River.

Chapter 156: News Upon News

River's P.O.V.

"It's definitely his powers." Said Cato as I sat in the conference room with him Raes, and Sehrem.

"Maybe its not. Maybe its just a coincidence." Raes suggested.

"It's not a coincidence." Sehrem stated. "He told me that he's seen Cassidy's death before..."

"How does that prove anything?" I asked.

"Because when I told him to describe to me what happened he described to me the same exact thing you told me back in France. He said you accidentally killed her.... He inherited one of your abilities."

I squeezed my fists closed, trying to keep from punching something.

"Maybe its not such a bad thing..." Raes retorted.

"Not a bad thing?" I repeated, looking at him as if he'd lost his mind. "My 5 YEAR OLD SON has been having nightmares for the past two years only they're not nightmares, they're glimpses into the fucking future of people's deaths! How is that not a bad thing?!" I turned back to Cato in frustration. "Is there anything we can do to hold off on his powers from coming for a few more years?"

"I'm afraid not. Luckily foreseeing death is the only capability he's going to have for a while. His age is the age when the first part of his gift starts to emerge. The rest wont show up until he's older."

"So the kid's just gonna have to deal with being terrified to go to sleep for the next few years?" Asked Raes.

"Unfortunately."

"Cato you said there was a 1/1000th chance that he'd inherit that particular ability from me." I said, getting even more irritated.

"He's going to be a lot stronger than we all originally imagined." Said my father as he walked in. "Thats the only thing that explains why he has that ability."

"Ca'sius is right." Cato replied. "And because he's going to be stronger than we thought, his body must be able to withstand all of the power heading his way. Meaning Raes is going to have to start physically preparing him now."

"Raes is not turning my kid into a war machine at this age."

"I wont turn him into a war machine..." Raes said in assurance. "Not yet at least."

"Its best that we begin early Apollo." Ca'sius replied. "Its either that or we tell him the truth about himself and start teaching him how to use his powers. Which we all know isn't the safest decision."

"Fine." I gave in. "But so help me god Raes if I see you do anything that I dont agree with-"

"You will not interfere." Cato stated.

"Like hell I wont." I shot back.

"Brother, Kaiser is my nephew." Raes began. "Everything I teach him will be of utmost importance to guarantee his success when he gets older. I promise you I will not do anything to interfere with the way you're raising him."

I was hesitant to believe that.

I trusted Raes but he's known to be a truth bender.
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Cassidy's P.O.V.

Right after River got back from the rift, we all boarded a plane to Colorado.

We arrived at a little past 3 in the afternoon and went straight to my parents' house where Julisee and Jordan's older sister and brother were as well.

"Hi mom." I said as my mom pulled me into a hug.

"Hi sweetheart." She replied. "Its good to see you again but I hate its under these conditions."