House of Horrors Part 1
When he spoke, his voice trailed off like the roar of some vast cavern:
"Azarukh... deep in the earth, the blood-djinn fight. He will not return until he has defeated them and captured their king. When that moment comes, Malik and all who follow him will fall, and they will collapse with him."
Susan and Muhammad exchanged a terrified glance, the words striking like icy blades against their chests. Susan hesitated, her voice trembling but driven by a desperate need to know:
"When... will Azarukh return?"
A shadowy smile curved across Shams al-Duhur's lips, revealing teeth that flashed like polished bone beneath a torchlight lamp. Leaning forward until darkness consumed his features, he answer