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Dark Skies: Part XII
Lizzy and Lucas work the murders in Montgomery as they seem to be one step behind the next prince. As events unfold, they both experience a mysterious encounter, and each could prove dangerous.
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Red and blue lights lit the area behind them as Lucas and Lizzy grappled with the cryptic message. Lucas knelt, holding his hands against his temples. Lizzy frantically paced back and forth, still unnerved by the grizzly scene. A smell of copper filled the air. Lucas knew the odor. It was blood-soaked death.
He also knew the message was a warning to stop pursuing the rising. The rising of the seven princes was farther along than they believed. Six down and one to go meant that the seventh prince was next. Lucas knew that he and Lizzy were up against the clock.
“So, the next one is the devil?” Lizzy wondered.
Accounts varied depending on theological belief systems, but Lucas didn’t believe the seventh prince was Satan.
“No,” he told her. “At least, I don’t think so.”
“Well…that a relief,” Lizzy grumbled.