Magic, monsters, fairies, and strange new worlds. Presenting Into the Attic of the World by award winning author Joseph Mazerac
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Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Previously in Chapter 28
Charles and his friends are led to the king, Chaptain Kid and the cyclops going ahead of them. When they arrive at the Presence Chamber, the room is guarded by more of the blue-skulled guards. One guard opens the door for them with a golden-gauntleted left hand.
Entering the room, they find men in matching pea coats, on their knees, bowing before the king, with fedoras held to their chest. Along the walls, women are comparably dressed but in skirts. Seeing these people, Charles has a growing conviction that they are not the sort of people to go before a king—they don’t even have uniforms!
But they go in and march right up front. The cyclops introduces them, and right away, Captain Kid starts asking questions. He wants to know how the king knows of the kidnapping.
“The cyclops sees much,” the king proclaims. Then he says the kidnapper is taking the fairy to the Red Realm, and she’s almost there already!
Captain Kid goes ballistic. “Why didn’t you stop her?” he demands. Then he announces to the entire room that if Katsuro the Destroyer is unwilling to help the fairy princess, he’s unfit to be king.
A person in the crowd says, “But he cut himself on the blade and lived.” Remember, the Destroyer Blade is magic, and cuts people out of reality. That didn’t happen to Katsuro, so he was made king.
Captain Kid isn’t having it. He turns to the king and cries, “Then cut it again!”
Katsuro stands, brandishing his blade. Even Cyclops of the Seven takes a cautious step back. But Katsuro won’t kill Captain Kid with the destroyer blade—which would erase even the captains past! Instead, he snatches away the captain’s rifle, intending to shoot him with his own gun!
Just then, Charles feels Dawn’s hand leaving his. “I’ll touch it,” she says, reaching for the blade. And even Captain Kid isn’t swift enough to stop her.
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