Torin the dragon rider (TOME 12 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

The sacred orb

A year passed and still no change, but Lord British had found a manuscript but no one was able to translate or decipher it.

Valtrax couldn't either...

It had been found in the ruins of the temple/palace of Exodus.

Where dad was buried.

I often went to pray on his grave and I told him my adventures, my moments of joy but also my moments of sadness.

Sometimes a little shadow followed me like a little mouse... Rubix and Saphie... Mom would sometimes drop them off when they insisted.

I tried to melt the broken orb with my breath or with lava but all I could get was a single repaired orb.

So I prayed to the orb inserted on the central hole of the mausoleum, the stone above the remains of my father, Exodus.

Every day, every time I came, it glowed brighter, as if it was recharging, and I felt that my father's soul was near me.

"Dad, I beg you. I know now your pain, your sorrow, the pain of the arrow and the madness it induces. But if you could guide me, give me even one word... You must have been loving the way mom talks about you. She never criticized you once! "

And when I said these words, an event occurred.

"I love you, DAD... I love you Exodus! Come back!"

It was like a shock wave... that crossed the entire continent. A wave of shadow...

Then silence.

No more insects, no more birds, the clouds covered the sky and the snow began to fall.

No... it was not snow but volcanic ash.

The four stone guardians lit up with light and runes and symbols, converging on the orb I had placed.

Then, suddenly, it sank into the ground, through the stone, and an undulating column of light shot up into the sky and everything swirled.

I was afraid!

Rubix and Saphie, hidden, jumped on me to find refuge and, I took flight to see the show better.

Shadows, particles converged and the earthquake.

At the 4 corners of the temple, the volcanoes reignited in a spray of molten magma.

All the dragons looked in that direction. So did Valtrax. She began to cry without knowing why.

She flew away to join the little stowaways who were no longer stowaways.

But I saw like sails, no, membranes and eyes of fire. Immense

Then it was a roar. Thunder? No, a volcano, perhaps? But it was like an explosion...

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

A mad rage!

A merciless revenge

EXODUS!

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Exodus was back and as enraged as in the fight in which he lost his life.

The sword still stuck in his body was thrown out of his body and fell to the ground.

With a huge blow of his claw, he pulverized it, twisting it and smashing his tomb, his mausoleum.

We were not moving!

Then his red eyes injected with fire and rage fell on me!

ROOOAAAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!!

He was Berzerk!

Valtrax came and slammed into me, pulling me back to get away from him.

"QUICK Torin! Run away! He's not himself when he's like this!"

"Mom!"

GROOOOAAAAAAR!!!

Sapphie and Rubix climbed on top of mommy and I ran away when I felt a shadow coming towards me!