Enigma of the Soul - Book 1 - Pieces by Cassidy LionHeart Read Free Book Online Page B

about a nice thigh? It is as juicy as it ever going to get,” Belial says to the other watching demons. Belial walks over to Dimitri and breaks off a rib to nibble on.
    Dimitri cannot see or hear, but he can feel everything. Screaming with excruciating pain, Dimitri lies motionless while demons devour his cooked body for their mid-morning lunch. Some of the demons fight over the pieces so they can relish the bittersweet meat of Dimitri's body. Belial jokes with his’ leg bones and uses them as swords to play fight with another demon. After a couple of minutes, his body has become a few bones on an altar. One of the smaller demons is chewing on one of Dimitri's rib bones when Belial orders all of the bones to be put back on the altar. The little demon pays no attention to Belial orders. All the other demons do as they are told. Belial strides over to the little demon and holds out his hand. The little demon turns his back to Belial and continues to chew. Belial punches straight through the little demon's head and retrieves the remaining rib. Belial puts it on the altar and watches Dimitri's body regenerate.

Chapter 21
    Weeks pass as David body heals, but his soul does not. The agony of not knowing what had happened to Wendi and Markus is tearing at him. Search parties combed through the burnt house to find any evidence that could lead them in the right direction. The remains of the boy who killed David’s aunt and uncle were found, but the knife that he used to kill them was never recovered. Nobody in the surrounding towns saw or heard any news of Markus or Wendi whereabouts. It is as if they just disappeared off the face of the earth.
    David stands in front of a mirror for the first time in months to see the scars for himself. Standing up with the help of a pair of crutches, David gazes at the damage to his body. There are cuts from head to toe with large gashes across his arms. He stands there and wonders how he made it out alive. His ribs are still sensitive to touch. After that horrible day, David knows that his life has changed, but for the better or worse is yet to be determined. David collapses to the floor shaking and crying as he moves into the fetal position, wishing for Merlin.

Chapter 22
    David and Marnina are working in the garden, planting some new vegetables before the rain hits. Thunder and lighting dance together in the far distance as they hurry to finish as the large white clouds over them change to dark and angry.
    David comes to the end of his last row of planting and realizes that he has finished first. Smiling, he laughs as he watches his aunt work like a penguin digging in the dirt. The closer she gets to him, laughter fills her lungs, and it gets harder to keep a straight face. Marnina tries hard to stand as she slides her dirty, soil-covered hands down the sides of his face. David stops laughing and stares at her stone faced. Marnina stops laughing and stares at David as she waits for his next move. They both breakout in laugher for a couple of minutes then run out of steam and go silent.
    “You know, Marnina, there was one man that I heard of when I was just five years old. His name is Merlin. My father told me that he was the greatest man that ever lived. He can do things that no other person can do. Some say that he lives backwards through time, but I don’t think that is true because how could he talk to us?”
    “So, you would love to meet Merlin. How about you make a wish on the next shooting star that you see in the midnight sky and maybe that may come true,” Marnina stares up at the dark clouds as they ready to pour buckets of rain on the whole countryside at any minute. “I think that we should be getting in.”
    “Do you know how I can meet Merlin? Do you know anyone that would know him? I would do anything so that I could meet him. I think he would be a very interesting person to talk to for hours upon hours. His life, where he has been, what he has seen, and anything else that I