Page 66 of Chaos Unleashed

Monty’s eyebrows raise, “So, she knows then?”

“No, no more words from you either,” I say, narrowing my eyes at Monty, who chuckles but nods his head.

“Fine, as I was saying, you can’t go through any of the usual exits that any of you would use. Doing so will trigger alarms for the Helliers and that will trigger a whole host of events that we want to put off for as long as possible.” Monty explains.

“Do we want to know what kind of events that it's going to trigger?” I ask.

Monty shakes his head, “No, and they’re going to be triggered at some point. I’m just trying to put it off for as long as possible.”

Chapter Twenty-Five

Farren

“You’re trying to?” I question, “Does that mean that you’re doing something that you shouldn’t be doing?”

“Aren’t I always Farren dear?” Monty smirks. When we all just stare at him, waiting for him to answer, he sighs, “Fine, yes, I am. But quite frankly, I refuse for Farren to go through anything else so quickly, and you all need a rest for what’s coming. The other doors are being guarded and watched.”

“Watched by who?” Zev asks.

“Unfortunately, that is a step too far and not something that I can comment on,” Monty says.

“Alright, if we’re not supposed to go through any of the normal gates, how are we getting out?” Killian asks.

“Through the Soul side,” Monty replies.

“I thought it wouldn’t be a good idea for us to go through the soul side?” Loki asks, and I’m guessing it's from a conversation that they’ve had before.

“Under usual circumstances, it would be, but you need to get out of the Underworld without being seen; not only that, but you have Hades with you, so you should be okay.”

“This is really the best way?” Khaos asks.

Monty nods, “Yes. I must warn you, the princes have pretty much ignored the soul side; the Helliers and Underworlders that help to keep it running smoothly are doing the best that they can under the circumstances.”

Grey growls, “If they weren’t already dead, I'd be torturing them.”

“I tortured Dagon if it helps. I figured I owed him for this,” I say as I hold up my hand, which is missing a finger.

Of course none of them look surprised or shocked, they all probably noticed my finger, or lack thereof, almost immediately, however, anger does flash on all of their faces.

“Yes, it does make me feel better, actually,” Grey replies.

“One more thing,” Monty says, and he looks at Grey, “you’re going to have to drop the glamour and go in as Hades, it’s the only way to ensure that you will get through to the door smoothly. They are more aware than the rest of the Underworld of what the princes were doing and as you can imagine they’re all on high alert, anyone that’s seen in the soul side of the Underworld that shouldn’t be there are dealt with swiftly.”

Grey nods, “Okay, to be honest, I’ve been dying to get this glamour off me, so I can’t say that I’m disappointed by that, but are you sure because I've been gone for decades and my appearance is going to cause a commotion as it is.”

“Yes, but it's also going to give them hope, and right now, they need that. Don’t forget you still need to get the last key fragment from the Dragon realm,” Monty replies.

“We do?” Loki asks, his eyebrows dipping into a confused frown.

I’m glad he asked because I thought it may have been something else that was spoken about when I wasn’t around.

Monty’s eyes go comically wide as he sarcastically replies, “Oops, did I say too much?”

Before any of us can ask any questions, he just disappears in a strangely un-fanfarelike way. He’s just gone.

It’s silent for a moment before Kahos says, “So, the Dragon Realm, huh?”

My eyes are watching Reaper closely; his hands are clenching at his sides, his claws slipping in and out as he tries to contain his shift, his eyes switching back and forth between his own and Ryu’s; they aren’t taking this news very well. It doesn’t take long for the guys to notice the same thing that I do, and they all take a cautionary step backward.

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