Read Online Deliverance by Brittany Comeaux - Free Book Online Page B

honorable words!
I would sooner hang in the gallows than to show you ANY respect,”
she countered.
    “I assure you that can and will be arranged!
No man dares to speak to me that way, so you, woman, were dead the
moment you did!” he shouted.
    “You are nothing but a murderer, unfit to
rule anyone! Your cowardly ways shall now be your downfall!” she
continued.
    “I DEMAND YOU SHOW YOURSELF! I will NOT
tolerate a bitch who does not know her place!” boomed the king, his
face turning red.
    “Try looking up,” replied Crystal.
    Bogdan spotted her and yelled, “Get
her!”
    Saitar shot a fire ball at her, but she
dropped onto the floor directly in front of the Eye before it hit
her. She landed crouched down, her hair dangling over her head. She
slowly rose to her feet and revealed her face. Bogdan stood a few
feet away from her and stared at her a moment.
    “It’s her, my lord. She’s the rebel leader,”
Saitar whispered.
    “Is she now?” said Bogdan with a smug little
grin.
    “You are just as pathetic as he is, Saitar.”
Crystal shouted angrily, “You brother and sister mages trusted you
to help lead them! How could you betray those who depended on you
to protect them?”
    “That won’t matter now, sweetheart,”
retorted Bogdan. The sweetheart comment made Crystal cringe. Bogdan
then continued, “We are here now, and you will be destroyed. You’ve
caused me too much trouble. Of course, unless my son wants a bride
. . .” Bogdan turned around to face Blaze, waiting for his
reaction.
    “I don’t know, Father.” said Blaze, who
stepped forward, “She’s quite a beauty, but she’s got too much of a
mouth on her for me to want to deal with.”
    “You could always train her mouth to go to
better use,” Bogdan suggested with a leering smile.
    Crystal, utterly disgusted, spit on Bogdan’s
boots. She then glared at Blaze, who just stared back.
    “You will pay for that you bitch—” Bogdan
said, but as he stepped forward, he was interrupted by an arrow
that flew across his path from his left side, missing his nose by
inches. The arrow struck to the pillar on Bogdan’s right and stayed
in place.
    “That was a warning.” said Kerali, stepping
out of the dark with his bow drawn with another arrow, “I never
miss on accident.”
    Bogdan looked at the elf and laughed.
“You’ve brought a friend with you? How fun! Two rebels in one
killing spree!”
    “Three!” said Gavril, stepping out from
behind the pillar where the arrow shot. His sword was drawn and
pointed directly at Bogdan.
    “Four!” shouted Sigurd, from behind another
pillar, axe drawn.
    “Five!” shouted Maryn.
    “Six!” shouted Taryn. Both twins were hiding
in the back corners of the room on either side of the entrance.
    “So it is now six against three.” replied
Crystal, “Did you honestly think we were stupid enough to come
unprepared? Or that we would fall for an obviously fake plan?
Really, Bogdan, you should know to give us more credit by now!”
    “Regardless of how many of you there are,
you are greatly outmatched by our skill!” replied Bogdan.
    “I haven’t spent ten years lazing around and
spitting orders at people.” said Crystal, “I have trained hard!
Size is nothing in battle. I challenge you, Bogdan, to a one-on-one
fight.”
    Bogdan burst into laughter.
    “You cannot be serious!” he watched her face
for a while, and when it did not budge from the stern look she gave
him, he continued, “Very well then, little girl, if you want a
fight, you’ve got a fight.”
    Crystal lifted her hands and sparks emitted
from them. She shot an energy blast at Bogdan with both hands,
which he blocked by quickly removing his two-handed sword from his
belt and blocking it with the blade. He then counterattacked by
charging at her with the enormous blade. She quickly jumped
sideways and shot icicles at Bogdan. He blocked most of them with
his gauntlet, but one icicle hit him in the face, catching him off
guard.
    Crystal