Page 28 of Oracle Returns: Time will Stop

Causing harm.

It was all the same thing.

Without judgment, they all listened.

“This evil killed so many people here, and then, it wanted to enact revenge. Witches and psychics weren’t enough. It needed that family. Genesis’ family. Because I’ve protected her, I’ve made myself a target. Because Lucian is connected to me, he’s a target. We were shown to this darkness, and we’re the ultimate goal. It’s gotten drunk on power and wants to have ALL of it in the static.”

Julian was curious.

“And if it gets you all?”

Lucian knew.

“The dead are gone, and anyone who is psychic is marked. That’s why The Phoenix Files were created,” he offered. “That’s what we did as a family. We protected psychics who were in danger. Not from this, but from other entities. Dark is ALWAYS drawn to light.”

Raven got it.

“With good, there is always evil. It has to be balanced. Like when a circle is cast, balance has to be there for the magick to work.”

Avalon nodded.

“Yes, Raven. This nightmare wants to make sure it’s not, so it can feed on the dead, and control that space. Once the psychics are killed, it will come for everyone else. We all have souls. Think of it as a spiritual serial killer. This one is after that energy.”

This was wild.

And a lot to take in.

Granted, they all knew serial killers. They’d worked plenty of cases from being cops, in the FBI, and working here to know how dangerous they were.

Why not spiritual serial killers?

Was anything less weird in this town?

“So, if it gets you guys, it’s moving onto everyone else?” Josh asked, getting twitchy.

He didn’t want his woman in danger like this.

She nodded.

“No one will be safe. My goal, when I began helping psychics, was to preserve them and their gifts. We all have psychic potential. Some of us are open when we are born, and some aren’t.”

That made sense.

“And why you three?”

Avalon sipped her tea.

“We were born to this. Avalon, Lucian, and Genesis. Fate isn’t big on coincidences. Everything is done with intent.”

Raven agreed.

“There are connections to each of us with invisible threads. You pick your friends that way, and your career unfolds that way. How many times have we said, ‘luck was on our side’ when there was no luck? Fate is driving the bus.”

Avalon nodded.

“Raven is right. Like with Fate driving the bus, our parents were part of that fate when we were named.”

Tori looked confused, so Avalon continued.