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“Can it sever bonds?” I asked, Amon looked pensive for a moment, before he shook his head. “I do not think so.” Well, at least it was something.
“Ok, well that's an OK gift then. Maybe we can infiltrate the palace after all.” I said thoughtfully. Amon looked at me sharply.
“An OK gift? Raven, this is Elvira’s Circlet. The fact that Frira gifted this to you is… significant. This is the true Queen of the Dominion’s crown. Frira gave it to you.”
I shook my head, unwilling to wrap my mind around the implications of that particular detail.
“What about this?” I asked, holding out the large raw emerald. “What does this mean?” He reached out to take it from me, and the moment he did, it split in two. I frowned.
“Oh, it broke.” I said, and his gaze snapped up to meet mine. “What is it?” I asked.
“This,” he said, his voice quiet, “Is something we will need to discuss, when we are not standing on the edge of a volcano.” He slipped the split gem into his pocket and held the circlet up before me.
“Come here,” he ordered, and I turned around, so that he could place the circlet over my head. He fastened the clasp at the back, and I felt its magick the moment he did. It slipped down the bond that I had with Rycon. I felt it encase him too, where he stood at the bottom of the mountain. I turned to face Amon.
“How do I look?” I asked. He was watching me, with a look on his face that I could not place.
“You look like a queen,” he said. Then, Amon, the Dark Prince of the Court of Pride, bowed before me. Just as the Titan Frira had.
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Amon and I flew down to the base of the mountain together to join our friends. They erupted into a volley of cheers and laughter as we approached. Rycon was smirking at me, with the closest thing I had ever seen to pride on his face.
Conrad and Meredith rushed forward and pulled me into them. Both of their eyes looked wet, as if they were holding back tears.
“Mi knew yuh could do it,” Conrad murmured as he hugged me.
“I’m so glad you’re safe, Raven,” Meredith said. She looked as relieved as I felt.
“I’m going to need a play by play,” Kasha quipped as she came forward, Dossidian nodded behind her.
“Yes, tell us everything, how did you defeat Frira?” He looked like he couldn’t wait to hear the tale. His eyes found the circlet that Amon had fastened over my brow, and his face blanched. Amon noted his reaction immediately.
“Is that…?”
“Yes. That is exactly what you think it is,” Amon said, and Dossidian immediately dropped to one knee, bowing his head. Realization dawned on Kasha’s face, and she too, bowed before me. Conrad, Rycon and Meredith looked confused and eyed the circlet curiously.
“Please… don't do that,” I said to Dossidian and Kasha feeling awkward and embarrassed. They rose, but they were looking at me like they had never seen me before.
“This means…” Kasha gaped, and Amon nodded.
“Yes, and it gets even better. Raven, tell them what you told me.”
Dossidian’s jaw nearly hit the ground when I told him that Frira had bowed to me.
“Origin smite me, that is the most extraordinary thing I’ve heard in years. When I faced Frira, I barely made it out with my life.” He marveled. Kasha nodded her head in agreement.
“It makes sense though. You are The Origin’s daughter. You are half human, yes, but you are his direct descendant. You don't even feel human anymore. It’s as if the human blood in your veins has melted away. You are the true heir to the Dominion of Sin.” She stated. I made a face.
“I don’t know about all that,” I shuddered, “this makes me uncomfortable.”
“Be that as it may, you have been acknowledged by one of the most powerful forces on this plane. You are within your right to directly challenge Ash Nevra. That circlet gives you the protection you need to do it.” Dossidian added. That was appealing.
“If that is true…” I looked at Amon, “I think this gives us the opportunity we need to confront her. We can meet with her now, without worrying about her enslaving me. Maybe we stick to the original plan, set up a meeting of sorts as a distraction while Kasha uses The Lens to find the key.
“We can do it under the pretense that I am giving her the chance to acknowledge me as heir. She obviously will not go for that, but once we wake The Origin, she will not stand a chance.” I waited, examining Amon’s face to see if he would be open and willing to consider my plan. Finally, a sinister smile curled across his face.
“So, we will take you to the Court of Lust, not as a prisoner, but as a queen.” He looked absolutely fiendish at the thought. “I can think of nothing I would like to see more, than the look on her face when you walk into her court with that crown atop your head.”
