Free The Vacant Throne: The Legend Of Kairu Vol 3 by Tim McFarlane Page B

to
save her. It was pointless though, there was little any of us could
do. But still, he must have felt helpless being out of his element
here.
    “ I need you to do
something for me,” I said to him.
    He looked at me, unsure whether he
should be hopeful or not.
    “ The spell is going
to leave me vulnerable though so I need you to go outside and
protect our tent,” I continued.
    Bill nodded and stood up. “Do what you
can.”
    “ I will,” I said.
“But please, disregard any sounds you may hear coming from the
tent. I don’t know what is going to happen, but just...be prepared
for anything.”
    He gave me a confused look and left the
tent. I ensured the tent was closed properly before sitting down
next to Lady Sandra. Her heartbeat was weak but still stable from
my magic. When the healing magic wore off, I feared she would die
quickly.
    I bowed my head in
silence for a moment before reaching across my mind to
Cathy. Did you see the book or did you
need to reconnect with my mind first?
    I’ll reconnect with
your mind, Cathy said. Her presence washed
over my body and my head felt temporarily heavy. Let’s see what the spell says.
    I focused on the book
and read through the spell again. I would first have to create a
bond between my soul and Lady Sandra. I would then need to dislodge
Cathy’s soul from mine and force it through the bond. This ritual
was traditionally performed by Mages with loose morals that had two
or three friends to help. Cathy would have to do her share so we
were powerful enough to disentangle our souls.
    Seems straightforward
though, Cathy said, and with both of us, we won’t have any mistakes.
    Yeah, you are probably powerful enough
to do this spell yourself.
    Cathy
chuckled. Probably, but I’m not in a hurry
to try.
    Alright, let’s do this.
    I reached out with my magic and felt
for Lady Sandra’s soul. The weak flicker from within her was hard
to grasp and the bond kept breaking.
    Physical contact may
help strengthen the bond, Cathy pointed
out.
    Where should I...uh...
    Her hand, dinkus!
Hold her hand! Cathy exclaimed.
    Right. I grabbed Lady Sandra’s cool hand.
    Cathy
chuckled. What are you going to do without
me?
    I don’t know.
    I didn’t want to think about it. I had
grown accustomed to her being in my mind and the thought of her
leaving left me feeling alone and empty. I hid the feeling so Cathy
wouldn’t know. I didn’t want to discourage her. I could still feel
her excitement to be free of my mind.
    Now, lie down beside
her, Cathy said.
    I lay down on the
rough ground beside Lady Sandra and closed my eyes to focus on the
bond. With her hand in mine, I was able to form a stronger
connection through her body to her soul. I felt Cathy separating
from my mind in preparation to be transferred.
    I took a couple of deep breaths and
focused on my magic as the power built up inside me. Cathy must
have done the same things as a dark, unnatural energy pressed down
on me. This was the first time I had actually felt Cathy’s magic.
Whenever we combined our magic, my magic always shielded me from
it. With us separating it, I could feel the true nature of a
demon’s magic and why it was feared.
    READY? Cathy shouted over the roar of magic in my
head.
    READY!
    I launched my magic at her to force her
through the bond. She released her magic and my body lurched
upwards as it felt like it was being torn in two. A gasp escaped me
as the world turned dark.
    *****
    In the darkness, the Woman in White
floated over me, slowly drifting away. Her long brown hair swirled
around her as she reached out and smiled. I stretched out my hand
to grab her but my fingertips only grazed hers as she floated
further away.
    The darkness under me opened and I was
pulled into it. I could only look on as the Woman in White left me
behind.
    *****
    I opened my eyes
slowly. My breath was shallow and my heart was beating quickly in
my chest. The tent surrounding us felt claustrophobic for a second
before returning to