Shadow Pavilion (2013)
““Between worlds?” Sefira the deva said. “You want to get back to Earth? This temple was a gateway, once.”
“Finally, something goes right!” the badger heard Zhu Irzh say. “Come on then, badger. Back we go.”
“Wait,” the deva murmured. “It’s not as simple as that. There are different keys to every gateway.”
The badger wanted to hear this, unimpeded by an iron skin. He turned back into his animal form.
“Well,” Zhu Irzh said, a trifle impatiently. “Can you tell me the key to this one...?”
“Look around you,” the deva said. She moved a little closer to the demon. Zhu Irzh and the badger did as she instructed. The interior of the temple was as dank and uninviting as before.
“What?” Zhu Irzh asked.
The deva gave an exaggerated sigh. “Then look outside, if you cannot see.”
Zhu Irzh and the badger stepped cautiously out of the temple, into a clearing that was still empty, still quiet.MoreLess
“Finally, something goes right!” the badger heard Zhu Irzh say. “Come on then, badger. Back we go.”
“Wait,” the deva murmured. “It’s not as simple as that. There are different keys to every gateway.”
The badger wanted to hear this, unimpeded by an iron skin. He turned back into his animal form.
“Well,” Zhu Irzh said, a trifle impatiently. “Can you tell me the key to this one...?”
“Look around you,” the deva said. She moved a little closer to the demon. Zhu Irzh and the badger did as she instructed. The interior of the temple was as dank and uninviting as before.
“What?” Zhu Irzh asked.
The deva gave an exaggerated sigh. “Then look outside, if you cannot see.”
Zhu Irzh and the badger stepped cautiously out of the temple, into a clearing that was still empty, still quiet.MoreLess
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