The Secret

Chapter 16

"Was it really necessary to bring her?" Artemis asked tapping his foot impatiently. Daniel stared at him confused and looked down. He was surprised to see that I was holding on to him for dear life and shook me off. It hurt but at least he didn't scream at me to leave. So this was a start.

"I'm sorry I didn't know that she would grab onto me."

"And you let her do that?"

"Guys, this is not the time to argue about something as stupid as this. We have important business to attend to," Irvisa interrupted them and they became quiet. I didn't know why I suddenly remembered these two names but I wasn't questioning it. They were able to know mine so the same should follow right?

"Sorry Irvisa," Daniel apologized looking down. Artemis said nothing as he stood there smirking. I didn't know what his problem was. While all the other Guardians were extremely serious he was not. He stood tall and proud, almost intimidating. I could tell he wasn't going to apologize. He looked like the type that never does. 

"What's going on?" I asked.

"This doesn't concern you. Go home," Artemis ordered but I didn't move. There was no way I was going to leave this house and walk home. I looked at Daniel who was avoiding my gaze. I don't blame him for being angry but I accepted his secret so why couldn't he accept mine? I just wanted to move on as soon as possible. I knew things would never be the same but I didn't think it would be like this. "The doors right there." Artemis pointed toward the door.

"She can not leave. Especially when something dark is happening," an unfamiliar voice said in the back. 

"It doesn't matter if she stays or not. What matters is Hira Shehata. Is she here?" Daniel asked and the rest of them nodded. I wanted to ask who that was but they didn't want me here in the first place. I should have just stayed with Ryder who is probably worried about where I am at the moment. That or he is beating the crap out of E for running away like a scared little girl. 

"She's in the room, we'll wait until she comes out. We are useless right now," Irvisa said and the crowd started murmuring. There were so many people in this room, more than the first time I was here. Irvisa looked right at me. "There's going to be more sweetie, not all of them but most."

"Did you just read my mind?"

"I didn't have to to see what you were thinking," Irvisa replied before joining the murmuring. It took me a moment to realize they were all in white robes that swept the floor. Usually it would look silly but at the moment it looked cool. 

"Daniel, we should talk" I pulled at his arm so he could look at me. We were the only two people that weren't talking even though we had something really important to talk about.

"Not now Aura, I have more important things to deal with."

"But you aren't doing anything."

A door creaked open before he could respond. We all looked over at the object that made the noise. Standing in the doorway was a girl that could not be older than twelve. She wore a long white robe that swept the floor like the rest of them. Her long black hair was almost touching the floor and her sun kissed skin made her look less ghastly. What was unusual about her was that she was wearing glasses that hid her eyes despite the fact that is wasn't sunny. She walked over to the couch and sat down.

It was incredibly quiet until Artemis spoke. "Hira, what did you see?" he asked walking toward her and sitting next to her. 

"The die is cast is what he said,

the fall of the living and rise of the dead.

They want more power for this fight

the spell will be cast on the fortnight