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Riley moved to stand in front of Halak. She put her hand on the demon caller in his arms. “Allow me. I can close the portal provided you sacrifice a sickling. I have female priestess blood.”
Halak smiled. “That will suffice to close this portal.”
“Halak give her the chalice.”
Riley took the demon caller from his hands and followed Deruthel to the side of the portal. “I need a knife.”
Deruthel unsheathed one claw and sliced her wrist. She growled, but realized he had allowed no venom to enter the wound. It was shallow, and she bled into the bowl for only a few seconds. “Is that enough of my blood?”
Deruthel nodded, then grabbed a demon, exiting the portal. He beheaded the startled jackal and leaned the severed neck over the bowl. Riley turned her head as it filled. “That is enough. Close the portal using the ritual.”
Riley dipped her hand in the bowl and then slapped her hand to the wall. “Anum caru. Anum candrae. Belifrite toleran solorin. Anum secrata.”
She waited as the ground shook and the exiting demons began to surge and wail.
Deruthel glanced at the wall. Fewer shards of rock fell from the opening until it became static. “Say it again.”
She raised her voice. “Anum caru. Anum candrae. Belifrite toleran solorin. Anum secrata.” She clutched the chalice as the ground rolled beneath them. “Is it working?”
Deruthel pointed to the opening. A ripple that looked like clear water, rolled over the opening. Shards of rock reformed, piece by piece as the portal churned and fought to restore the doorway created.
The sickly demons swarmed the entrance, but in seconds they could no longer pass. They screeched as the orange glow diminished and their screams were silenced.
Riley’s shoulders sagged in relief. “I told you we didn’t need to sacrifice the girl.”
Deruthel nodded. “It was a hasty decision. We will use her to try to sever the worlds instead.”
She sucked in a breath. “Wait. What?”
“If you won’t sacrifice your mate. You must try to sever the worlds by sacrificing a virgin. It may not work, but as you humans say. It is worth a try.”
