Page 33 of Gift from the Source
I say the spell that grants me my communal knowledge and yeah, it does more than hit me. It crashes into me like a wrecking ball.
I suck in a painful, struggling gasp as I clutch my head. The instructions mix with the memory of every step she took and it’s like my mind flips through years of books in the matter of seconds. I have to squeeze my eyes shut as they go crossed from how fast my brain is trying to keep up with the information being scripted into place.
My nausea and dizziness are overwhelming, but I gulp down air, begging for it to slow down the spinning in my mind. After a few torturous moments, it all begins to silence once again as the pages of the book stop flipping themselves and I blink my watery eyes open.
You heard me mutter the words, Locus datus ab essentia mei esse. Per tempus et per spatium, libera me in desideratum locum. It means ‘A placegiven by the essence of my being. Through time and through space, deliver me to the desired place.’
Elementra will always be your desired place, filia mea.
She is home.
I know you tried this before after watching me, but it failed. That’s because one, you weren’t fully bonded and two, you were already in your desired place. I wasn’t fully bonded either, but Elementra needed me home.
You won’t fail at this again.
Follow the steps I did. It’ll open a portal from anywhere and deliver you where you should be within Elementra.
You won’t be slicing both of your palms. Only your dominant hand. You’ll draw your Nexus mark like you would any other time, going counterclockwise, but you’ll carve it five times. Once for each member of the Nexus.
Then you’ll place your palm upon a surface and draw the mark with your blood as you recite the spell.
You’re the daughter of many, my girl, and we all have faith in you.
It’s time to return home now.
We’ll talk next lesson.
Momma, xoxo.
I reread the words repeatedly, even though I don’t have to. They’re so permanently inked into my mind, just the thought of them brings them to the surface. I just want a minute to cherish her words and teachings.
As I slowly start closing the book, the words begin to disappear as the enchantment weaves itself back in place. I bring the bound leather to my lips and breathe in the scent of rain, letting it seep into my soul.
“Until next time,” I mumble as I open my dimension up.
The swirling silver stares back at me as I retract my empty hand, and I smirk at it. Gaster’s lesson on making this will always be one of my fondest memories and I’m so thankful for it.
I really am the daughter of many. And they’ve all taught me so much.
The smile on my lips lingers as I close my eyes and reach out to my men, who are trying their hardest to wait patiently.“Everyone ready to go home?”
“Yes,”all four of them practically shout, and I chuckle lightly.
The sound is abruptly cut off, though, as a loud hoot that’s far too close to me has my eyes flying open, hands flying up, and my elements stirring from the shock.
Everything within me, other than my eyes, freezes at the sight in front of me.
There’s no mistaking that I’ve seen this creature once before. Their size has changed from the larger version I saw through my mom’s eyes hundreds of years ago, to the maybe six or seven inches they stand now. Every other majestic feature is the same.
The feathers closer to its body are grayish white but merge at the bottom into an ombre of indigo. Their piercing bright teal eyes are full of life and intelligence. I know by falling into the depths of them, they may be all creature, but they’re wise beyond my understanding.
“Hello, Ultima unum.”
I startle at the unknown male’s voice in my head and although I look everywhere around me, I’m fully aware the voice belongs to the owl in front of me.
“Uh, hi. And you are?”My tone holds far more confusion than I meant for it to.
“A friend. You’ve closed the portals in this realm. It is time.”
