The Archimage Wars: Wizard of Abal (51 page)

In my head I now knew the truth; I was
not of House Sivaeral, but of House Albus. Right at that moment of
clarity I felt a burning on my cheek, and Hydan said, “Oh
my.”

I walked to a mirror and looked at my
face. Where I’d always seen a Glyph shaped like a nautilus, now I
saw a new Glyph, the stylized spider of House Albus, just like the
one on Fiona’s face, or my mother’s, for that matter. If I was
truly a Second of House Albus, then, from what I understood, I was
forbidden from mating with Fiona since she was also a Second. Even
worse, I was an illegal Bastard child which every House would be
hunting. I suddenly wondered if that was the reason Merlin had
taken me from my parents as a child and hidden me on Earth! But
Merlin doesn’t know who I really am yet. He has not seen my real
Albus Glyph.

This also meant something else, Merlin
wasn’t my Archimage! That meant the person who had given me my
orders to steal from The Dragon was still likely my real Archimage,
the Archimage of House Albus! Perhaps that Archimage could help me
regain my memories.

I spoke softly, “When we have found
Toji and researched a few things on Earth, we’re going to find a
portal and go to my parent’s World. I want some damn answers, and
I’m going to get them.”

Myrka nodded, assuming I meant from my
parents, and said, “And what World would that be?”

I answered with one word…

“
Atlantis.”

* * * * *

This concludes Diabolical Book One, of
The Archimage Wars series. The story will continue in Book Two:
Sorceress of Atlantis.

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