Page 54 of Immortal Origins (Chronicles of the Immortal Trials #1)

P urple mist exploded against the stone walls of the tower as Valdis roared to the sky. “You have failed me! You insolent creature!”

A man bent over the hard stone floor of the keep, his crimson robe billowing around him like a pool of blood.

His tattoos wound over his entire face all the way to his inky black eyes.

“My Lord, we couldn’t have known the prince would intervene, he was supposed to simply watch.

I sent one of my strongest and most trusted deacons to take Cidaer long before this. This was unpredictable.”

Valdis snarled, wings flexing, “What good is having one of my Oracles if you can’t use her for something as simple as this ?”

The Overseer bent his forehead to the ground. “My apologies, My Lord. I’ll have him replaced immediately.”

Violet smoke spread to the corners of the keep, crawling its way up the walls as it stretched towards the Overseer, lapping at his mouth and nose.

Valdis pressed his foot into the back of the mage’s neck and pushed his face into the floor. “I told you failure was unacceptable. I allow your little brotherhood to exist at the sole purpose that you could be useful . I’m beginning to think your uses are running thinner than my patience.”

The Overseer didn’t bat an eye as he pressed his face further into the stone. “Please forgive me, My Lord. I will not fail you again. Allow me another chance, I’ll send someone new. Someone far more powerful.”

“You will not,” Valdis hissed as his mist pried open the Overseer’s mouth and poured in, gagging him with its vile essence. “It seems I was a fool to trust you with this task. ”

“If you’ll allow me, My Lord,” the creature crouching next to the Overseer spoke, wings tucked in to protect himself from the violet haze.

“I will take care of this. I understand the situation and will make sure the mage doesn’t live through the tournament.

I will crush her mind, body, and spirit until there’s nothing left. ”

The night sky filled with the purple mist as it poured from the window and the stars fought to be seen through the display.

Valdis turned to his emerald-eyed second who threw his blond hair over his shoulder as their gazes met. “End this.”

Casimir bowed his head, eyes blazing. “It will be so.”