April Free Chapter - The Stone Demon by Karen Mahoney

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Donna Underwoods Final Journal Entry:

They say that the truth sets you free.Whoever they are, they have no idea how far off

base that is. Free? I dont think so.

Now that I know the truthsome of itmy life

is more restricted than ever. I want out. Out of the

Order of the Dragon. Out of the Order of the Crow.

Out of this crazy world of alchemists hidden in theshadows. I feel as though Im living in a MMORPG,

only my character is running low on food, weapons,

and life force all at the same time. Shes crashing and

burning, and Im not sure I can save her. Save ME.

Seems like the more I thrash around trying to find

some kind of escape from the alchemists, the tighter thethreads bind me. Im stuck in the middle of a web of

lies, just waiting for Simon Gaunt, the Magus, to scut-

tle over and deliver a poisonous bite. Hes the spider at

the center of all this crap, but unlike Anansi he is way

more than a trickster and teller of tales. Hes dangerous.

I thought Id stopped believing in good andevil a long time agoits so reductive and small.

But Simons immortality has come at a terrible price.

Not so much a price exacted on himself, as far as I

can figure it, but on way too many other people. Pos-

sibly even on Quentin.

And then theres Demian.He may be a demonthe king of the demons

but at least hes true to his nature. There are no secrets.

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He simply is what he is. A force of nature. A vengeful

god that Im responsible for unleashing on the world.

Aliette is cunning, but I cant really blame her for set-

ting me upI can only blame myself for being stu-

pid enough to trust her. The Wood Queen and I have

tangled too many times, now, and somehow she doesnt

scare me. At least, not as much as she used to. But she

did trick me into releasing the demons on our world.

Demons its a whole new ball game, one Imnot sure that any of us are ready for. I wish I knew the

rules, but every time it feels like Im finding my foot-

ing, somebody pulls the rug out from under me and I

have to learn how to stand all over again.

All this, and my dreams are getting more vivid

with each night that I spend in London. The pain inmy arms from the iron tattoos that used to bind my

power grows worse. Some mornings I wake up scream-

ing, and I remember that the Demon King is gather-

ing his army and the whole world is in danger and

I just want to run away and hide. Miranda speaks of

the reaper storm of demons as though its somethingthat we all face together, even though I know I have

to take responsibility for opening the door to Hell. I

set things in motiondoesnt that mean that I should

be the one to fix it?

The only problem is, Im not even sure I know

where to begin


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From: Donna Underwood

To: Navin Sharma

Re: Use The Force

Nav,

I was being serious in that last email. Stop trying

to cheer me up with Star Wars quotes.

I wish you would come visit. Didnt you say

your dad was into the idea of you spending sometime in London? Id love to see you. I know its a

lot to ask, but I dont have any friends here and I

just dont feel like I fit inI know its only been

three weeks, but still. And anyway, I thought youd

want an excuse to skip school! :-)

Everybody in the Order of the Crow is soEnglish. (Yeah, I know, Im stating the obvious.)

I feel like Im living in a real-life version of Mary

Poppins. Only without the singing and dancing.

You know, the cool stuff.

Mirandas nice, dont get me wrong, but shes

very efficient. Since her promotion shes prettysenior in the ranksnot quite on the same level

as Quentin, but shes quickly approaching that. I

thought Id have gotten to know her better by now,

but shes only really focused on the task of train-

ing me to be an alchemist. Honestly? So far, that

mostly involves spending way too much time read-ing dusty old books. Being stuck in this house is

starting to drive me crazy, too, though the upside


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is that its pretty cosy for somewhere so big. Win-

ter in London is colder than I thought it would be,

and I miss the open fires at the Frost Estate. Never

thought Id hear myself say that

Roberts around more, now that hes recovered

from that demon shadow attack in the Ironwood,

but hes not you. And hes way too serious about

training me!

Anyway, I wont mention the fact that theresbeen news of demon activity up in Scotland. Thats

not something I should be bothering you with, and

if anybody hacks into my emails theyll probably

have me put away somewhere nice and safe

Could you, possibly, if its not too much trou-

ble (!!) check on Xan for me? I guess he might beat Makers workshop if hes not at home. I just

want to know hes okay, thats all. I havent heard

from him in ages.

