Hero Cast Trilogy Omnibus

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by Adam Carter


  “Why I set Crenshaw up as a hero by having him slay that dragon. Why I went to so much trouble, spent so much time on working you, Crenshaw and everyone else into my plans.”

  “I thought they were Kastra’s plans?”

  “What do you know of my rise to power?”

  “Not much. Rumour mainly. You killed a lot of shades and damned your soul, you challenged the sun to a duel and won because it lasted until sundown, which was when you claimed victory because your opponent ran away in cowardice.” She thought harder. “That you bathe in virgin blood to stay young, that you don’t trust anyone in any matter.”

  “All true. I’m surprised you know that much.”

  “What of it?”

  “All of that made me powerful. This body is old, Serita. Older than you might think. Far too many deals with devils for this body to ever burn out like Moya’s did.”

  Wren stared, mouth agape. She could see the fire in the baroness’s eyes, the powerful ephemeral fire which could not possibly have belonged to a human being. “Kastra,” Wren whispered.

  “Moya’s was a good body. She was young, but temporary. The plan was always to get this one, you see. I’ve had my eye on Baroness Thade for years now. Getting arrested, arranging for Crenshaw and Moya to arrive, the attack on the castle, your involvement, getting Canlin to kill Mannin so Crenshaw would find the strength to kill Moya … it was all leading to this moment. And now I have a castle and a kingdom, a fine Captain Canlin leading my regiment and looking for promotion. He even killed a shade for me, which did wonders to solidify my power.” She smiled cruelly. “And you down here. Little you the only one who knows the truth. That amuses me, Serita. That amuses me no end.”

  “No,” Wren said, her mind reeling. “No, you can’t do this. I’ll fight you, Crenshaw will fight you. You can’t get away with this.”

  “My dear, I already have.”

  “You can’t win like this, not after everything we’ve all gone through.” Tears welled in her eyes and she could do nothing to prevent them coming. “You destroyed our lives. You took away everything we had. Everything.”

  “Yes, I rather think I did.”

  Wren’s tears dried and in their place was left a pure and terrifying rage. “I’ll kill you, Kastra. No matter how long it takes, no matter how much I have to sacrifice, I’m going to kill you.”

  “My dear,” Kastra said, clapping her hands for her guards, “it appears what you need … is a hero.”

  Kastra’s laughter followed Wren all the way back to her cell.

  Also available by the same author in e-book and paperback:

  Dinosaur World books:

  Excavating a Dinosaur World

  Dinosaur Fall-Girl

  Dinosaur Plague Doctor

  Ike Scarman & the Dinosaur Slavers of Ceres

  Dinosaur Prison World

  The Dinosaur That Wasn’t

  Awfully Wedded Strife

  Tales of a Dinosaur Prison World

  Deities of a Dinosaur World

  Return to the Dinosaur Prison World

  Nikolina Finch & the Dinosaur Utopia

  Of Stags, Hens & Dinosaurs

  Dinosaur World Gladiator

  Dinosaur World Massacre

  Dino-Racers

  Christmas on a Dinosaur World

  Utara the Savage

  Sheriff Grizzly:

  Book 1: Sheriff Grizzly

  Book 2: The Horse Thief Honey

  Book 3: The Coyote Colt Kid

  Book 4: Joins the Circus

  Game books:

  Lost Treasures of a Dinosaur World

  The Underworld Horror

  Knights of Torbalia game books:

  The Return of the Stolen Jewel

  Into the Massacre

  March of the Demon Trees

  The Thief of Tarley Manor

  Detective books:

  Detective’s Ex

  One-Way Ticket to Murder

  Who Slew Santa?

  The Curse of the Genie’s Detective

  The Woman Who Cried Diamonds

  The Murder of Snowman Joe

  The Murder of Loyalty

  Operation WetFish, Vampire Detective:

  Book 1: The Power of Life and Death

  Book 2: Chasing Innocence

  Book 3: The Hunt for Charles Baronaire

  Book 4: Christmas on the Kerb

  Book 5: A Necessary Evil

  Book 6: No Comment

  Book 7: Fear and Ecstasy

  Book 8: Call of the Siren

  Book 9: Happy Families

  Book 10: A Step in the Right Direction

  Book 11: What Money Can’t Buy

  Book 12: ‘Tis the Season

  Book 13: The Power Trip

  Book 14: Trust and Betrayal

  Book 15: A Gathering of Minds

  Miscellaneous:

  Holding the Nuts

  One Week to Love: Speed Dating of the Gods

  The Trojan Ant

  Gauntlet of Daedalus

  Visit: https://www.facebook.com/OperationWetFish for news, illustrations, previews and short stories.

 

 

 


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