Chapter 773: Fate Demon
His words blindsided me. I staggered, a weight on my shoulders. If Fate weren’t there, I might have fallen.
"Fyren?" My voice was shrill. "But he wouldn’t...I mean...But why?"
"Calm down, Xiviyah," Fate said, taking me by the shoulders. "If the Lord of Ash is manipulating you to the end of consuming the Divinity, he would have done so by now. Rather, if it’s true that you’ve bound them with a Primordial Mark, nothing could be further from the truth."
Arantius nodded. "I have to agree with that. It was bad enough for the demons when the emperor severed the link, but you’re just a mortal. If you were to die, your soul would be washed clean in the Cycle of Reincarnation. It’s hard to say exactly what would happen, but it wouldn’t just end with every demon tied to you becoming a scion. Their souls might be carried after you, to be erased forever in the currents of Oblivion."
My heart continued to race, fear chilling my tail, but I forced myself to take a few deep breaths. Even if Arantius were wrong, I’d come too far with Fyren to doubt him now.
"I still don’t understand," I said, "If the bond is so dangerous, why would he, and two demon lords, risk themselves like that?"
"I can think of two reasons," Fate said, stroking my hair. "The first is that this was done in ignorance. Perhaps they stumbled upon an ancient record in some forgotten world and wished to try it, or that it really was a coincidence they received a primordial mark. I find that less likely than the second option."
I looked up at her, eyes wide, but it was Arantius who finished.
"They are just that desperate. Whatever they’re running from, whatever goal they have, is so important they would risk everything in the hopes you can accomplish it."
"But we don’t know if this is true, yet. Perhaps we’re merely discussing a fate that could have been, and your makers on them are infernal. I suppose there is only one way to find out." Fate turned to me, serious as I’d ever seen her. "Xiviyah, child, would you please call your ice demon?"
I gasped. "What? Borealis? But he’s a demon. And besides, I can’t. I can only summon..." I trailed off, looking down at Fable. "You can’t mean–"