nt show it, but hes afraid of her. Theres something in the book she can use against him. "
They passed a golden temple, like an Aztec step-pyramid. In front was a kind of sculpture on a tall bronze base. A heavy cloth twisted languorously on top, looping and folding over itself, as if it was spinning slowly in water. The material changed colors as it moved, revealing eye and mouth holes. Spyder realized that it wasnt cloth, but human skins sewn together.
"Even if I believed that, all the shit you put us through, dragging our asses through the desert and across Hell, why do that if you wanted us here all along?"
"The universe has rules for these things. I needed Shrike here. I knew she needed a partner that could help her get here, but would have no personal desire for the book. Besides, do you think you would have come if Id just popped into your tattoo shop one night around closing and said, Hello, Im the Prince of Darkness. Think you could help me out with a little war next Tuesday, say, sixish?"
"You had that demon attack me in the alley!"
"I just pointed out to the Bitru that you were carrying its mark. "
"Im suddenly remembering Sunday school. Youre the Prince of Lies. "
"First, dont try to quote chapter and verse to me, little brother. I know every holy book ever written. I even penned a few of them. Second, the Prince of Lies is Ahriman, the Zoroastrian lord of darkness and brother to Ahura Mazda, the lord of light. Not that I ever met either one, but Im sure they were lovely chaps. No, before you try telling me how the world is and who I am, remember what Samuel Butler, a mortal, once said: It must be remembered that weve only heard one side of the case. God has writt
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