Page 27 of Oracle Returns: Time will Stop

She pointed at Genesis.

“Your ancestors got rid of the problem or tried to the best of their ability. They took out the trash, so to speak.”

Genesis lifted a brow.

“Got rid of?”

Avalon explained.

“Like I am the keeper of the static, they were cleaning up the area of people who liked to do bad things here on this plane. Think of it as psychic cops.”

Genesis knew nothing of her family. Her mother and father would never speak of them. All she was ever told were they died a long time ago.

Avalon continued.

“They were tasked with policing it, if you will. In a town known for its magick, and the witches, your family kept it clean of anyone who would dabble in evil.”

Okay, that didn’t freak her out as much as it had when she started. Avalon made it sound like her ancestors were killers, but now, psychic cops she could get behind.

“They balanced the scale?” Tori asked.

That made Avalon nod.

“Exactly. Everything in life has to be in balance. Like I said, good and evil, black and white…and so on.”

So far, everyone was with her on this one.

Avalon continued.

“Every generation of your family had their job to keep the balance here. They made sure that darkness stayed in the shadows. Only, forty years ago, that became unbalanced to the point it was unable to be stabilized like normal.”

That hung there, and she gave them time to digest that.

“Like now, it’s out of balance again. Back then, someone from that bloodline went on a killing spree. They liked the way it felt to harvest souls, kill psychics, and cause a mess. They honed their gift to be a psychic vampire, like you have now.”

Julian didn’t like that at all, because this sounded like it was happening all over again.

Well, shit.

It was back again, and out of balance. That might be why the whole town felt…off to him.

He shared what they knew.

“We found out that forty years ago, Genesis’ parents got the hell out of here and moved to Utah. Then, there, they had Genesis as they remained in hiding. Later, her mother committed suicide, and then, her father did too.”

Avalon nodded.

“I’ve known about this happening since I was a young girl. I’ve been helping the dead in the static most of my life. It’s always been my duty. Like certain people are born into bloodline to do the same work, we were too.”

They looked skeptical.

“Who here was a cop with a cop as a parent or relative?”

Not surprisingly, MANY of the people who had been cops had family members who were. While they might think it’s just ‘following in family’s footsteps’, some things were in the blood.

Justice.

Helping others.