W.I.t.c.h.e.d.
The Strength of Seven
By D.B.F.
Disclaimer: I don't own W.i.t.c.h., but I do own the new characters.
I'd like to dedicate this book and every book in this series to my friends: Lily, Trisha and Christy. I'd also like to dedicate it to Elizabeth Lenhard. Her adaptations of W.i.t.c.h. inspired me to write my own series. Finally I'd like to dedicate this series to my mom and sisters.
Chapter One
"Hmmm," the Oracle said. He was seated in the middle of the Hall of the Congregation. "I sense a great force coming...a destructive force...an evil force. But not from Metamoor. It comes from another world. A world we cannot see. There are portals in this new world that lead to Earth. I fear it will not last."
He paused. he could hear the Congregation murmuring questions. Questions he could not answer.
"A new world?" one said.
"What will happen to us?" asked another.
"Why is this world hidden from us? We can see all others. Can't the Guardians handle this?"
The one that said this was Yan Lin. She was the newest and youngest member of the Congregation. She was once a Guardian. She had passed the responsibility to her granddaughter and her friends. She could still see the disbelief in their eyes when she first told them about their powers. She hear their voices of misunderstanding. She could still see her granddaughter's smiling face when she used her powers. But as quickly as the thoughts came, they left. Then it was back to the problem.
"The Guardians," The Oracle said, "Can close the portals, but I fear the entities that live in this world will be too much for them. But I sense a new Heart has been created to protect Earth from the Beings that live in it." He rose. "That is all."
"But Oracle!" Tibor exclaimed. "There must be more!"
"There is no more," the Oracle responded. "I have said all that I know."
"Does this World have a name?" Yan Lin asked.
The Oracle started to say something under his breath. Then he looked up and said, "Nreyda."