KAYELLE ALLEN ( Cont .) BRINGER OF CHAOS : THE ORIGIN OF PIETAS
KAYELLE ALLEN ( Cont .) BRINGER OF CHAOS : THE ORIGIN OF PIETAS
BLURB EXCERPT
Pietas is an Ultra , an all-but-immortal warrior who leads the fight against the oppressive human race that created his people . When he ’ s captured and exiled to an alien world , his only ally is Six , a human who ’ s been as betrayed as he was . To cross the continent and rejoin the other Ultras , Pietas must overcome his distrust of humans , and rely on the mortal . Birth made them enemies . Fate made them friends . But truth devastates them both .
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At the appointed time , Pietas entered the elevator with the council , ignoring warning looks from his father . His mother tugged his father to the rear of the elevator , and cast a hopeful smile at her son . His father was newly reborn , his mother aged . How well it reflected their differences . He had always been hot-tempered ; she , wise .
Pietas turned away , wishing he did not have to disappoint , but he could not in good conscience carry out the council ’ s command . Lock his people into a treaty with human oath breakers ? Never . The council would be furious with him . As usual . Dessy arrived as the doors were closing , and slid into place on his right as second-in-command .
On his sister ’ s bosom sat an oval-shaped gold and black brooch , the glass front of which revealed a plait of his hair interwoven in a complex pattern . She said nothing , but her empathic outpouring of assent made itself felt . Still , she had voted against him .
Would he never understand this woman ? Shoulder-to -shoulder , they faced front .
The sting of emotions in the small space bombarded him from all angles . His skin twitched , and he rubbed his arms as if cold .
A cadre of humans waited in the assigned receiving chamber . Ten humans in exchange for ten members of the Ultra Council , as the council had requested . While the Ultras were on board Enderium Six , the humans would act as hostages . If anything happened to the Ultras , the humans would die lingering deaths .
A crawling-ant sensation on his skin escalated to a sting . These creatures hid some secret he did not yet fathom . Pietas bit the inside of his cheek , fighting the urge to lash out , to rip away the life of these mortals .