speak to the angels; she was already longing to get
outside and get some fresh air. She couldn’t
quite decide whether it was all a game or
something else.
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CHAPTER 12. another one
demon
It was going to be a long trip. Yandex. Navigator predicted
three and a half hours, but traffic jams increased and the projected
travel time grew.
– I take it your succubi are missing?» – asked
Damiel Keijigena. Then, for Reana’s benefit, he explained, «The highest
demons of vice usually come to Earth with their own weapons.» —
Toy, I think our friend is no exception.
«Yes,
yes, you’re right,» Keijigen replied. – Oksana and Li-
liana. And I’m worried as hell about them. Given the mess
you and I are in, I can’t even begin to imagine where
they might be right now. I really hope that my old
friend and colleague will explain something to us, because then,
on the field, he tried to warn me about something. But then
he must have changed his mind when I saw his fake
passport and tried to shove him back to Hell. In general, then
the conversation failed, and it ended in very raised
tones. So there may not be a warm welcome.
– What did you say about the sword?» Reana asked suddenly.
«A sword?» asked Keijigen.
«A sword? Damiel asked, startled. «No one said
anything about the sword!»
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– Wait! Reana curled up and
poked her ears. «Turn off the radio,» she said.
«What’s the matter with you?» Damiel was startled and reached for her
from the backseat.
– I hear something, very indistinct and quiet, like a
child’s voice. A girl, she’s asking for something. Reana
tensed and squeezed her eyes shut. – She says
she found a silver sword and wants to give it to the owner-
tsu-angelu.
«Oh, my God! Keijigen couldn’t resist asking. – Miracles
continue! A girl, you say? Can you see her face?
Something tells me she has a piercing
in her right nostril.
Reana cringed as she tried very hard to make
contact with this girl, but she didn’t know what to do. She
tried as hard as she could, and finally managed to see
the eyes – unremarkable gray eyes. When she
stopped talking, the vision disappeared, and then it was
difficult to restore it.
«Come on,» Reana said automatically
,her ears still closed. «Don’t stop, talk
to me!»
And the girl spoke, repeating the same thing over and
over again, and Reana could finally make out her pale