Nearby was a silver trumpet. "Gabriels. I nicked it on the way out the door. " The next cabinet held a crown of thorns. "No explanation needed there, I suppose. " Rare plants and animals were lying in bell jars and pinned in display cases. They were all alive, but trapped. Two cases side-by-side held an assortment of Faberg eggs and different kinds of puzzle boxes. Lucifer shrugged and said, "I just like them. " Another glass case contained a kind of black, swirling nothingness that seemed to suck light into itself. It was labeled, Chaos. At the end of the row was a cage and in it lay the book. It was as tall as -Spyder and the covers were riveted plates of solid steel, with runes etched into the surface. When Spyder saw it, he thought, This is not a humans book.
"I feel sick," said Shrike. She clutched her chest.
"Is it the key?" Spyder asked. "Were near the book. Its probably trying to get out. "
"Im not sure. This doesnt feel right. " She took deep, painful breaths.
Behind the cage that housed the book, the flowers began to die. The wave of death spread around the room. The flowers all turned black, shedding their petals before falling to the floor in dry heaps. Spyders gaze followed the trail of rot around the room. The trail of dying flowers ended at a long staircase where Xero stood, with Shrikes father at his feet. Xero kicked the old man and he rolled down the stone steps, landing in a heap at the bottom.
"Father!" screamed Shrike, and she stumbled to him. Spyder and the others followed, Spyder with the black blade out and Lulu with her shotgun pointed at Xero. As Shrike reached her father, demons dropped down from the ceiling and dragged her up the stair
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