I miss you.

Love,Donna


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From: Navin Sharma

To: Donna Underwood

Subject: Trust Your Feelings

Donna,

Stop sending me such miserable emails, would you?

Youre depressing the crap out of me.

Its bad enough that youre not here, but then

the only communication I get from you is filledwith doom, gloom, and typos. (Wo)man up! What

happened to the Donna Underwood who can open

inter-dimensional doorways and rescue her moms

soul from the Wood Queen? Okay, so you prob-

ably started the apocalypse while doing that, but

were focusing on the positive here. And anyway,who says demons always have to be the bad guys?

Oh, and about what you asked me: no, I havent

seen or heard anything from the Wingless Wonder.

(Thats Xan, just in case you were confused.) Sorry,

but I dont expect to. I think the guy was always

threatened by my good looks, charm, and manlyphysique, if you really want the truth. Hes hardly

likely to want to hang out with me while youre not

here, you know? Im surprised he hasnt visited you

yet. Doesnt his mom live somewhere in England?

Anyway, Im stuck with school and homework

andughexams. Some of us are destined tosave the world, while others have to write essays

on Macbeths primal wound. Personally, I think


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you might actually have the best deal. This shit is

messed up, yo.

Don, Im worried about you. You havent

sounded like your normal self (and I use the word

normal with caution) in ages. The last couple

weeks, I mean. Dont make me get on a plane just

so I can kick your ass.

Im not sure the English laydeez are ready for

me.Ill Skype you soon.

Your buddy,

Nav


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The British Museum was on fire.Donna gazed in horror at the television screen, whichshowed the entire museum complex ablaze. Hungry flameslicked the night sky, staining it the color of dried blood.

Firefighters were beaten back by a wall of heat, smoke bil-

lowed in choking black clouds, and sirens split the air like

screams of terror.

She shifted on the couch in Mirandas den. It was the

homiest room in her mentors grand old Victorian house,which was serving as a temporary headquarters for the


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Order of the Crow. Grabbing the TV remote, Donna

turned up the sound.

The newscasters voice shook as she attempted to report

from the scene. Or, at least, from as near to the site of the

devastation as the news crews were permitted to get. Donna

had never seen so many police in one place; blockades were

set up on multiple streets and it was reported that neigh-

boring buildings had been evacuated, with talk of the evac-

uation zone being moved out to a two-mile radius.There was chaos on the streets. Panic on the faces of

the few people who stopped to be interviewed.

Miranda Backhouse touched Donnas shoulder, making

her jump. The alchemistDonnas new mentorsmiled

gently. Sorry, I thought you heard me.

She sat down on the couch beside her apprentice. Theolder womans eyes reflected the burning buildings. Shad-

ows played across her strained face, both from the televi-

sion and from the candles that flickered throughout the

room.

Donna shivered. This is messed up. Theyre talking

about a terrorist attack.Yes, Miranda said, her tone bleak. A new 9/11.

You dont sound convinced.

The alchemist shrugged. Does that fire look like any-

thing man-made to you?

Donna remembered the Twin Towers. Shed watched

the coverage as a child, from her bed in Ironbridge whilerecovering from one of the many magical operations that

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I dont know, she replied. I think people can do

some pretty terrible things.

Miranda fixed Donna with her clear blue gaze. Of

course they can. But can they also create flames that fly in

the shape of dragons?

What? Donna leaned forward, gazing harder at the

ribbons of fire that coiled in the smoke-filled air. She nar-

rowed her eyes, trying to see what Miranda saw.

That curl of smoke, like a tail. Tongues of flame, likegiant wings. A column of fire that formed a neck, support-

ing a burning head with black eyes and nostrils that bil-

lowed some sort of noxious gas

How had she missed it? Donna looked sharply at her

mentor, raising her eyebrows, waiting for an explanation.

Miranda didnt disappoint. Before, you could only seewhat everyone else saw. Thats part of the illusion.

