Ethan sat across from Jill at the dinning room table. She ate quickly while Ethan could barely touch his food. Sarah kept glancing over at him, obviously she had noticed that something was going on. He picked up his fork and attempted to eat the eggs that sat on his plate but only managed a few bits. The image of Jill with golden wings continued to pop into his head. For half a moment he caught Jill's eyes and he could see that she knew what he was thinking about. He couldn't take it anymore.
"Excuse me." He stood and quickly left the room, bee-lining for the door. As he opened the door, a vision slammed him into the wall.
"Ethan! I have to do this! If I don't Benny will be gone forever!" Jill stood in front of him, her eyes molten gold, with wings that stretched nearly fifteen feet in length. Her face was full of anger – or perhaps fear.
Ethan gasped as he regained reality. He knew that that had not been Jill. From what he had learned that morning, Jill was not the one he had seen. Isis had been in full control. Jill's face appeared around the corner.
"Are you alright?" Ethan looked up at her and swallowed. For a moment her form shifted to Isis and then back. He nodded and headed out the door. He started walking and realized he had nowhere to go. Ethan got onto the only familiar road and walked all the way to the school. The magic in the gym stirred when he walked near the door. He glanced up and swallowed. The word that Calli had used the day before flashed through his mind. Holding his hand out towards the door, he took a deep breath.
"Resero." There was a click and the door popped open. He swallowed and slipped into the darkened school. The closer he got to the gym the worse he felt. What if Isis could make the future not happen? What if something bad really was going to happen? He found himself standing at the gym doors and peered in. Standing on the centre court line was a much more solid looking person. He had to hold back a gasp.
Ari stood looking upwards towards a swirling mist that hung in the air. Ethan couldn't believe what he was seeing. Slowly opening the door the sound of what was happening flooded his head.
"-trying to do what you asked." There was a sound like a scoff.
"Even with my control you lack the ability to do anything. I even made sure that your magic was strong enough to bring the vessel back but you failed to bring her to me. You are miserable and I don't know why I should continue using you as a minion." Ethan pulled out his phone and quickly dialed Benny. He placed it in the door and slid into the gym, trying to get a better look.
"No! I'm a good minion! I am!" Another scoff and the air seemed to darken.
"Hardly, you say you are helpful, but you have failed to notice something very important. We are being watched." Ethan felt the air tighten on his throat and he gasped.
"And now Seer, I will use you, as bait." The last thing Ethan remembered was Ari starring at him, with the most brainwashed look he had ever seen.