"We have to go back," says Eve, speaking to the closest alien. Without an argument, the ship returns to the explosion site, cutting through the leftover vapor. A tiny hole opens in the wall of the spacecraft and the scroll sucks back inside, looking none the worse for wear as it drifts to the floor.
"Now, to destroy this," says Eve, picking up the scroll. "Even though magick is fading from the world, it still sends stubborn roots of unstable energy burrowing deep into the physical realm. Soon, this imperfect force will tear reality apart. We have no choice but to remove all trace of magick from the Earth...to put both planes of existence on parallel paths so that they can never again intersect. Destroying the scroll will send magick back where it belongs."
"But you were raised in the magickal realm," I say. "You're carrying two souls. What does that mean for you?"
"I...I don't know," says Eve.
The ship shakes as if colliding directly against a wall. All the aliens standing around us sink to their knees in pain.
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The Secret Sea - (Chaptered Version)
ФентезіNovella / short story - fantasy / adventure THIS VERSION HAS CHAPTERS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. Otherwise, there's no difference. After Tim's apartment burns to the ground, his best friend and woman he secretly loves, Eve, invites him to stay behind her...