Hope gripped Donnas chest. Illusion? You mean,

this isnt real? There arent really people who are hurt or

dead?

No, no, you misunderstand me. This is completely real.

The only illusion is in hiding the true nature of the fire.Donna squeezed her iron-clad hands into fists, clench-

ing the soft fabric of the gloves she always wore to cover

them. Its the demons, isnt it? She tried not to think

of how beautiful the Demon Kings voice had sounded

the last time hed spoken her name. She remembered

the cruel turn of his mouth, and realized that in usingdragon-shaped flames in his attack, Demian was mocking

the alchemists. All the Orders, not just the Order of the




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Dragon, held the mythical creature sacred. For the alche-

mists, the dragon was a symbol of transformation.

Yes, it seems that Demian has made his first move.

Mirandas reply was so matter-of-fact, it chilled Donna to

the bone. Hes calling us out. Lookthe image is chang-

ing.

Now the flashing flames split off into multiple figures.

This time they became smaller, winged creatures, their

fiery beaks open as they swooped and soared in a strangelychaotic formationa murder of crows.

But why the museum? What the hell does Demian

gain by attacking the British Museum, of all places?

Miranda smiled grimly. The alchemists have had

many artifacts on display there over the years, especially in

the Enlightenment Gallery.Donna turned back to the TV screen, watching as a

wall crumbled and hit the ground in a cloud of dust and

flying debris. There was no sound, just shaky camera

images filled with a historic landmarks destruction on a

scale that London probably hadnt seen since the Second

World War. The silence made it even creepier.She swallowed. I dont think the Enlightenment Gal-

lery exists any more.

No, Miranda agreed. I dont think it does.

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not to dwell on how this was all her fault. But how could


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she not think about the way that the Wood Queen had

tricked her into opening the doorway to Hell? She wanted

to call her mom, but knew her mother would be part of

the emergency meeting that was taking place upstairs.

The conference between the four alchemical Orders

of the Crow, Dragon, Rose, and Lionwas supposedly to

figure out what the Demon Kings next move would be.

They were communicating viaSkype, of all things. Donna

would have laughed at that, if she didnt feel sick every timeshe thought about the people whod died in the museum

fire. While the news reports said thered been minimal

fatalities because the attack took place after closing, that

hadnt meant the building had been entirely empty; a

handful of office workers, night security, and cleaners were

still inside. Six human lives had ended. And of course evenmore people were injured, although those figures hadnt yet

been officially confirmed. Maybe a dozen. Maybe more.

Donna hated that she wasnt involved in the alche-

mists discussion. Shouldnt she be part of things? Sure, she

knew it wasnt All About Donna Underwood, but what

was she even doing in London if they werent going to talkto her when Demianwhom shehad releasedattacked?

It was crazy, although she should hardly be surprised given

the super-secretive way the alchemists always acted. Shed

just hoped things would be different in London. Even

Robert was at the meeting.

Thinking of Robert Lee made Donna remember howlucky theyd both been to escape from the Ironwood last

month. Theydidmake it out in one piece, but Robert had


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been barely hanging on to life when the alchemists admit-

ted him to their super-secret, super-private wing of Iron-

bridge Hospital, back home in Massachusetts. Herhome,

that is. Robert was about as American as tea and scones.

It had taken him more than a week to be considered

well enough to travel, but now that he was back in Lon-

don, his recovery had been faster than ever. Once Donna

knew he was out of the woods (so to speak), her relief had

been overwhelming. Robert had helped herwhen theydfaced down the demon shadows, after all.

Lying on her bed, Donna wanted to cry, but she found

herself unable to squeeze out a single drop of emotion. She

was so frustrated it made her jaw ache, and she realized

that shed been grinding her teeth.

This was pathetic. She had to do something.Deciding to take some sort of action calmed her down,

at least enough for her to sit up and swing her feet off the

bed. She sat down at her computer and jiggled the mouse,

waiting for the screensaver to clear.

