Chapter Fourteen

Dwight, Claudette, Jake, Yui, and Zarina arrived at Vigo's apartment. Their crow flew into his bedroom, and the group followed. Vigo woke up looking out his window. His window was opened, allowing fresh air to enter even though it was still raining.

"The Entity is close..." Vigo said weakly.

Dwight went close to his bed. The old man turned back to them. He appeared more pale than before. And tired. There was a small candle on his dresser.

"What can we do?" Dwight asked.

"This is the end for me... The Observer... I felt him leave... Is he?" Vigo asked.

"Dead," Yui responded with sadness in her voice.

"Not dead... His memories are still here. With you all..." Vigo said.

"The Auris?" Dwight began. "The Observer told us Grimes has it. And we need to get it to do something to stop the Entity. Do you know where Grimes is?"

"Yes... Here in London... A few blocks away. A gathering of sorts. Old and new faces there... The end begins there..." Vigo said.

"What does the device do?" Zarina asked.

"When held, you can look into memories... Of anyone you think of... Their past, present, and future... We each built the device from the knowledge we gained in the Entity's realm..." Vigo said. He began to cough a bit. Their crow flew to his bed, landing beside him.

"My old friend... Now your friend... She trusts you all will know what to do when I'm gone..." Vigo said.

"Benedict said she was his companion," Jake said.

"He thought she was... The crow was my spy... Watching him..." Vigo said.

Vigo didn't speak for a moment. He took Dwight's hand and spoke softly. Claudette watched with tears in her eyes.

"Dwight..." Vigo said.

"Yes?" Dwight asked.

"...where I want to be... With the people I want to be with..."

Those were his final words. The candle on the dresser began to flicker. Then died out. Dwight, Claudette, Jake, Yui, and Zarina left his bedroom.

In the kitchen, Zarina showed the group a paper written from the period they were in. A party crashed by an unknown group of people and an explosion.

"This happened on December 31st, 1899. Today." Zarina said.

"Then we have to go. We only have three hours left." Dwight said.

"Grimes will be hosting a party," Zarina began. "The dress code is outfits from different 'periods in time'. We'll have to blend in. The Observer had two contacts already there. We meet with them, confront Grimes in his office and stop him."

"And get the Auris," Dwight said.

"No going back," Jake said.

"Good," Dwight said.

Their crow flew out the window, heading to the luxury apartment building in London, to meet with the contacts. Dwight, Claudette, and Jake remained in their outfits. After a moment, Yui and Zarina returned on their own. Yui wearing an outfit close to theirs. A white top and pink pants with black gloves. And her hair is now brown. Zarina wore the outfit of a greek goddess, a light blue top and pants, with a gold necklace. Her hair was now long and black, thanks to the magic used by the book.

"This is it. We find Grimes. Retrieve the Auris. Stop the Entity. Then we can finally go home. Everyone ready?" Dwight asked.

The group nodded. Claudette opened the book one final time. The green portal opened, and one by one, they entered leaving the apartment behind.