Nero Kingdom

tears rolling down his face. "How is it possi

I remind

n though he's standing right beside me. "How.

ve an answ

he women in their group says. "This is

o function. Emotions well in my eyes and my b

ame together to try to stop Cyrillius

e void

et," Edan pipes up, breaking the dead serious silence that's

ou'll be sleeping tonight?" one of

my second soulmate sa

m begins to ask, but

his place at the controls. "I will need the help of all you Nero. Our ship can withstand more than any other

tal city, just like we lucked out with on Tribus Lune. And when we get in

sonic booms. Lower and lower, we blindly descend to the surface. We cut down thr

"I don't like the idea of just sitt

hatch and pre

lives. They clamor after me, making claims of safe

them as the hatch lower

m's people as I walk down the

l a little guilty and I'm kind of gla

e Neron around me calling my name. I

ned, it says

or half a second,

, and I know: those I saw i

g, I prom

the first step onto the

ases, like rain falling in every p

ittle smile on my lips, I half turn back

nder. They look around, searching for any signs of th

nfused as you are," I say. "We sho

steps forward, his eyes fixed on m

st Nova." Valen comes to my side and I

he city just beyond the clearing, le

you going to wait

in his hands, his arms, glows soft and bright, a beacon of the vow we made. He watches me a

oorway, crossing my

h a long day.

oon, a woman by the name of Kane. It was the same dance of shock and disbelief followed by the s

of Quattuor thought I

why I look like her. So I didn't ask.

it is the important talk, because it needs to happen with the King and

of getting to Glorra, that by dispelling the Neron one moon at

ve to deal with the really,

omplicated and scary without them knowing I'm the one they were trying to stop Cy