Saturday Story 2024 – Week 4 (A Sign of Evil – Part 11)
Part eleven of this supernatural/witchcraft/mind control story is now available on my Patreon. Synopsis below:
Lila Walters, a good witch, finds herself entangled in a fight for the minds and souls of those she loves the most.
Lila uses an ancient magical artifact of immense power to send a message to the Resistance. The quest for saving Penelope’s soul continues.
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A small excerpt is available below:
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“For you to get in touch with the resistance, the first thing you’re going to need is this.” Alondra touched the palm of her right hand with her left index finger and a spherical object materialized before her. It was the size of a tennis ball but made of red and white crystal and whose facets reflected more light than they absorbed. Sarah recognized it right away.
“An Orvium? Now, that’s something I haven’t seen in ages!” she said.
“Yes. There aren’t many left that still work, but I’ve always been a collector,” Alondra noted.
“What is it?” Lila asked. Unlike her mother, she had never seen such an object or even heard of its name, but she could sense the ancient power flickering within.
“An old communication device used by witches during the Dark Ages. Each crystal resonates at a specific magic frequency that can only be picked up by others. Most of them were destroyed around the 15th century, but a handful remained,” Sarah replied. “I had the pleasure of using one during my time in the Council.”
“And now, you’ll get to do it again,” Alondra sent the object floating towards her. The Orvium was lighter than it seemed, and it responded differently to non-magical and magical creatures. To the former, it was always cold, no more than an elaborate paperweight to display on a luxurious desk, but to the latter, it was warm, and filled with memories of times long gone. If one were to stare at it long enough and try to attune to it, you could pick up lingering fragments of its many historical achievements. It wasn’t advised to do so, though.
“Why not?” Lila asked.
“You can get lost in those fragments,” Alondra bit her upper lip. “Each Orvium is like a miniature black hole at its core. It will suck you in if you’re not focused.”(…)
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