34. Called For Battle

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WARNING: implications of drowning, depictions of death, murder, blood, injuries/ wounds, depcitions of a battle zone, fire, threatening language

Evan:

"CHOOSE" the voice booms inside of Evan's head, causing a splitting pain in his head and his vision to blur

"Choose what? I don't understand" Asks Evan, holding his head to stop it from spinning

He's back in the white room with the door, but he learnt his lesson from last time and did not approach the door

"Choose who you are" the voice replies. It seems distant this time, which Evan is grateful for, it's easing his ever growing migraine.

"Yeah, that's really not helping me" Evan says

Just then, a basin appears in front of him, filled with what looks like cloudy water. He very much hopes the voice doesn't make him drink that, it looks like it might give him some sort of STI or fatal disease, and he most certainly doesn't fancy that.

"Take a look" the voice orders

"A look at what?" Asks Evan

"Look into the bowl" the voice replies

"Are you sure? No offence it just looks...disease ridden" Evan states

"LOOK" the voice demands, making Evan jump

"Alright, alright, Merlin" Evan sighs

He walks over to the bowl apprehensively and places his face inside but he doesn't get wet, his face passes through what seems to be mist. He barely has time to register it though because images flash in his mind.

A Cave

A boy with black curls in the water

A locket

Fire

Rubble

Fighting

Spells

His own dead body

Barty

Evan pulls his head out of the water-mist "what the fuck was that?" Asks Evan

"A path" the voice replies

"A path to what? Do I get a map because I don't like the look of that path" Evan asks

"It is up to you to choose which path you take" the voice replies

Evan wants to ask more questions but he can't, because the voice leaves and the room disappears

Evan is awoken abruptly by constant knocking on his door. He stumbles out of bed and walks over to the door, opening it to a very frantic Barty

"Fucking hell how long does it take to open a fucking door?" Asks Barty

"Well hello to you too" Evan replies, stepping aside as Barty enters his room and shutting the door after him.

"Yes, yes, hello light and love of my life, my moon and stars, my light and darkness, my everything" Barty says, waving his hand at Evan who rolls his eyes

"What's got you all riled up?" Asks Evan. He gives Barty a once over and notices that Barty is clutching onto a piece of paper which only heightens Evan's curiosity

"It's Regulus" Barty replies

"What about him?" Asks Evan

"He's gone missing" Barty replies

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