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The air before her shimmered before coalescing into an image with no sound. It began as an empty clearing. Then Mizuki appeared, followed by Sadie wearing a reaper duster. It oddly suited her. He spotted the demon that emerged from the woods and didn’t realize he held his breath until Sadie had killed it with a scythe.
Clumsy, and obviously scared, but she’d acted to save Mizuki. He saw the moment she realized they were fucked. How she waved off the witch when she realized she wouldn’t be able to escape. And to think Sadie thought she lacked bravery. It took courage to face your own death.
Mizuki disappeared, and Sadie slipped. Slipped, fell, banged her head, and went unconscious.
FUCK!
Only, she didn’t die. The demons, rather than ripping her apart, hopped up and down. As if signaling.
A fat-bellied demon floated into view, followed by an army of gray monsters. It led to murmuring by those who watched.
“Where the hell did they come from?” muttered one of his brothers.
The daemessorum waved its clawed hand, and a dark ring appeared in the air over the dais. It passed through first, followed by demons carrying Sadie, then the rest of the legion.
The image disappeared, and Cain cussed. “They fucking took her!”
It was Vance, who’d arrived while they watched, who asked, “How did they find this place? Or gain access? It’s not as if they’ve ever seen this location.”
Nova’s eyes rolled back, and she rocked on her heels before murmuring, “The daemessorum got a hold of a reaper’s talisman. That’s how he found our sanctuary. Once he came through, he held open the portal to bring through an army.”
“How did he get a…” Cain trailed off before cursing, “Wendell. They must have taken it when they killed him.”
Nova’s lips pursed. “And while a regular demon couldn’t invoke it, a wizard, even a demonic one, most certainly could. This is a serious breach.”
“Which we can discuss later. We need to find Sadie.” Cain remained steadfast in his determination.
“Why did they take her?” Vance asked.
They looked to Nova, who appeared pensive. “This is unexpected. I have no idea what use they’d have for her. Then again, there is little information on the messovenata. Perhaps they think to use her?” Nova’s nose wrinkled. “I just don’t see how given what we know of messovenata has them being the greatest weapon there is against demons.”
“I think the more important thing here is the fact she still lives. We have to save her,” Cain exclaimed.
“Agreed,” Nova stated. “I’ll need my scrying basin to try to locate her.”
Which turned out to take some time because Asher insisted on sweeping the castle first. By all signs, the demons barely breached the front door before fleeing. Most likely because they got what they came for.
With the castle cleared, and the hiding witches and brownies located, Nova cast a spell to try and locate Sadie.
A spell that failed.
As did the attempt to scry for demons. Every time she tried to locate any in Toronto, the liquid in the basin turned murky, a problem unique to Toronto. She cast one for New York and found a few bright spots. Same for Vancouver. But the capital of Ontario? A blotch that told them nothing.
“The daemessorum has cast something over the city,” Nova announced. “Which I would take to mean that’s where it’s hiding.”
“Well, then, easy fucking peasy. Let me just scour the thousands and thousands of possible hiding places,” Cain snapped.
“Don’t take your frustration out on me. This situation is unexpected.”
“Surely there’s a way we can better pinpoint a location.”
Nova shrugged. “I’m open to ideas.”
Only, Cain had none.
But Mizuki did. “If the demon wizard took Wendell’s talisman, then can’t we do a locate on it?”
“No. The cloaking spell will prevent it.”
