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397 The Bunker
The Vex bunker was known throughout the city as the most protected place in Sapphire City.It stood near the border, where the city ended and the desert began. Its walls of steel and concrete ran across two miles of sand. Watchtowers rose above them, and rifles glinted in every tower.Tyler, Camilla and Annika walked toward its main gate."I've gathered every member of my gang," Camilla declared grimly. "They're waiting out there in the dunes, ready to attack from all directions.""As soon as you give the word, they'll go in. My gang may not survive, but they'll definitely put a dent in Dorian's defenses.""That won't be necessary," Tyler replied. "I'm going to get Ivy by myself."Camilla shook her head.What Tyler was saying was impossible. One man could not walk into the Vex bunker and walk out with a hostage.But since he had returned, this man had done one impossible thing after another. She had stopped questioning what he could and could not do.She turned her eyes on Annika inst
396 Camilla's Fear
Before Tyler could reply to Vivian, Annika reached across and plucked the phone out of his hand."Hi, Vivian. This is Annika," she said coolly. "I need to borrow him for a few hours. He has done enough saving people for an entire year.""What do you mean by borrowing him—"She ended the call and dropped the phone back in his lap.Tyler stared at her in disbelief. "That was kind of rude.""I don't care," Annika replied without taking her eyes off the road. "You need to cultivate and become strong. This is not the time for flirting with heiresses."Tyler chuckled. "Aren't you an heiress yourself? Or, is flirting with you allowed? Not to forget the fact that I've kissed you."Annika pouted and said nothing.Tyler threw up his arms in exasperation. "Fine. How do I cultivate?"She sighed, relieved that he didn't explose the earlier sentiment further."There are mystical energy reservoirs all over the world," Annika explained. "They are called spiritual aquifers.""The one in Sapphire City
395 Ancient Roots
Tyler's eyes snapped open.He did not recognize where he was. Green light filtered down through an open canopy high above him, and the air smelled of wet earth and old bark.He tried to sit up, but he couldn't move.His eyes adjusted to the light, and he suddenly understood the reason.Tyler was lying at the foot of a gigantic tree. Its roots had grown out of the ground and over his body while he slept. They were wrapped around his legs and his chest, and they pinned his arms to the soil. It was as if the tree was trying to eat or smother him.Alarm shot through Tyler. He immediately drove his shoulder up into the roots.Crack!Every root across his body snapped and broke away in pieces as if slapped by a storm.Tyler got to his feet and looked around in confusion. He was standing on top of a hill. The majestic, ancient tree towered over him with its branches spread wide across the summit.The Denter royal estate lay far below, at the bottom of the hill. He could see the palace in the
394 Tyler is Back!
Far away, on a distant mountain where no road reached, a black fortress stood above the clouds.Its walls were carved out of the rock itself. No light burned in its windows. In its deepest hall, hooded figures knelt in rows on the cold stone floor and chanted in low voices.A man in a black hood sat before a dark crystal ball. It had been dark for as long as any of them could remember.A faint golden light flickered deep inside it. Then it swelled and brightened until the whole hall was bathed in gold, and the chanting faltered and died.The hooded man rose slowly to his feet. His hands were trembling with excitement.He turned to face his followers."After a thousand years," he whispered. "The Gilded Man has arrived."A ripple of shock ran through the rows of kneeling figures. Some of them lifted their heads. Some of them pressed their foreheads to the floor."Lord Briar," a follower urged. "Isn't the chosen one too powerful?""Last time, we were too late and he reached full power," L
393 You Talk Too Much
The voice spoke in an ancient desert tongue. None of the Vargas knew a single word of it, yet every one of them understood its meaning in their bones.A suffocating miasma poured out of the tree like smoke from a furnace. It pressed down on their chests and crushed the breath from their lungs.The King froze. Leopold shuddered, with his arms wrapped protectively around his sister. The guards stood rooted to the earth, unable to lift a finger.Only Tyler stood easily in the middle of the clearing."It's me," he said. "Tyler Grant. I think you will have to go hungry."He looked up at the black trunk."You're the Sepulchre Wyrm from the Crusades, aren't you? You've taken a lot of lives from this family. It's time for you to disappear."The tree shook with laughter. Dead leaves rained down on the clearing."DO YOU EVEN REALIZE HOW ANCIENT I AM?" the voice roared. "I WILL PUT YOU IN THE GROUND!"The earth erupted. Roots tore out of the soil on every side, more than before, and this time th
392 The Ancestral Tree
The Varga family led Tyler deep into the grounds behind the palace.Vivian and Alaric had been sent back. These were the hallowed grounds of the Varga bloodline, and the King had ruled this a family matter.Tyler was quietly relieved. What he was going to face next was too terrifying and she'd be scarred for her life.Moreover, he didn't want Vivian to see the extent of his supernatural powers yet. It would snap their thin strand of relationship.Only the Vargas, their elite guards and Tyler went on. Tyler had asked for one thing, the oldest, most ancient tree on the estate.They passed through an orchard where the fruit hung shriveled and black. They passed flower gardens where the roses had wilted. The air grew colder with every step.Then the path opened into a clearing, and the tree came into view.It was enormous. Its trunk was as thick as a house, black and gnarled, and its buttress roots spread across the earth like the claws of a buried beast.Nothing living grew in its shadow
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