rage. Seconds later my eyes opened, and I sent a wave of power surging forward. It called out silently to the Crimson Eye and in doing so revealed the underwater entrance where it was kept hidden. A glow started to illuminate the darkness just as the archway appeared, rising from the floor like a flickering ghost.
I kicked back forcing my body deeper until I was swimming under the arch and into the secret cavern beyond. Holding my breath for this length of time wasn’t really a problem. But for a human, then by the time they breached the surface they would be gasping for air with their lungs burning from the strain. The light above me that seemed to shimmer was one that was only fuelled by the presence of the Keeper of the Eye, as for anyone else only darkness would have met them.
I broke through the surface and took a breath before treading water long enough to take in my surroundings. Gods, but how long had it been since I had come down here? It wasn’t something I tended to do, for there was no reason to. The Crimson Eye was safe in its tomb, living out its days unused and beyond the reach of harm’s way.
Hell, but if it had been possible, I would have destroyed the damn thing and had done with it years ago! But then the endless storm that surrounded my tower most certainly came in handy, especially now when finding it as a safe place for my queen. A place I might add, being one she would soon find herself remaining in for the duration of Hell’s visit. At the very least until I could sort out the fucked-up shit going on with my race.
Again, chaining her back to my bed was a welcome reminder as I heaved myself out of the water and with a thought called for my trousers, so I wasn’t walking around the place naked. Once covered from the waist down, I then walked along the only space in this part of the cave that led to the Eye’s tomb. Passing the archway sent a shudder of power through me from the lingering residue I knew came from the Eye. It clung onto the only being that had stepped foot inside this place, drawn to my presence the closer I got.
The only other who knew of the Eye was my brother and in my moment of weakness I had granted him permission to use it, something he had turned down. This wasn’t surprising, as he knew the importance of keeping the future where it should always remain…unknown.
Hell, but I wasn’t even sure he could use it. But seeing as it had been granted to me, proclaiming me as its keeper, we had just always assumed that being brothers with the same blood running through our veins, then its use between us was a given. But as neither of us had ever used it before, then this fact was still unknown.
Fuck, but even I wasn’t sure if this would work or not, for I was relying on her blood still in my system to become a beacon to follow. The most we knew for certain was that it could be used to reach powerful beings, calling them through a link that connected anyone with a link to the Gods.
Like Dom for example, he would be easy to connect to, making me wonder if now was the time to do so? I knew that he must have been going out of his mind with worry, because as far as Amelia’s parents were concerned, it would have been as if we had dropped off the face of Earth’s realm. Which was precisely what had happened.
I mentally shook my head as I knew now was not the time, as it would only end up complicating matters. Fuck, but it had been bad enough that I had involved Asmodeus. Something I knew for certain would only manage to piss Dom off even more. It was a well-known fact that Dom and his father weren’t exactly on the best of terms and were known to clash heads more often than not, something that usually ended in the exchange of blows.
Let’s just say that in this case, butting horned heads was not just a metaphor.
The moment I stepped inside the tomb my breath was stolen from me. Again, this was from the strength of the power I could feel pulsating from the altar at the centre