Thereโs no such thing as winning or losing. There is won and there is lost, there is victory and defeat. There are absolutes. Everything in between is still left to fight for. Serpine will have won only when there is no one left to stand against him. Until then, there is only the struggle, because tides do what tides doโthey turn.
Derek LandyShe had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person's teenage years lasted well into their fifties.
Derek Landy"Please forgive me," Pleasant said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled the trigger.
Derek LandyHe looked at her. 'In order to finish, I'll have to have defeated six Infected, Dusk, and Vengeous himself.' Yeah. So?' The Infected I can manage.' She frowned. 'And Vengeous? I mean, you can beat him, right?' Well,' he said, "I can certainly try. And trying is half the battle.' What's the other half?' He shrugged. 'Hitting him more times than he hits me.
Derek LandyI need a weapon,โ Valkyrie muttered. โYouโre an Elemental with a Necromancer ring, trained in a variety of martial arts by some of the best ๏ฌghters in the world,โ Skulduggery pointed out. โIโm fairly certain that makes you a weapon.โ โI mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick.โ โIโll buy you a stick for Christmas.
Derek Landy