“Language…
Have a nice nap Vincent.”
He swore and tried to lunge at me, but wound up just rolling
off the terrified woman. A snore escaped him.
When the terrified woman looked up at me, I locked eyes with
her and she went back to her trance.
“You will not remember what happened. Go to sleep.”
She passed out.
I chuckled, picked up Vince and slung him over my
shoulder. I considered throwing him outside in the dirt, but why press my
luck. I didn’t think James would care, I hadn’t killed Vince, or even
hurt him. I also hadn’t jeopardized James’ crazy plans for
tomorrow. On the other hand, I knew I’d now need to watch my back more
than ever in Vince’s case.
So I dumped him back on the bed in the son’s room next to
Eustice.
A few moments later, I was back on my bed, staring at the
ceiling. It was going to be a long night. Despite that I was still
smiling, I felt good about what I’d done. I tried to practice, I reached
out farther, connecting with all the souls out there in this suburb. It
was disconcerting. I tried strengthening my spirit shields, but as I thought
would happen, it didn’t make a difference.
My shields would stop others from attacking me with magic,
or from mesmerizing me, but it didn’t stop my own magic from flowing through
it. As I made connections to the souls nearby, the same thing happened, I
was pummeled by chaos. Like a leaf in a hurricane. The few trees,
and the grass, bushes, house pets, and all that, wasn’t nearly enough
peacefulness to counter that chaos.
I knew there had to be a way, but my mother had planned to
teach me in the city, there were things I didn’t know. Perhaps even other
powers, I was only sure what I knew I could do, and what I’d seen my mother do
that I couldn’t yet. I pulled my power back in locally, and wondered how
I would deal with it tomorrow, when I could potentially connect with hundreds
of thousands in a half mile area.
I remembered what I figured out earlier, and took a moment
to examine the air magic about the others. I wasn’t nearly as powerful as
I’d hoped, but more powerful than a new turn. I estimated I had the power
of a vampire maybe fifty years old. Really, it was dwarfed by the power
in the other three, and there were even a few downstairs that could match me.
Of course, that’s only if I had been just a vampire.
Sorceress of spirit skewed that quite a bit. I gave up on sleep and left
the bedroom again. I went downstairs and grabbed a drink, looking for
something to do.
It was going to be a long night.
Chapter
9
The sun was coming through the kitchen windows, and I yawned.
Sure, now I was tired. I grabbed a cup of coffee from the pot I’d brewed,
and I was eating some eggs with cheddar mixed in when Eustice came in the
kitchen.
He took one look at me and laughed.
I gave him the one finger salute, and took a sip of my
coffee.
He shook his head in apology, “Sorry Miku, but those
sunglasses. You’re gorgeous, and look absolutely ridiculous in those
things.”
I sighed. They were really bad. They were purple
with sparkles on them, and they were way too big. Still, better than
being blinded by the sun. The coven didn’t have spares, and apparently
this was all they could find in the house.
“There’s plenty of eggs if you want them.”
He grinned, “You cooked?”
He walked over and started piling eggs on his plate.
I shrugged, “I was really bored. Couldn’t sleep.
How long was I out anyway? With the change.”
“Almost two days.”
I nodded, thankful I wasn’t in that horrible torturous pain
the whole two days. I shuddered at just the memory of that agony. I
also kind of liked Eustice, and felt we could be friends if it weren’t for the
current circumstances.
I heard a loud roar upstairs, and the sound of furniture
being broken apart. Eustice looked upstairs with concern on his face.
I tried to look innocent, and must
Have a nice nap Vincent.”
He swore and tried to lunge at me, but wound up just rolling
off the terrified woman. A snore escaped him.
When the terrified woman looked up at me, I locked eyes with
her and she went back to her trance.
“You will not remember what happened. Go to sleep.”
She passed out.
I chuckled, picked up Vince and slung him over my
shoulder. I considered throwing him outside in the dirt, but why press my
luck. I didn’t think James would care, I hadn’t killed Vince, or even
hurt him. I also hadn’t jeopardized James’ crazy plans for
tomorrow. On the other hand, I knew I’d now need to watch my back more
than ever in Vince’s case.
So I dumped him back on the bed in the son’s room next to
Eustice.
A few moments later, I was back on my bed, staring at the
ceiling. It was going to be a long night. Despite that I was still
smiling, I felt good about what I’d done. I tried to practice, I reached
out farther, connecting with all the souls out there in this suburb. It
was disconcerting. I tried strengthening my spirit shields, but as I thought
would happen, it didn’t make a difference.
My shields would stop others from attacking me with magic,
or from mesmerizing me, but it didn’t stop my own magic from flowing through
it. As I made connections to the souls nearby, the same thing happened, I
was pummeled by chaos. Like a leaf in a hurricane. The few trees,
and the grass, bushes, house pets, and all that, wasn’t nearly enough
peacefulness to counter that chaos.
I knew there had to be a way, but my mother had planned to
teach me in the city, there were things I didn’t know. Perhaps even other
powers, I was only sure what I knew I could do, and what I’d seen my mother do
that I couldn’t yet. I pulled my power back in locally, and wondered how
I would deal with it tomorrow, when I could potentially connect with hundreds
of thousands in a half mile area.
I remembered what I figured out earlier, and took a moment
to examine the air magic about the others. I wasn’t nearly as powerful as
I’d hoped, but more powerful than a new turn. I estimated I had the power
of a vampire maybe fifty years old. Really, it was dwarfed by the power
in the other three, and there were even a few downstairs that could match me.
Of course, that’s only if I had been just a vampire.
Sorceress of spirit skewed that quite a bit. I gave up on sleep and left
the bedroom again. I went downstairs and grabbed a drink, looking for
something to do.
It was going to be a long night.
Chapter
9
The sun was coming through the kitchen windows, and I yawned.
Sure, now I was tired. I grabbed a cup of coffee from the pot I’d brewed,
and I was eating some eggs with cheddar mixed in when Eustice came in the
kitchen.
He took one look at me and laughed.
I gave him the one finger salute, and took a sip of my
coffee.
He shook his head in apology, “Sorry Miku, but those
sunglasses. You’re gorgeous, and look absolutely ridiculous in those
things.”
I sighed. They were really bad. They were purple
with sparkles on them, and they were way too big. Still, better than
being blinded by the sun. The coven didn’t have spares, and apparently
this was all they could find in the house.
“There’s plenty of eggs if you want them.”
He grinned, “You cooked?”
He walked over and started piling eggs on his plate.
I shrugged, “I was really bored. Couldn’t sleep.
How long was I out anyway? With the change.”
“Almost two days.”
I nodded, thankful I wasn’t in that horrible torturous pain
the whole two days. I shuddered at just the memory of that agony. I
also kind of liked Eustice, and felt we could be friends if it weren’t for the
current circumstances.
I heard a loud roar upstairs, and the sound of furniture
being broken apart. Eustice looked upstairs with concern on his face.
I tried to look innocent, and must
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