Page 11 of The Vampire King's Victory

“Why?” Eyros stared at her.

“Because the other Kaly slices must not know,” she answered.

“That’s why none of them remember,” Julian breathed. “Eyros took their memories of all of this away.”

“Yes, but Eyros will be able to restore all of our minds when you tell him of this,” Caemorn answered. “Well, he will rememberthismoment. You will show him it, Christian.”

Eyros considered both Kaly and Seeyr. His gaze swept over the bloody field and the scorched sky. He finally looked at the other two Immortals again.

“If Daemon saw this…” Eyros’ arms raised then lowered. “If he saw… If he knew…”

“He will know, Eyros. He will forgive us even if he does not forgive himself. But that is because he will have his Childe with him,” she said.

“You always said that you would do anything to give him a Childe, Eyros,” Kaly said.

Eyros whirled around. He was trembling. “And what will you give? Death is nothing to you. Nothing at all.”

Kaly’s expression grew distant. “I will know that I am no better than the rest of you when it comes down to it.”

“The great Kaly down in the dirt with the rest of us!” Eyros scoffed again.

“Yes, my illusions that I cared for Daemon more and would protect him best will be gone,” Kaly’s voice sounded haunted.

Eyros stared at them. His expression slowly softened. He believed what Kaly was saying. He understood what a terrible weight Kaly was willing to accept.

“What of you, Seeyr? You don’t speak of your death. What does this glorious future ask of you?” Eyros asked.

Seeyr passed a hand over her eyes, but only said, “Sometimes death is better.”

Julian thought of her lost eyes and the endless millennia trapped in the Spire. She knew that was going to happen. And she accepted it for the future that she foresaw with happiness for others.

I must make sure she gets some reward,Julian thought.If there is any way for this to be made up for, it must be done. What she's endured, what they’ve all endured and paid for this future.

“We have tarried here too long,” Kaly said with a worried shift of their feet. “Do what must be done, Eyros, before the slices find us.”

Eyros grimaced, but he nodded. He would do it. Julian let out a breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding. This was the past. It had already happened, but he saw how narrowly this had been accomplished.

“Come closer and open your minds to me,” Eyros said with a sigh.

The two Immortals did. Eyros placed his hands over their foreheads and suddenly everything went dark again. There was a rushing sound. And, once more, Julian, Christian and Caemorn were back in Moonfall in the fallen down building with the fallen down world all around them.

Julian swayed. “Whoa! Whoa! That was… that was wild!”

Christian nodded as he released both their hands and brought his own up to his forehead. “I can’t believe it! The three of you worked together in the end.”

“Yes, we did,” Caemorn dusted off his outfit once more. “And he will remind Seeyr and I.”

Christian was looking at Caemorn curiously. “How will you take it? Finding out you’re Kaly? After everything the slices have done to you, I can’t imagine this was a revelation that was easy to take.

Caemorn’s eyes went distant as he thought about this. “It explained a lot of things. And…” There was a twinkle in his eyes now. “And I’ve always thought I was special.”

Julian let out a snort. “Yeah, I guess you are special, Caemorn. Or should I call you Kaly?”

“Caemorn is fine. I rather like it,” Caemorn told him.

There was a whirring sound and suddenly the back of the building glowed with runes. It was a gate!

“Ah! I see you did it, Julian,” Caemorn said with satisfaction.

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