If she was responsible for letting all the horrors of man-

kind out of Pandoras Box, well then maybe she could finda way to put them back where they belongeddeep beneath

the earth, in their Underworld home. Maybe there was a

magical method of locking Demian up again. The alche-

mists had said it was impossible, now that he was free to

roam once more, and that it had taken too much power

when theyd done it two hundred years ago. But they didntknow everything. And they didnt have Donnas ability to


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open doors to other realms, or teleport to anywhere in the

world.

Of course, she needed to be able to controlher new-

found powers to be able to use them effectively. And she

was learning how, thanks to guidance from Maker back

home and intense training sessions with Robert. As a new

alchemical initiate, Donna had hoped to be casting spells

by now or at the very least mixing a few potions, but shed

spent much of her time in London either reading dusty oldbooks with Miranda or locked in martial arts combat with

Robertwhich involved sweating a lot and falling over at

the end of lessons because she was so exhausted. Robert

seemed to be on a Mr. Miyagistyle mission to prove that

plain old self-defense techniques were somehow going to

help her with the wacked-out Iron Witch abilities thateverybody seemed so afraid of.

Well then, maybe she could learn more about the

demons. There were books on demonology in Mirandas

library, although shed had been forbidden access to the

darkest texts.

Donna smiled to herself, remembering the wayMiranda had kept her out of the conference earlier. Fine.

Let them keep her out of the loop. It seemed they still

didnt trust her, which wasnt really surprising, consider-

ing what shed done. And of course shed grown up in the

Order of the Dragon, which had been compromised, in

the other Orders eyes, by Simon Gaunts machinations.So, perhaps if she could get some insight into the nature of

demons, she might be able to figure out a way to stop Demian


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and his hordes. She needed to look for weaknesses or maybe

even something that she could use to negotiate with the

demons. It wasnt like she didnt have experience making deals

with otherworldly creatures, after all.

And if she couldnt put Demian back in his box, maybe

she could figure out a way to kill him.

Donna wanted to be surprised by how easily she was

even contemplating such extreme possibilities. She should

at least be shocked at herself for wantingto end anotherbeings life. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldnt

manage to feel guilty. Not when it came to protecting the

people she loved. And the Demon King wouldnt blink

when it came to destroying human cities filled with mil-

lions of people. Among those people were Rachel Under-

wood, Navin Sharma, and Alexander Graysonthree livesshe would do almost anything to protect.

She focused again on the computer screen in front of

her. Another news update was the first thing she saw when

she refreshed the BBC page. The fire was finally under con-

trol, but it was far too late to save the main buildings of the

British Museum. Nobody could understand how the firehad spread so quickly and so totally. There were wild specu-

lations about this in various comment threads and on Twit-

ter, including talk of an apocalypse, but mostly people

seemed pretty sure it was a terrorist attack. Which, Donna

thought, it is. Only carried out by a vengeful Demon King

rather than religious fundamentalists or political extremists.According to the reports, there had definitely been some

kind of explosion, but nobody could agree on what exactly


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could have caused it. There would be all the usual investi-

gations, of course, but while various experts were wheeled

out to outline their ideas, not a single one of their theories

matched. The explosionif thats what it had beenwas

being classified as mysterious and highly unusual.

Yeah, Donna thought. Ahighly unusualdemon attack.

She flipped over to Google, typing in enlightenment

gallery british museum.

After scrolling past all the news reports about the blast,she came across several sites with information about the gal-

lery Miranda had mentioned. The Enlightenment Gallery

was where some of Dr. John Dees mystical equipment was

displayed. Dr. Dee was the creepy sixteenth-century astrolo-

ger, mathematician, and Master Magus who had played a

pivotal roleunknown to most academics and historiansin the founding of the current alchemical Orders. One of

the collections centerpieces was Dees famous obsidian scry-

ing mirror. The British Museum also held alchemical gri-

moires and other manuscripts, all of which would undoubt-

edly be nothing more than ash by now.

Sighing, Donna decided shed had enough of staring ata computer screen. It wasnt like she was learning anything

useful. She headed down two flights of stairs to the library,

hoping that the alchemists conference would last a good

while longer. It was unusual for her to have some time to

herself, and now she was glad of it.

There had to be some sort of weapon that could beused against Demian and his kindshe just needed to

find out what it was.


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