but I am going to fight for them.”
Them?
“The ones who love me.” A myriad of chuckles whirled around me.
You must stay while your body fights to live. Then, perhaps you will not have a choice. The poison is strong ; it may be that you will stay with us no matter your desire. But let us show you some of the past. If you survive , you will need to know this .
I nodded and the world shifted slightly.
My eyes took in the new scene below me . A battle raged and from my vantage on a hill overlooking the carnage I could see that it was going to be a close draw. The numbers were fairly even, and the lines didn’t move much. Across from me, the ocean roared over massive rocks, the waves slamming into the backs of the people fighting there .
“What is this?”
The last major battle between the Tuatha and the Fomorii.
Squinting, I lifted my hand to shade my eyes. “I can’t see what’s happening.” That was a mistake.
My body was shoved forward and I was instantaneously in the middle of the carnage. Battle cries and the crash of swords overwhelmed me ; I ducked and dodged, doing my best to avoid getting hit.
You cannot be hurt.
“I’m not taking any
“ Let her go !” I said. But they ignored me, as if I wasn’t there.
Cora turned me away from them. “They cannot hear you. And soon I will leave you too . T he voices of your ancestors will come for you. But you must fight them, Quinn. You are our only hope against the evil in this world .” She kissed me lightly on the forehead.
“Please Cora, I still need you , ” I said, my voice cracking with emotion. “Don’t you un derstand, you were more to me than jus t a friend.”
She shushed me. “You have strength in you yet that is untapped. Trust your heart, Quinn.”
A sharp wind blew between us and she was gone.
I only had a moment to wonder what would happen. Between one blink and the next I no longer stood in the forest, but on a wide plain, the ground trampled flat by a multitude of feet and hooves. A scent of cook fires and bu r nt meat reached me along with the distant clang of metal .
We are your past, Quinn. Will you come with us? A chorus of voices asked suddenly . I sensed a deep and abiding love within them, for me. The kind of love I’d always wanted from my mother. A pleasant ache began in the middle of my chest and spread outwards to my limbs. You will be safe here, with us. I felt as though s omeone had told me I should stay, but who and why escaped me. A warm light enveloped me, stealing away the resistance I had to staying. Here there was no pain, no anger, no heartache. Already the life that I’d lived up until that moment began to unravel, all the hurts and regrets disappearing. I stumbled towards the warmth, hands outstretched. “I don’t want to hurt anymore ,” I whispered.
You won’t , not anymore child. Come with us.
One by one I watched my most recent memories be pulled away from me. Bres, Luke and Cora and all that I’d experienced to bring me to this point.
Then , just the bare flicker of a memory showed me Ashling , clinging to me as a nightmare devoured her night’s sleep. “Tell me you won’t leave me , ” s he whispered. Green eyes spilled over with tears as her fingers dug into my arms. Little sobs hiccupped out of her as I soothed the night terror away.
As if I’d been doused with ice water, my feet stopped and I shook my head. “No, I can’t stay with you.” I told the voices. “I’m sorry, but I can’t. I can’t leave her.”
You would follow your destiny? It will mean your death in the end. A far worse death than the one you ’re fac ing right now.
Taking a long slow breath, I let it out and lifted my chin. “ I don’t know if they truly need me or not, but I am going to fight for them.”
Them?
“The ones who love me.” A myriad of chuckles whirled around me.
You must stay while your body fights to live. Then, perhaps you will not have a choice. The poison is strong ; it may be that you will stay with us no matter your desire. But let us show you some of the past. If you survive , you will need to know this .
I nodded and the world shifted slightly.
My eyes took in the new scene below me . A battle raged and from my vantage on a hill overlooking the carnage I could see that it was going to be a close draw. The numbers were fairly even, and the lines didn’t move much. Across from me, the ocean roared over massive rocks, the waves slamming into the backs of the people fighting there .
“What is this?”
The last major battle between the Tuatha and the Fomorii.
Squinting, I lifted my hand to shade my eyes. “I can’t see what’s happening.” That was a mistake.
My body was shoved forward and I was instantaneously in the middle of the carnage. Battle cries and the crash of swords overwhelmed me ; I ducked and dodged, doing my best to avoid getting hit.
You cannot be hurt.
“I’m not taking any
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