CHAPTER SEVEN
"Oh my god, the sacred Book of Shadows," Selena exclaimed, her eyes opened wide in awe. Philippe, out of habit closed the attic door behind him.
"Selena, touch the book." Philippe said.
Selena carefully placed her hands onto the book and, as with Philippe it glowed again.
"And now the book is yours too." Philippe said.
Selena gushed.
Just like Philippe, she was a huge fan of charmed and to see the book of shadows was bigger then anything she could have dreamed of.
However, just then Ryan, the elder orbed in. By now, Philippe had gotten over the whole 'orbing' thing that he casually addressed Ryan as though he were a friend.
"Oh, hey Ryan, I'm breaking in the new recruit." Philippe said, smiling and nudging the Elder.
"Step one... meet the book." He finished, crossing his arms in a satisfactory pose.
But Ryan didn't smile back and sensing the urgency, Philippe said: "Oh-my-god, what's wrong?"
Ryan looked quite solemn as he spoke: "Philippe and Selena, Paige Matthews dies this morning too."
"What?" Philippe demanded. Furiously wondering why Natalie hadn't said anything.
"But why didn't Nat..."
But Ryan held his hand up indicating he wanted silence and Philippe stopped talking at once.
"It is the duty of the Elders to address each new member individually. The when they are ready we guide then together," Ryan said.
"But Selena was with me..." Philippe started, but again Ryan interrupted him.
"Fortunately you two were, eventually excepting of your destiny. Karlia however isn't."
All the while that Philippe and Ryan had been chatting; Selena had been flicking through the book in awe. Now, however she stepped forward.
"Ah... Karlia?" Selena asked.
"Yes Selena," Ryan replied. "The third and final member of the Power of Three."
Philippe couldn't see what the problem was and told Ryan.
"If she doesn't want to come then assign someone else," Philippe said simply.
"Philippe! This is not the meat market. People aren't standing in line with numbers waiting for us to say 'Next!' there are only three people that are chosen in each new era. Selena, Karlia and you," Ryan concluded now looking quite serious.
"Ok Buddy," Selena said "What do you want us to do? Invite her around for cupcakes and cocoa?"
Ryan put his hands on his hips clearly he was not impressed.
"Maybe this may help," Ryan started in what sounded like a father disciplining his son, kind of voice. "The world is being taken over by Grimlocks, without the Power of Three everyone could die."
Then, as if to prove a dramatic point Ryan orbed out suddenly.
Philippe and Selena started at the empty space where Ryan was just moments ago. Selena was the first to speak.
"Well that was abrupt!" Selena said, flipping through the book. Recovering himself Philippe looked at Selena intently.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"What does it look like?" Selena asked, not looking up from the book. "I'm looking for the section on Grimlocks, so that we can kick some demon ass!"
Philippe was so intrigued seeing Selena get right down to business that he let her get on with the job and didn't interrupt. After a while, Selena looked up triumphantly.
"Ah-ha!" she said. "I have located the Grimlocks page."
But just then, the house went dark again. This time Selena knew a premonition was coming on.
In the premonition Selena saw the Grimlocks.
There were two of them, in an alley-way.
She then saw a slim girl with blonde hair and brown eyes
getting zapped by the grimlocks.
Immediately she (the girl) fell to the ground un-conscious.
One of the Grimlocks then threw an electric volt into her eyes and they turned black.
The girl stopped breathing... she was dead.
The attic lit back up again and Selena noticed herself clinging onto the book stand for dear life. She looked up and saw Philippe who looked as white as the Grimlocks themselves, but at the same time was smiling.
"Was that a..." he asked smiling.
"Premonition? You bet ya." Selena said.
She took a step towards Philippe and then realised she was dizzy. Selena walked over to the chaise-lounge and sat down.
"I think I just saw Karlia," she said.
