Chapter 115 And if these measures should someday fail, And Ki’s protections fall, The Dark Lord shall seize his vessel, And protect the Light by destroying them all. . —Song of the Sword . MIKHAIL A frantic sense of urgency whispers for me to hurry. I need to find Ninsianna. I need to get to her before Ba'al Zebub can hurt her. Shadows bleed into the stark, white wall panels, giving the impression the walls are streaked with smoke. 'Not now,' I whisper. The last thing I need is to get trapped inside another flashback. I come to a dead lizard in a part of the hallway which is scarred from weapons fire. He lays at the foot of a lateral access ladder. Yesss… the dark hunger whispers. One less lizard I have to kill. So which way did Ba'al Zebub go? And where would Lucifer keep my

