CHAPTER 13: The Shadow Sect

‘’Silence!’’ Kimil ordered, pacing up and down his enclave in anger.

Tsozil was on his knees shivering in fright. ‘’Dark Lord Master, we followed him. But he – ‘’

‘’You failed!’’ Kimil cut in. ‘’Your orders were to keep me updated on the son of Kulkantzi.’’

‘’The sorcerer, he cast a spell – ‘’

‘’What spell is more powerful than the power of darkness?’’ Kimil roared

‘’My lord, he has some sort of magic that keeps him spiritually cloaked.’’

‘’Grrrrr,’’ Kimil released a ball of fire at Tsozil, narrowly missing his head.

‘’If it wasn’t for your incompetence, I would have snuffed the life out of that boy.’’

‘’You almost had him, dark master,’’ a dark lord spoke.

‘’Aye,’’ Kimil replied, pausing for a moment. ‘’I could feel his fear, his vulnerability.

‘’When my shadow gripped him, I took a brief peek into his life’’

‘’The sorcerer,’’ said another dark lord.

‘’He has some knowledge on how to wield the powers of the chakoom,’’ Tsozil added, shielding his head with his hands, as if expecting a