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across the galaxy – Violet and her Grand Master hunt their enemies.
Cracks
in the portal web threaten galactic civilization, and suspicions fall on the mysterious
Grand Masters with their immense psychic powers. Once, there were twelve Grand Masters,
humans and aliens, on the Council. Now there are eleven. One was killed when
the young pawn, Violet, rescued her Grand Master, Athanor, from the Red Queen’s
dungeon. The Red Queen fled the fight and she lurks out of sight, regenerating
her energies.
Athanor
devises a risky plan to expose his enemies on the Council and force the Red
Queen into the open. His strategy will use Violet’s empathic skills as his
secret weapon. She wrestles with her erratic talents and doubts about their unequal
partnership. In their search for revenge, they must contend with the portal crisis,
psychic traps and hostile aliens. In the inevitable battle of Grand Masters,
Violet and Athanor each will face their worst nightmares. What will they
sacrifice for victory?
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Excerpt:
The Professor’s office was large, furnished
with a desk, side table, couch and several chairs. Leather-bound books filled
the shelves on one wall, while a landscape on the opposite wall attracted
Violet’s interest.
Phineas stood up politely when they entered,
and Violet hid her amusement at the contrast between the two men. Even
disguised and shielded, Athanor exuded an air of authority tinged with menace,
while the Professor was a bright-eyed academic brimming with curiosity. Phineas
straightened and stared at his visitors. Usually, he was the authority in his
office. He was both disgruntled and curious about the grim man examining his
books. He noticed Violet gazing at the picture, and waved a hand at the
landscape, saying, “It is a scene from my home planet of Phylox alpha.”
Violet was admiring the picture, while
Athanor ran his finger over the spines of the books to read their titles, when
they heard quick footsteps in the corridor.
Tessa stepped into the office and cried in
her nervous high-pitched voice, “Oh, Phineas, I didn’t realize you had
visitors.” Her beautiful face brightened on recognizing her friend, Violet, and
Tessa ran to hug her.
Athanor frowned at the interruption and the
door slammed shut, leaving an unnatural silence.
Tessa stared intently at his saturnine face,
which radiated confident pride despite his disguise. Her eyes widened in
shocked insight and she yelped, “Violet, he’s your Grand Master!”
They all stared at Athanor. His figure
appeared to grow taller and darker. The room filled with psi pressure and blue
rays flared from his unveiled eyes. Simultaneously, the clicks from the box
sped up until their volume reached a shattering crescendo. Athanor’s gaze
flicked to the box and the clicks halted abruptly.
Tessa gasped and clutched at her chest.
Violet called, “Stop! Mute your power or
Tessa will faint!” The psi pressure lessened and his eyes dimmed to a faint
blue glow.
The Professor paled beneath his tan. Tessa
squeaked and fled to the comforting arms of her fiancé.
“It is all right, Tessa,” Phineas said in a
shaky voice. “He does not mean to harm us.”
“You’d
be dead!” The Grand Master’s mental snarl reached Violet, and she
restrained the urge to give him a mental kick. In her opinion, a friendly
approach would serve him better. The two people trembling behind the desk were
not the enemies he wished to crush in a blast of power.
The Grand Master pointed a finger at the
metal box on the desk and demanded, “What is the purpose of that noisy
contraption?”
Phineas gulped, “It’s my invention. An
instrument for detecting psychic power.” He patted the shiny top of the box.
“Did you break it?”
“You are fortunate. I merely located the off
switch,” Athanor said. The blue beams from his eyes played over the box.
“How could you touch the switch from the
other side of the office?” Tessa’s voice was shrill.
The Professor gulped again and muttered, “My
dear Tessa, he is a Grand Master.”
“Just so. I suggest you keep your detector
well away from Council Hall.” The room vibrated with the ominous undertone.
Violet giggled. She caught Athanor’s blue
gaze and sent, “Show off!” He tossed
her an image of the box exploding on exposure to the full power of twelve Grand
Masters.
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