The Book Of Life

Chapter Fifteen

I sigh. I open the book and flip to a page that seems to appeal to me the most. I defiantly do not know any words to the spell, but I do feel the energy course through my veins. With one final sigh, I begin to cast the spell.

Something thick and warmly sticky dribbles along my upper lip but I ignore it, the spell is almost complete. Its dribble begins to become a more violent flow. I start to sway on my feet. Just a little closer. My vision begins to fade and black spots creep into view, my head becomes fuzzy, and I stumble back.

There. Completed.

Kory catches me before I can hit the ground. I can faintly hear voices arguing with each other.

"THIS WAS YOUR IDEA!"

"I didn't know it would take such a toll on her!"

"No shit! She is still used to being Human, her body hasn't fully adjusted!"

My eyes open. Something sticky and warm rests on my lips. I swipe a few fingers over them. Blood. My blood. I pushed myself too hard, I went over the limits- my nose bleed was just a warning. A precursor of what was going to happen.

"Easy." Kory whispers as I sit up.

I manage to stand. My whole body almost gives out, Kory guides me over to the short stumpy bench and I sit.

"Will she be okay?" genuine concern rings in Alyx's' voice.

Does Alyx really care for me?

"How long will it take till she is better, and back to her full self?"

"She almost collapsed. Katlyn will be fine, give her a few minutes fifteen minutes or so- Possibly fifteen. And then she'll be back." Kory explains.

"Though with her power, I'd estimate quicker."

"Now how do we get inside?" Alyx asks.

"Well like I said. We can use a protection spell and charms to make sure no one- Human or supernatural- find it and just randomly pop in. That being said we would need a code word." Kory picks up explaining from last time. "It would be easier if we enchanted jewellery to hold the code word so that way it doesn't slip in a conversation, or we aren't teleported in because we thought of the words."

"Well, I'm not having a ring because I would either loose it and or break it." I chuckle but my laughter turns into fits of coughing.

"Easy......" Alyx snaps, hands automatically outstretching to catch me if I fell.

"Well, Kory. How are we going to be allowed in?" Alyx sassed.

"We have a room in the house that as kids we were never allowed inside, or to try and get into it- they always knew. Turns out that's where we keep all of the Supernatural shit. My parents gave me a special ring on my sixteenth birthday- when Alexia wasn't looking. My sister isn't still allowed in there, I have to be careful whenever I do. They told me the words that lead me into the room and that they would only activate to let me on if I was wearing my ring." Kory explains.

"And what about your sister?" I ask.

"Lexi's not- she still doesn't know anything. She hasn't shown any signs of magic or Supernatural at all. Not even her Vampire side developing... Mum wants to train her to harness the magic when the times comes- she also wants me to keep an eye on her at school." Kory reveals.

"Seesh! I'd hate to find out that the Supernatural exist and that you are one. Let alone your sister is and knew the whole time." Alyx pulls a disgusted face.

"Alyx!" I call, "Shut up!"

Kory concentrates, a ring, bracelet and a necklace appear. Once all the spells are done Kory makes us pick one. She picked up completing the rest of the spells after I sat down; we too made sure she rested in between every big one.

Alyx takes the bracelet; I take the necklace considering my other words as predicted and Arron takes the ring.

"Sorry, Kor. You've got way too many rings." he smiles.

I can at least count five on one hand.

"Okay. All we need is a code word that we use to allow us access that only us will know." Kory states, "Any ideas?"

Alyx shrugs.

"Well. We obviously have it as a word we would say often because that would mean we would be poofing out of nowhere and into the base." Arron points out.

"And a word that we wouldn't have to say in a conversation or just randomly slips." I add.

''How about..........Codex Verbi?" Kory shrugs.

I snort.

"What! You got something better?" she snaps.

"Code word in Latin? Really?" I chuckle.

Kory scowls at me. "I do ancient history; do you really think I am not going to know Latin words."

She just mimics my voice in a low murmur. The others watch on confused and chuckling.

"What?" she glares at them, "No one is randomly going to know what the words mean. And we are not going to randomly say them in a conversation." Kory glares at me out of the side of her eye sockets.

"She has a valid point." I mutter.

"I like it." the Everett siblings agree.

Welp, I guess that decides it.

"Alright. To enchant them we all, have to hold hands and recite the words I say. The item of jewellery you chose must be touching each other's palm along with yours. You might feel a little bit drained of energy but that's what happens with magic; it drains your physical energy because that's it's life source." Kory starts.

"But first it must be placed on the ground in the middle of the circle," we follow Kory's instructions. "And repeat after me...."

Kory tells us the words, getting us to rehearse them beforehand in case just to make sure one of us don't mess up the spell. I'm sure that the words arene ever going to leave my mind. we link hands as Kor earlier instructed and begin repeating the words. to our surprise the jewellery starts to float in the air and a silver fire-like aurora dances around it. We break the chain and rejoin our hands, now with our chosen pieces in our hands. Kory quickly finishes the spell.