Page 32 of Gift from the Source
A small gasp falls from my lips, but this time I was prepared for the information to fly in. There’s not nearly as much on this section as the last, so the pages self-turning doesn’t last as long nor does it make my mind feel like it’s melting from being overloaded.
Good, filia mea. Now you’ll hear the spell you must say and the steps you must take, but they’re also here for you to read once you’re ready. It’s written out in both the language now and Elema Lingua Vetus. It must be spoken in the language of old, though.
My eyes widen as I scan the words on the parchment and my fingers lightly trace the spell sitting there waiting for me. I’ve seen part of this saying before. Through the memory Elementra showed me of her escaping Franklin and coming home the first time.
Locus datus ab essentia mei. Per tempus et per spatium iter claudunt ad optatum locum.
“A place given by the essence of my being. Through time and through space, close the travel to their desired place,” I translate quietly now that the meaning of theElema Lingua Vetusis clear.
Now that you know what to say, as I said, the process will never change.
Instead of slicing your palms in the traditional design of the Nexus mark, you will carve it the opposite way. Then you must detect the desired portal or portals you want to close just like you would normally, including reciting the spell to detect them. You don’t have to reword the spell. Any space made from our blood is a blessed place.
Once you sense the connection, you’ll say your closing spell and you’ll feel the connection of power snap back into you.
I’m grateful for her quick explanation of not having to reword the spell. Elementra knows CC has caught me up a couple times with that, so my first assumption was thatI’d have to do that now.
Blowing out a breath, I rub my hands together for a moment, then gaze down at my palms. With a shift of my claw, I start my design where I always do, at the top of my palm underneath my middle finger. Then instead of going counterclockwise, I go clockwise.
Just like earlier this morning, I cup my hands as my blood begins pooling and open the earth beneath me. A few droplets slip through my palms and as soon as they soak into the dirt, I begin feeling the fabric of connections. So I sink my hands completely into the soil and recite the first spell.
“Passages through time and space, show me your travels through this blessed place.”
The ground trembles faintly as my magic spreads outward and my blood forms invisible vines through this realm just like it did in Elementra.
Unlike when I did this earlier in Elementra, this time when the first pulse hits me, it’s not a gentle breeze across my mind or a small surge of electricity. It’s a power-packed shock that seems to charge every cell in my body. It’s not painful in the slightest, but it’s a boost like I’ve never felt.
Shit. That’s the difference between a closed portal and an open one.
I have to remind myself repeatedly to breathe through it as my blood continues to travel this realm faster than the speed of light. Each portal I come across and lock onto energizes me more and more.
After a few consistent seconds of the vibrations beneath my skin thrumming evenly, I know we’ve reached the end of the lines across the nonmagical realm. There weren’t nearly as many portals here as there were in Elementra, but every one of them was open.
Deep breath.
“Locus datus ab essentia mei. Per tempus et per spatium iter claudunt ad optatum locum.”
A grunt falls from my lips as the force of the connections slam into me all at once. I surely would’ve fallen over had it not been for my hands locking into the earth.
They’re tethered to the fabric of the realm as the power of the portals pours into me. I couldn’t pull them out right now no matter how much I wanted to.
I brace myself as the vibrations intensify like I’m finally reeling in the end of the rope. The second that last thread comes through my fingertips, the connection snaps and I fall into the trunk of my tree with a muttered—okay, screeched—fuck.
“Willow.”My name echoes in my mind from my men as I groan.
Pushing myself back up to my knees and holding my head, I take a second to catch my breath before responding,“I’m fine. Portals are closed.”
Their worry instantly eases and morphs into excitement for me, but I have to block the heady concoction out. I’m already full to the brim with power. I can’t take on any of their elated feelings.
“Damn, a warning would’ve been nice,” I mutter as I flip the pages of the book back open to where I was. “Okay, Momma, last step for now. I got to get my family home.”
Settling myself back on my knees, I take another deep breath, preparing myself for what happens next.
Now, opening a portal into Elementra. You’ve seen me do this before, but now you get to know step by step what I did. So get ready, my girl. This will be an abundance of knowledge hitting you at once. Again, repeat after me.
Oh, fuck me. At least she warned me this time.
Here goes nothing.
