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to the opening of the gates. The first day of fun would be violent storming. Followed by tornadoes, floods, and hail so severe only a fool would venture into it. And with the dawning of every day, Windseer would be one step closer to release.
Once she was out, then she would set free the Grizzly Spirit.
And then, they would come for him.
Ren ground his teeth as he remembered the day Windseer had taken him before her master. At first, Grizzly had appeared old and withered. It’d only been when their gazes met that Ren understood the power of the immortal bastard. What it would take to restore the ancient being to health.
“Release me and I will make all your dreams a reality.”
The Grizzly had required a blood sacrifice from a child of the Stars. His heart filled with utter hatred and contempt for the world that had kicked him in the teeth one time too many, Ren had gladly performed the ceremony and restored the Grizzly Spirit to the human realm. And just as gladly, he’d welcomed Grizzly to use his body as Grizzly’s own.
In blood and sweat, Ren had been reborn a new man. But not a better one. Strange how he hadn’t really found his humanity until after he’d sold his soul to Artemis. Only then had he learned what mattered most in life.
Only after he’d lost absolutely everything.
I’m coming for you, Makah’Alay. I can’t wait for our reunion . The Grizzly’s voice was getting louder and stronger.
And the only thing that could stop one of the oldest, deadliest creatures to ever walk the earth was a tiny slip of a woman who slept on his couch. If it wasn’t so pathetic, he’d laugh.
From the doorway, he glanced back at her. Her features pale and relaxed, she breathed so lightly that she didn’t even appear to be alive. How could someone so small stand against a creature who made Ren appear dainty and frail?
Grizzly would eat her alive.
It didn’t matter how strong she was. If the Guardian didn’t return to battle Grizzly, there would be no hope for any of them. Even if she reset the calendar, it would change nothing.
Evil would not be denied. Having once served it, he knew that for a fact.
With a heavy sigh, Ren went to clean up.
* * *
Dressed all in white with an eagle’s feather tied in her dark hair, Kateri followed a path through a dense forest. The scent of pine hung thick in the air, stinging her throat. She didn’t know why, but she’d never cared for that smell.
“Because your father told you to fear it when you were a baby. Though you don’t remember him, you remember his words of warning.”
She paused at the sound of her grandmother’s voice. “Grammy?”
Her grandmother stepped out of the woods in front of her. “It’s so easy to lose your way, child.” She gestured to the trees around them. “When you’re in the middle of something and you’re surrounded by so much that overwhelms you, it’s easy to focus on the wrong thing.”
“I don’t understand.”
Instead of answering, her grandmother rushed forward as a wolf ran at Kateri.
Gasping, Kateri fell back.
Without hesitation, her grandmother drove the wolf off until it was just the two of them again.
Her grandmother faced her with a stern glower. “Now do you see?”
Yes, she did. “But this is just a dream.”
“Dreams are the mind’s way of dealing with reality, Waleli. It’s why they’re so important, and why we need to remember them.” Her grandmother started away from her.
“Grammy?”
Follow me . The voice was in her head and didn’t come from her grandmother’s lips.
Kateri rushed forward until her grandmother stopped at the edge of a field. There she saw a strange stone building in the middle of a thriving, ancient town. Though different, it reminded her of a Mayan pyramid. It was cut at a sharper angle with a more rounded top, and had things that appeared to be windows in it. Never had she seen the like. Fernando would be impressed to see this.
The people moving around it
Once she was out, then she would set free the Grizzly Spirit.
And then, they would come for him.
Ren ground his teeth as he remembered the day Windseer had taken him before her master. At first, Grizzly had appeared old and withered. It’d only been when their gazes met that Ren understood the power of the immortal bastard. What it would take to restore the ancient being to health.
“Release me and I will make all your dreams a reality.”
The Grizzly had required a blood sacrifice from a child of the Stars. His heart filled with utter hatred and contempt for the world that had kicked him in the teeth one time too many, Ren had gladly performed the ceremony and restored the Grizzly Spirit to the human realm. And just as gladly, he’d welcomed Grizzly to use his body as Grizzly’s own.
In blood and sweat, Ren had been reborn a new man. But not a better one. Strange how he hadn’t really found his humanity until after he’d sold his soul to Artemis. Only then had he learned what mattered most in life.
Only after he’d lost absolutely everything.
I’m coming for you, Makah’Alay. I can’t wait for our reunion . The Grizzly’s voice was getting louder and stronger.
And the only thing that could stop one of the oldest, deadliest creatures to ever walk the earth was a tiny slip of a woman who slept on his couch. If it wasn’t so pathetic, he’d laugh.
From the doorway, he glanced back at her. Her features pale and relaxed, she breathed so lightly that she didn’t even appear to be alive. How could someone so small stand against a creature who made Ren appear dainty and frail?
Grizzly would eat her alive.
It didn’t matter how strong she was. If the Guardian didn’t return to battle Grizzly, there would be no hope for any of them. Even if she reset the calendar, it would change nothing.
Evil would not be denied. Having once served it, he knew that for a fact.
With a heavy sigh, Ren went to clean up.
* * *
Dressed all in white with an eagle’s feather tied in her dark hair, Kateri followed a path through a dense forest. The scent of pine hung thick in the air, stinging her throat. She didn’t know why, but she’d never cared for that smell.
“Because your father told you to fear it when you were a baby. Though you don’t remember him, you remember his words of warning.”
She paused at the sound of her grandmother’s voice. “Grammy?”
Her grandmother stepped out of the woods in front of her. “It’s so easy to lose your way, child.” She gestured to the trees around them. “When you’re in the middle of something and you’re surrounded by so much that overwhelms you, it’s easy to focus on the wrong thing.”
“I don’t understand.”
Instead of answering, her grandmother rushed forward as a wolf ran at Kateri.
Gasping, Kateri fell back.
Without hesitation, her grandmother drove the wolf off until it was just the two of them again.
Her grandmother faced her with a stern glower. “Now do you see?”
Yes, she did. “But this is just a dream.”
“Dreams are the mind’s way of dealing with reality, Waleli. It’s why they’re so important, and why we need to remember them.” Her grandmother started away from her.
“Grammy?”
Follow me . The voice was in her head and didn’t come from her grandmother’s lips.
Kateri rushed forward until her grandmother stopped at the edge of a field. There she saw a strange stone building in the middle of a thriving, ancient town. Though different, it reminded her of a Mayan pyramid. It was cut at a sharper angle with a more rounded top, and had things that appeared to be windows in it. Never had she seen the like. Fernando would be impressed to see this.
The people moving around it
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