Free Victor Deus (Heritage of the Blood Book 1) by Brent Lee Markee

won't use it until you need it.”
    With that, his ears perked up, and his eyes went wide. “Oh really? What is it?”
    “It's something that was given to me a long time ago when I was a little older than you, but you are much farther along in your training and understanding than I was when I received it.” She went to the stove to clean out the pan so that she could make a new batch of bacon. “It is very special to me, and I would hate to think that you would misuse something special to me.”
    “I would never do that Shaylyn, I know better than that. What is it?” He looked up at her with eyes that could see through a person in a moments notice, but instead seemed to stop straight at her heart.
    “It's in the chest over there. She motioned with her head, since her hands were full, and continued to cook the bacon. However, a smile had taken hold of her face.
    With the speed and grace of a small fawn, Victor sprang over furniture and dodged this way and that to get to the chest on the other side of the room. He was not supposed to go into this chest, so this was a real treat. When he got there, he had to put all of his energy into stopping, and he managed to slow his momentum enough, with the help of a chair, that he came to a halt about half a foot in front of his destination. He looked back towards Shaylyn to make sure that he had her permission to open it. When she nodded ever so slightly to him, he just about jumped out of his pants with excitement. He had always wanted to look in the chest, but it was one of a very short list of limitations that Shaylyn had placed on him. Therefore, he had respected her wishes.
    The chest was locked by what he considered to be a rather simple lock that only a Shaper could open. He had been able to open locks like this since he was four and a half, but he knew that she knew that he could open it. Therefore, he had always figured it was a kind of test to see if he would go into the chest without her permission. Never one to fail a test Victor had steered clear, but now he got to open it. Victor concentrated on the chest, and felt where the bond had been created. Using his will he pushed the molecules apart before moving his hands to the lid of the chest.
    He reverently opened the top, and peered inside. In the chest on top of everything else, there was a sheath. In that sheath was a neatly adorned handle, that Victor had seen many times before on his outings with Shaylyn. He reached down and pulled the dagger from its sheath. It had a curved blade, and he could feel the shaping that had gone into its creation. “Thank you soooo much!” He then put the dagger back in its sheath and began to put it on.
    “Everything in the chest is yours Victor, and it would take a mighty will for anyone to open it except you or me.” She was pretty sure that he had heard her, but he looked so engrossed in putting the sheath onto his belt that she couldn't be entirely sure. She continued anyway, “The great thing about the chest is that it can seemingly disappear, and wherever you are you can call it out at will.”
    He looked up at her with amazed eyes. “You are the greatest!” He took a quick glance into the chest, which was bigger than he was, she knew that he wouldn't want to spoil any of the surprises until he was used to the idea of having a dagger. “Can I go outside?”
    She smiled and knew that she didn't need to cook any more bacon than for herself, because she wouldn't see him until later this afternoon or this evening. “Sure honey, just stay out of trouble.”
    He ran over and gave her waist a hug, “I will, I love you, See you later.” He turned and ran towards the door.
    “Bye, have fun, and stay safe.” She watched him run out the door as he waved back at her. She then used her will to force the chest back into stasis, and thought about her long life.
     
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    Victor had been out playing all morning and most of the afternoon. He was just about half way through the