The Nefaliem's Duty (Ordinal Novella, 1) Read Free Page B

aware of the
connections he’s making but I’m also aware of my need to control my
breathing—he’d hear me if I’m not careful.
    “What on
earth?” he mutters as I see his light spotting the metal door
locked into the wall several hundred metres away from the door. He
moves towards the door but also scans the darkness around him. I
notice his free hand moves to the gun on his belt and I fear he’d
shoot me if I startle him. So slowly, I walk towards the centre of
the room, what I need is just below this room. Though, I freeze in
place. The air around me chills several degrees and I’m aware of
something deadly is present with us. The security guard continues
to move to the door and regards it closely. His hand trails along
the bent metal of where my foot dented the door. “How the hell?” he
continues to speak to himself as more connections are formed.
    I stand not too
far from him, staring at what stared back at me with a smile. The
security guard doesn’t notice but the demon that’s standing in
front of him regards the security guard. I summon my metal crossbow
and fire. Green sparks glitter in the darkness, a reminder my arrow
was fired. The security guard ducks before spinning around pointing
the gun at the shadows. The demon moves from the human man and over
to me. I stand ready as it leaps at me. I grasp its shoulders and
grind along the ground with my feet sliding along the floor. The
security guard I notices begins to panic. The demon remains silent
and disappears but I sense where it’s headed—it’s after the
human.
    I’m quick to
use my warp majic and travel over space and distance.
Connecting my knee with the demon’s chest, I save the human in time
before he’s attacked by the demon. The demon flies away from me and
shatters against one of the metal containers that sat in this room.
I didn’t have time to question why there were containers in this
room but I also didn’t have time to protect this human at the same
time. I stand behind him and wait for him to turn around. His light
lands on me and I see the fear in his eyes. I bare my dragon fangs
and he takes off screaming.
    The demon in
humanoid form drops to the ground, it’s ash black skin makes it
difficult to be seen in the shadows but it’s fortunate for me that
my Nefaliem blood makes it easier to see in the dark. I can see
everything in the darkness as clear as day and watch as the demon
runs at me with its claws dragging along the ground. I warp and
hold out my arm in time. I feel immediately the neck of the demon
connect with my armoured forearm and watch was it flips backwards
into the air. I summon my sword and move over to it, without any
further delay I pierce the chest of the monster and send it back to
Hell. “Now it’s best we find that relic.”
    “I couldn’t
agree more.” Mizreth announces.
    I stand and
stare at the shadows. “If I were a powerful relic, where would I
be?” I mutter more to myself than Mizreth.
    “Obviously out
of sight and out of reach.” Mizreth announces.
    I regard the
remains of the demon that begins to fade away and stare at the
ground where my sword sat. I pull and notice that the blade is easy
to yank out. “That’s funny.”
    “What is?”
Mizreth asks.
    “Scan the
ground, I think there might be another level beneath us.” Mizreth
is quiet for a moment or two and declares: I’m right. The idea
would normally make me happy but given that this relic is one of
many I’m sent to find it isn’t all that great.
    “There’s
another level under us but it appears to be abandoned. Better yet,
sealed off.” Mizreth announces. I phase through the ground and head
deeper into the abandoned level. I notice the room is filled with
old crates covered in a white blanket for the purpose to keep the
dust away. Whatever they were hiding, it explains why the relic
would be here. I scan the room and demand Mizreth to scan each
crate. “There’s an item that is a little different than