The following Tidbit is from Castle Necros, the sixteenth installment in the Carnal Invasion series. Castle Necros is due for publication on Halloween 2019.
In this Tidbit, Lucifer has been inadvertently summoned to Castle Necros by Lleu Redgrave, a strikingly naive Irish vampire.
“My good fellow, you are a very young soul in a very old
body,” Lucifer demurred. “I would not subject you to the Enchanters of Lwiqsyz
for all of the wisdom of Heaven and Hell. However, as I am in a generous frame
of mind, I will gladly attend your sister’s wedding with you.”
“Begging your pardon, Your Infernal Glory, but my sister has
been dead for centuries,” the startled Lleu revealed. “Mate, where did you get
the idea that I was summoning a demon to go to my long-dead sister’s wedding
with me?”
“Why, that was the foremost thing in your mind, my good
fellow. A dreadful worry about not being able to find anyone to accompany you
to your sister’s wedding, and her bestowing upon you a most contentious
tongue-lashing about being a neer-do-well and a drunkard.”
“My sister was a soulless social climber with a caustic wit
and a razor tongue,” Lleu sighed. “It does not surprise me that her demands
that I find a companion to bring with me to her wedding lest I shame my
questionable family still prey upon my unfortunate mind. I deeply apologize to
you, Your Infernal Majesty.”
“It is no trouble at all, my dear boy. Perhaps by revealing
this boil on your psyche, you will be free to heal from it.”
~Cie for Naughty Netherworld Press~
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