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THE BLUE FEATHER
Ki Mab knew it would soon be time to finish his plot, to kill
two Borza with one spear. Ki Mab led the way up to the smoking
lip of Mah Col. Just before he crested the top, he yelled in a deep
voice, “Look, they must be Gods. Bardala and Tital just jumped
into the molten lava. Did you see your sister jump?”
“No, no, I don’t see anyone,” Viviana said, as she and
Jonathan leaned close. “Bardala wouldn’t leave us!”
It only took a blink of an eye for Ki Mab to say, “Take my precious gifts into your body Mah Col, and give me your power!
Make me a god!” he screamed out, as he pushed both Viviana
and Jonathan out over the edge of the f