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Click hereIsira shot the woman that same dirty glance, picture perfect even on her impossibly beautiful features. She grabbed Yamma's hand and pulled it back just out of Amaranth's reach. "Gotta be careful about these things... You take this pact and you're going to pay for it."
"H- How?"
A smile pulled her lips. "That's a good girl. You're never going to age, you'll never have children." She held Yamma's wrist even as the girl tried to pull away. "Your goddess will give you power but She'll ask a lot more in return- she's a slave driver, imagine that- and then..." She paused for a moment, eying Amaranth with a saddened expression. "Then there's the death."
"She doesn't need to hear this-"
"You can't stop me. Now behave." The goddess let go of Yamma's wrist, planted a kiss on the short woman's throat, still eying Amaranth. "I'm going to let you in on a dirty little secret; you're going to trade your soul for what you're going to get in return. Your powers aren't fueled by your patron, but your soul... When your soul is exhausted, and I promise you, it will eventually, you're going to cease to be."
"Isira, please-"
"Tut, tut, she needs to know this kind of thing-" The ravishing beauty turned back to Ammy and, with a gentle, sad smile, she said, "You'll never age, but you're going to die one day, whether you use up your powers or you're killed. When that happens, dear Ammy... Oh, dear girl...
"There is no word for what happens to your soul, at least none we gods know. You cease to be. It's a price unlike any other... I urge you to think about this, your goddess is going to accept you either way, you don't need to take it!"
But Richard...
Isira's expression flattened, wary and uneasy for a moment. "There are a lot of people who could benefit from your being alive. It's true."
Could she read Ammy's fading mind? Including him? He's alive isn't he?
The goddess smiled sadly, casting a glance to Yamma.
Yamma offered her hand once more. "For Richard and Isis."
Isis?
It would have been her name...
Amaranth raised her hand, reaching for Yamma. Isis was a beautiful name...
And Dame Amaranth Yanoseven was no more.
- COMMENTS
aisielynnover 9 years agoi can understand your frustration, especially given your current living conditions. Thank you for sharing the link. Hopefully, when time and life allow, you'll be able to continue the story here on Lit. i know i am not the only reader interested in the world and characters you have created. You have a complexity and depth to each of your characters that draws people into wanting to see what happens next. i look forward to checking out your link. And i don't see why they should ban you for posting it when they messed up posting the correct chapter.
i will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers that your living situation improves very soon. *warm smile* Thank you again for creating this wonderful world filled with characters that i have come to feel a part of. Be blessed and know that others continue to care about you.
T_Silverwolfover 9 years agoAuthorUgh...
I've been having a hell of a time getting things on LE lately as it is, now I don't have the time to go back and forth trying to unscrew this kerfuffle. I really wish this place was more intuitive..
I quite sincerely do not have the time (and at present, the will) to fix this. . . If you'd like to get the entire story in its proper order, I have the PDFs available for download on my blog: tsilverwolf.wordpress.com/dragon-slayers/
Even though this'll likely mean my account is banned, you'll be able to download the correct sequence and keep up to date with what I'm doing. . . My being homeless sucks enough of my time and energy, I'm not going to burn even more with this site. -_-'
Anonymousover 9 years agoI hate to say this, but I think you accidentally resubmitted the previous chapter.
