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NINETEEN

HIS POWER GAVE OUT A few feet above his grand for, but at least it wasn’t paveround first, then Zoe’s weight hitting his He released her, and she rolled off him His muscles treh his brain Nausea rolled through his gut Too much power; he’d used too much It took several seconds for his vision to focus, the blurry night stars finally snapping back into place

Hell, he hadn’t even realized he could draw that much power

Zoe sat up and looked around with her possessed eyes as he slowly pushed hi position She waited until he drew in several ragged breaths and said, "Noakehard now Keeping his balance, even in a sitting position, was difficult "Justgive rabbed his ar"

"Then you won’t mind a couple more minutes I don’t even knoake you up"

"You come to me, to ain in the mortal realm"

"And then what? You tear intoYou fear for your world, your city, your fa Mistborn I have no desire to destroy that which is beyond oal"

Yeah If only he could believe that Still, the alternative--the city was already being destroyed People he kneere hurt or dying Already dead

Zoe leaned forward and took Sebastian’s hands Hers were small, so thin and delicate that he could crush them Zoe closed her eyes and spoke words he could not understand but kneere of an ancient, athered around thehts froarden lanterns di?"

"Hush," she whispered

Blackness enveloped the in the soft grass and the next he was standing alone soed to catch hi and disoriented

War sensation that hter and think a little httis He wasn’t exactly sure what had happened, but he kneas no longer in the garden This wasn’t the French Quarter Hell, this wasn’t even his world

Colossal coluular pattern around a stone floor, with no walls or roof The columns were as thick and tall as old California redwoods, their bases alone a story high Every inch was carved and painted in bright colors

A teiants

On three sides, the land dropped sharply into black water Twinkling stars reflected on the surface There were other islands out there in the darkness, and he could see tee basins and torches Lush gardens fell over balconies, and old reed boats floated in the water with lanterns hung froh curved ends

On the fourth side of the te down into a courtyard filled with tall pal as dinner plates A pool And beyond that was a long gallery of columns that led into an enormous temple that dwarfed the one where he stood

The enormity of the place and situation hit him "Where am I?" he whispered to hiyptian Otherworld"

Sebastian spun toward the deep voice, ready to defend hiot his first look at the god Bran’s words echoed in his head Old Priod watched him Even without speech, without od had wings like a falcon and the body of aelse except a large collar old His skin was a smooth charcoal black, and the tattoos that covered his body were done in faded blues and reds and greens Bluish green lined his eyes, and his strange irises glowed bright within the darkness of his face One eye like the sun, one eye like theAnd they drew him in like a moth to a flame He wanted to stare into those eyes forever

Sebastian did a mental head shake His reaction wasn’t physical attraction There was no tug in his belly like he had with Ari But this godbeing near hi drawn to an exotic predator, one that lured you in despite the risks

Wait One eye like the ut Oh shit He kneho this was Horus Supreyptian deity Son of Osiris and Isis

"You knoho I aone dry

"I am not real, Sebastian Lamarliere My body still sleeps This is my spirit form In your world I have many forms You must call my true form back from Sleep You reat power"