The magic in us: The Cross Of Two Souls

32: Start Of A New, I Think?

After laying out all kinds of maps, the city, the sewers, and even using locator spells I am unable to locate Adam.

Oh god, it's all my fault again. I should've just gone out alone, if I did he wouldn't have been taken by whatever the hell that was.

"Hey, you got a minute?" Nick asks knocking on the door.

Leaning back in defeat I gesture for him to come and sit.

"Everyone is starting to wonder about you after you came in and ignored everyone. They're just worried you won't be able to lead them through this" he says and I rub my eyes.

"Yeah well there are plenty of other people who can help them, I don't see why I have to be responsible for them all, I was hoping things would change over time while I was in stasis, guess not," I say getting up and looking back at the maps.

"Your right, we'll handle them but please make sure you don't neglect them as well, those were part of your commands remember," he says closing the door on the way out.

He's right. Whether I like it or not I am a leader to them, even though some wanted me gone, I have to help them.

Leaving the room I take a walk around the Terren to see how everything is going.

The guardians with defensive magic are responsible for watching and keeping the wards up.

Looking past the railings I can see witches and people helping each other. I guess I should go down there too.

Everyone looks at me when I walk down the stairs and I head to the triage section.

Helping Bruno treat people in critical condition, I turn around to grab some items and I bump into the group of people that forced me to go out.

"Oh Jordan thank you so much for finding the rest of our people, you know you are making good progress from the last time we saw you," one of them says.

I push past my disgust for them and I thank them.

Going back to treating the injured, using a healing spell I notice the lights start to flicker.

Thinking it's nothing I continue on until it starts getting worse the more I increase the healing process.

Bandaging the patient up instead I look around and see that those who are using magic start acting weirdly.

Could this be because of the realm portal? I mean it was opened with unstable magic and it is releasing a worrying amount of energy.

There's also a physical form of energy flowing out that looks like tentacles. Like the one that took Adam.

I know how to find him.

Running back to the conference room I grab the map of the city and concentrate.

I'm so stupid, why didn't I use this before? The entire time I was trying to find him with my mind when we were actually connected already.

With magic acting weird I should just be able to get the area he's in.

Moving my hands out of the way I see that the map has a circle now at one of the nearby neighborhoods.

Knowing where it is, I open a portal in a building near the location.

With one foot through I hear the door open and see the three of them standing at the door frame.

"You found him?" Naomi asks and I nod.

"Bring him back in one piece okay," Vera says and I smile.

Nick looks away at first but meets my eyes.