Binding Fate – Andrew Laidler

This was clearly a topic of importance, but not one she wished to fully discuss at this stage. ‘All in good time,’ she eventually replied, adding, ‘goodness, how you do seem to have inherited the worst traits from your father…’ she sighed again. The Battle-maiden felt that the Gambit was referring to Lyrinn’s inquisitive nature. ‘But, the short answer,’ continued the spectre, pacing around the room in a circle, ‘is that Lyrinn is much older than he seems….’ ‘And how much older is that?’ ‘Somewhere in the region of a thousand, times a thousand, years old…

he’s been trapped in a cycle, forcibly made to repeat the same year over-and-over again. Exactly one calendar year before the Great Fall,’ she then hummed a laugh, ‘so, I guess you could say that he and I have had the pleasure of experiencing the Great Fall on more than one occasion…’ her overly cheery voice then darkened, ‘it got no less pleasant to experience…’ No-one knew what to say. The group turned to face the Inquisitor, but his silent vision remained fixed on the way ahead, souls dancing over his form in tortured agony.

It quickly became clear that he was not going to say anything. The spectre seemed confused, or perhaps intrigued by everyone’s widening stares. ‘So, to come back to your question in a terse manner, daughter,’ continued the Gambit, ‘I theorise that a part of us has always dwelt within the Inquisitor.

Probably from the moment I became a Caller and he became a Paladin. After every cycle, another tiny fragment of us was added to me, until I was formed as you see me now,’ an insane, wolfish grin spread over her features, ‘which poses a rather interesting, and worrying, point…’ As though the revelations had not been enough, Valencia dared to ask, ‘What’s that?’

‘That it took the part of us, that sits next to you now, to be weakened in order for Lyrinn to escape the endless cycles of time,’ the spectre then grimaced, ‘do you know what that means, Caller?’ ‘No, what?’ Lady Brigantia replied. ‘That The Gift is a curse,’ was the instant reply from the spectre, ‘for, unlike that part of us which you represent, I do not have a connection to the psychic network in the same manner… I am actually free from the corruption that lurks within The Gift.

You are not,’ she then huffed, ‘it is also why we had to capture every pawn that The Gift uses, Caller and demon alike, before I could truly reveal myself.

The Chronicle of Lyrinn the Paladin By Andrew David Laidler of Hexham Dulce et decorum est pro Salutatrix mori. It is sweet and honourable to die for the Caller. 1kitap1.com/en © Copyright Andrew D. Laidler 2022. The Chronicle of Lyrinn the Paladin, the fictional universe and setting, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, titles, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are © Copyright.

All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior written permission of the author and publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non- commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

ISBN: 978-1-7391946-4-2 (Paperback) ISBN: 978-1-7391946-5-9 (eBook) The Chronicle of Lyrinn the Paladin is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All topics, ideas, philosophies, perspectives and dialogue are used for the purposes of fiction only.

Front cover art produced by Saša Radivojevi ć; commercial rights owned by Andrew D. Laidler. First published 2022. 1kitap1.com/en In loving memory of my grandparents. To my family and friends, I cannot thank you all enough and you all mean more to me than words can express. Andrew D. Laidler, November 2022 A.D. 1kitap1.com/en Contents Page Book 3 – Binding Fate Chapter Forty-one Chapter Forty-two Chapter Forty-three Chapter Forty-four Chapter Forty-five Chapter Forty-six Chapter Forty-seven Chapter Forty-eight Chapter Forty-nine Chapter Fifty Additional Content Lex Salutatrix Salutatrix Hierarchia De Judicio Salutatrix De Gloriosus De Judicium Novus Codex Palatinus Palatinus Compendium Palatinus Decanto Palatinus; ad Vitam aut Mors 1kitap1.com/en Book 3 – Binding Fate “When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.”

– Thucydides 1kitap1.com/en Chapter Forty-one Mutant Freaks “The body is the most marvellous thing. Not only does it shield our mind, but it houses our souls, my friend. If we were to ever understand its building blocks properly, then I truly fear for what kind of future we would create. For too few amongst mankind can resist the corrupting temptation of power.”

It was safe to say that something had dramatically changed for Ælfmilia and Hælderelda. The Succubi wore wide, sadistic grins on their faces. Since meeting the Black Praetorian, the more demons that they ended, the more brutal and fluid their killing became. Wilson was concerned but had yet to say anything.

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