Page 295 of Oracle Returns: Time will Stop

He wanted to run for his life.

They felt the energy pulse in the room, and everyone glanced over at Oracle.

“He’s about to take another life,” Avalon admitted. “He’s found her, and I can feel his intent. Once he takes this life, he’s going to be stronger than me. I might not be able to hold up in the static.”

Well, no one wanted to hear that.

Especially her husband.

Tori felt like she needed to know what they’d just encountered, and since this was no longer their area of expertise, she hoped Avalon could help them.

“We felt it as we moved closer to Ridge’s home,” she admitted, and as she did, Lucian came out of his trance. He broke his mediation and focused on her.

“What did you find?” he asked. “Because what I just saw didn’t make me feel good.”

Oh, well, welcome to the club.

Only, before she could tell them, Avalon went there.

“Lucian, stay out of the static. It’s waiting for us. We’ll have one chance to get in there to distract it and find it.”

He was aware, but he could feel it calling to them. The voices were in danger, and he didn’t like not helping them. It was his job, after all.

“I didn’t go in deep. I can’t. I feel so helpless against this.”

Well, Tori shared the rest.

“We saw where he’s putting them. I’ll use the words that best explain it. Hell’s mouth.”

Well, that didn’t sound good.

Tori kept explaining.

“It’s in the same room where Wynter died. There’s this black, inky hole. Like something is torn open. They were trying to climb out as they looked like they were being…absorbed.”

Avalon stopped moving.

“It was in their room?”

Tori nodded.

“Yeah, INCHES from where Wynter pulled the trigger. No wonder she couldn’t fight it. It wanted me to fall into the tear.”

Now, Avalon was curious.

“You saw an opening?” she asked. “A legitimate opening into the darkness?”

She nodded.

“Yeah,” she admitted. “Let’s just say, it’s horrific.”

Avalon moved closer. Now, she was thinking about what she could do to help stay ahead of this entity. It was odd that they’d been able to see it.

That wasn’t normal.

She couldn’t even ‘see’ it. This mistake might be a way to beat it.

“Mind if I touch you?” she asked the woman. “It’s better for me to see it in your head than to hear about it.”