Chapter Seven
(A short while after Chapter Six)
Adam's POV
I walk slowly down the dirt path in front of me. Fog floated around the thick forest. This path has always freaked me out before, but it looks especially creepy tonight. As I walk down the path I get an odd feeling that I'm being watched. I stop and quickly look around me, to see nothing but trees. I feel my heart beat elevate as my breathing gets intense. I hear odd deep noises from every angle around me, I begin to run as quick as I can towards my den. The world seems to pass by me in frames, the only thing I know is that I must begin to see, to see the evil, and protect myself.
Devon's POV
I sit calmly in my cave, being left in a very euphoric state after being with Adam. I walk down the cave paths till
I reach a huge room full of scratches across the walls. I approach a certain spot on the wall and put down another scratch. I back away from the wall a begin to add up the marks. 16 years...
"I must have lost track of time..." I came here only two years ago and now I'm almost towards the end... Until... Well until I become myself again. I start to feel slight panic, but I promise to myself to keep Mariah and Adam safe till then.
Mariah's POV
I lay in my den, still thinking about my earlier experience. What if it was just me seeing things, but what if what I saw was true, or will come true... I remember my grandmother talking about elders who used bowls of water to see into the future. I sigh and lay my head down.
Adam's POV
I lay in my den, terrified. I'm being exposed to all these new feelings and emotions; it's like I could tap into the energies of the world with my mind. I can feel centers in my body buzzing with warmth, and my lips are the warmest. All I can think about is Devon and all the relief I felt when I kissed him, it was like he stole my pain away from me, but there is something else. I feel so different, so... open. I can feel the world around me in such a different way. I can also
feel something else out there, something dark, something evil...
I close my eyes and hope to get some sleep.
Devon's POV
I walk around my cave, inspecting my magical objects to make sure they are safe. I can feel an odd presence, but I feel like I've felt it before. I walk down each corridor inspecting everything, and I find nothing missing or broken. In desperation I decide to go to my scrying bowl. I look into the bowl, it becoming cloudy. I begin to see the image of a box, I look at the writing on the top.
"Daemon lapidem". I immediately recognize the box and run to my room. I search through many cabinets and finally find the box, I open to find the ruby inside glowing a bright red, and it contains a black cloud in it.
"No.. There's no way they found me..." I stare at the stone in complete silence.
Adam's POV (Dream)
I stand near the ancient tree, I see the engravings on it glowing. I hear a voice of a female in the distance. I see a black wolf in the field. I quickly run after this unknown wolf. She stops near a grave and begins to cry. I approach the wolf and the grave, I see the look of the wolf crying and recognize her.
"Mom?" I ask.
"Is it you? MOM!" I shout and she can't hear me. I feel a human hand on my shoulder, I quickly turn to face a beautiful woman dressed in white.
"We are sorry Adam, but something was taken long ago, and something must be taken now." She lets go of my shoulder.
I wake up in a sweat and horrible nausea. I get up and vomit.
"What... What's happening to me?"
A/N there you go. Chapter seven. Hope you guys like it. Going to be working on eight ASAP.
