The Diamond Arrow (2): Red Moon

By Henri T. De Souza

The Diamond ArrowRed Moon pulled me into an adventure that resonated long after completion, but there is so much more to this striking novel. As a Christian, it brought forefront the validity of an ever-present spiritual threat that opposes us. Henri De Souza weaves a tapestry of hope through his characters and fast paced plot that also reminds us that we will overcome!
Karen Boulay


The Diamond ArrowRed Moon is the second novel of the acclaimed action-adventure series.

To honor a duel, the golden warriors are forced to venture by night into the darkest region of a witch-cursed forest. Under the meek light of a red moon, they affront the wrath of an opponent who seems invisibleor so they thought. Embezzled by the destructive abilities of a weapon of darkness which allured as a challenging match to the Diamond Arrow, one of the golden warriors is shaken to the core. As Silas and Lydia face the works of an infuriated dragon, a convincing witch and a tyrant with dozens of wicked minions under his command, will they lose their faith or come to realize that they are more than conquerors?

To discover what happened, dive into the medieval tale as the adventure continues in The Diamond ArrowRed Moon.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 3, 2016
• ISBN: 9781512724233

Henri T. De Souza

Henri T. De Souza is a Université de Sherbrooke graduate and a former language assessor. He currently lives in North-Glengarry, nestled between Montreal and Ottawa, in Canada, with his wife and their four children. Connect with the Author. facebook.com/HenriT.DeSouza twitter.com/HenriDeSouza [e-mail]

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The Diamond Arrow

Red Moon

Henri T. De Souza

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Copyright © 2016 Henri T. De Souza.

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This book is a work of fiction. Incidents, events and locations in this book are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

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ISBN: 978-1-5127-2424-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-2425-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-2423-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015920869

WestBow Press rev. date: 12/31/2015

Contents

Acknowledgment

Chapter 1   The Vision

Chapter 2   The Prophecy

Chapter 3   The Captives

Chapter 4   Genesis of Lystra

Chapter 5   The City of Three Rivers

Chapter 6   The Dragon and The Witch

Chapter 7   A Maleficent Plot

Chapter 8   Power in Disguise

Chapter 9   The Hostages

Chapter 10   Entertaining an Angel

Chapter 11   Rewarding Righteousness

Chapter 12   New Exodus

Chapter 13   The Missing Armor

Chapter 14   Outstanding Victory

Epilogue

References

Dedication

To Henriette, my friend and my wife.

Acknowledgment

T hank you Lord of Hosts for the Gift of Life and for the excellent and perfect Love you have demonstrated to humanity.

Thank you Alpha and Omega for your Love and your sacrifice.

Thank you Holy Ghost for your fellowship, guidance, and inspiration.

As the adventure continues, my gratitude goes to you Henriette, my beloved wife, for your tremendous support, your encouragement and your cheerful feedback. May the abundant blessings of our Lord of Hosts manifest in your life.

Altesse, Royale, Prince and Eminence, I am grateful for your enthusiasm and your joyful response when envisioning the adventures of Silas and Lydia. Thank you for the play you created out of the first novel of the series and for the chance you gave me to take on the role of Remnar.

My special gratitude goes to Karen Boulay for the excellence of the enhancements brought to this novel. In order to elevate the quality level of this volume to a higher ground, Karen has resourcefully contributed in the areas of technical improvements, wording enhancements, as well as proofreading so that the fans can enjoy a much better reading experience. I am grateful to you Karen, for your helpful suggestions; your well received contribution towards the improvement of this novel is much appreciated.

Armand De Souza, dear brother, your detailed and positive views were very constructive.

Kudos to you Martine De Souza for the candid way you vividly depicted numerous scenes of the adventure.

Diane D’Almeida, I am grateful for the extensive feedback provided; I am humbled by the way you allowed this work to touch your life and impact the lives of beloved ones around you.

I would like to extend my gratitude to René and Jennifer Auer for the heartfelt encouragement and the genuine interest in seeing this work come to life.

Thank you Brice De Souza my dear cousin, for sustaining a beacon of support on your side of the Atlantic Ocean, and for encouraging the speedy translation of this novel.

Mark and Shelley Willlock, I am thankful for your recommendation about the discussed libraries. Mark, the angel has been named.

Gillian Legroulx, a heartfelt gratitude to you for the delight you generously displayed when you enjoyed the first novel.

I am grateful to you Jean-Antoine Amemado, as the excellence of your technical analysis of my prose and the gentleness of your pertinent and generous hints have led to further improve this work.

Special thanks to Melodie Papp for the artistic touch on the Map of Sinayor.

My gratitude goes to a great number of supporters and fans and the list below cannot contain them all. Thank you to the following families and individuals: the Auers, the Gandias, the Willocks, the Legroulx, the MacCallums, the Campbells, the Audains, the Fasts, the Paaps, the Villandres, the Bilodeaus, the Boulays, the Mbambis, Luc Seguin, Adrien St-Louis, Rob Merriman, René Bilodeau and Olivier Scott.

My sincere appreciation equally goes to the communities of Breadalbane and Revive Alexandria for the persistent support.

To all the aficionados through social media and online presence: kudos!

To everyone who appreciates this work, may the Lord of Hosts shine His face on you as you continue to enjoy the ways of the Diamond Arrow!

The Land of Sinayor - Map

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Chapter 1

The Vision

Time: AD 1212

Location: Lystra and surrounding area

"D ART TO YOUR LEFT! WATCH out, Silas!" Lydia’s voice echoed through the seemingly quiet forest.

Instinctively, Silas twisted his abdominal core to the left and leaned back. The hissing sound coming from the flying dart grew louder as it drew close to him. His heart leaped, and his blood ran cold. He saw a dark arrow head, its hollow body and fletching swiftly flying by his chest, barely missing his left shoulder. The heat from the hazy dart brushed Silas’ chest causing a sudden rush through his veins. The projectile continued straight and landed on a nearby tree. As soon as the dart pierced it, multiple bumps appeared on the bark. The tree began to decay.

In his motion escaping the dart, Silas fell down on the leaves that covered the forest path. He rolled back. As he spun, he crouched down by a nearby bush, both hands on the ground. He scrutinized the direction the hazy dart came from but saw no one. He looked to the right and then to the left; however, there was nothing to see except the Heb Nabir Forest’s trees and the mysterious path running across them. Curious, he glanced back at the tree that was hit by the strange projectile. What he saw made his jaw go slack.

The dart had sunk deeper into the tree; by then its trunk was already half decimated. A thought came to his mind: That could have been you! He considered that possibility and got afraid. The golden armor vanished off of him.

He did not pay attention to Lydia, who started running toward him as soon as she saw that he had landed on the ground. Silas lifted up his head and squinted at the full moon; it was the night of the red moon.

"The armor, he whispered, I’ll call back the armor". While his heart was surrounded with distress and his eyes were peeking at the decaying tree, Silas called the armor.

However, for the first time in three years, the armor did not appear on him when he summoned it. The absence of the armor sank him deeper in his fright, and he grew quite concerned. He felt vulnerable without his armor, in that unknown forest,