Page 102 of Whispered Warnings: Part Two

Suddenly we’re in the room that we first arrived in, but now it’s full, and I’m surprised that I recognize quite a few faces in here, although the King once again has his back to us, and so does the Queen. She looks fierce as hell though, dressed in leather pants, with flat knee-high boots, a loose button down, her silver hair braided out of the way and an array of weapons strapped to her, quite honestly, she seems like my kind of Queen.

“That’s, Draith,” Reed says.

I nod, “And Sully, Ahren, Murray, and Ernie. There are also several of the leaders from the Earth realm here that I recognize.”

“It would make sense that they remained in their positions of power when they crossed over,” Raiden points out.

“It’s just strange to see my poker buddies here in this capacity. Especially since they all still look so young, I know that supes age differently to humans, and I knew that they were all from Trieneliea, but they never spoke about it, and I had no ideathat they were leaders here too, and important enough that they sat in meetings with the fucking King and Queen, it’s nuts,” I explain.

“I can imagine,” Evander says. “This is pretty mind blowing.”

We all stop talking as their conversation starts.

“We need to close down the portals,” Ernie says.

Draith nods, “He’s right, the fucking idiot wants the human realms, he seems to think that they would be easier to control and coerce.”

“He’s tried it on humans, it killed them immediately,” someone who I don’t recognize says.

“I think he just wants war now. He wants to rule, and the human realm is a part of that,” the Queen says.

“Which is why we need to shut the portals down so that he can’t get to the Earth realm,” Sully says.

“I can do it, but as you all know, shutting down the portals is huge magic, and if it is done, it will not be easily undone. There’s a chance that they won’t open again,” Sully’s wife explains.

Suddenly her eyes turn opalescent as wind whips around her and lifts her into the air, magic begins to glow.

“This can’t be good,” Murray says, worry in her eyes.

“She’s having a vision,” River explains, no doubt seeing the confusion on my face.

“I haven’t seen anyone have a vision like that,” I reply, not daring to take my eyes off the scene in front of us.

“She’s incredibly powerful,” Ransom adds, and I nod.

The woman returns to normal, and looks around at everyone in the room, her magic swells and several of their eyes widen in surprise.

“From this point forward, when asked no one must mention his name or that he started this war. You won’t be able to describe him or name him,” as she speaks, magic threadsthrough her words, and then she claps loudly, binding the spell and allowing it to settle over everyone.

So Sully has more than one silencing spell on him then because he said that my parents took a potion and triggered everyone else’s for the silencing spell that means he can’t tell me anything.

Sully’s eyes widen, “Was that just on us in this room?”

His wife shakes her head, “No. I was leant the magic in order to make it widespread and to everyone that has the knowledge.”

“Why?” the Queen asks. She doesn’t sound mad, just curious. She obviously trusts her.

“I am unsure, but it was very clear that it needed to be done,” she explains. “We need to evacuate everyone that we can through the portals, now. There is no time to waste, he has upset the balance too much. Our only hope of the supernatural race continuing is if we all evacuate to the human realm and seal the portals shut.”

“What!” Draith exclaims. “Seal us out, not in?”

She nods, “It is necessary. We will get back in, but not for a while. Several things have to fall into place first before the portals will unseal.”

“This is the only way?” the King asks.

She nods, knowledge but also apprehension and maybe even sadness in her eyes. “Yes, it’s necessary.”

“Put the word out and prepare the soldiers. We’re going to need extra help at the portals. The Warrior teams need to be told immediately as well, has Kyrous come back from his scouting mission yet?” the King asks.

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