Page 175 of The Cruelest Undead

Plus, truth be told, she came back in pretty good shape. Maybe the fact that his parents and Mambo had been cremated was the reason they weren’t rotten and cuckoo.

It’s a coincidence,Death whispered through his mind.We need to watch her and wait.

Yeah, I don’t like coincidences.

And yet, here we are with one. Go figure.

It was clear Death was in no mood.

Taking a chance, Flynn set the demon God free, and when he morphed, he was living his best life. They all heard the wings shake out, and the demon God do his thing.

Be bossy.

“Get up.”

Mambo did, and when she looked at him, she couldn’t believe it.

“You carry a God inside you, Flynn Brogan.”

Rinnon shook out his feathers, again, and his family rolled their eyes collectively.

“I am that God. Flynn is my subpar vessel so you can speak directly to me. I am Rinnon.”

HEY!Subpar my ass!

He was ignored.

“Yes, Rinnon,” Mambo said.

From inside himself, Flynn could smell something rotten, and he called his demon God out on it.

Are you using compulsion on her?

Maybe.

Jesus Christ.

HEY!I saw what she did in your memories, and it was not pleasant. Consider this my kill switch. She’s not human now, and I…

What is she?

The same thing your parents are—zombies.

Flynn had a massive headache.

Just get her to help us.

Well, that he could do.

“We need your help, Mambo. In exchange for it, we’ll allow you to live.”

Wait! Don’t make that promise! We don’t know…

Only, it was too late.

“For how long?”

“Years.”

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