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Chapter 3: Once Upon A Time

ChapterComplete!!*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Magnus-Magnus-Magnus-Magnus-Magnus*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Two DaysEarlier,A WorldAway...

"So as you can see...this is...well...this is bad." intern Zamir trailed off, giving a slightly hopeless wave towards the shimmering images.

Magnus blinked in surprise, stepping forward, sharp cat eyes flickering over the rotating images, quirking his eyebrow,

"That is putting it mildly." he paused, tilting his head, unnervingly shimmering golden eyes zeroing in on the young intern. Blake swallowed, taking a deep breath, trying not to wither under the imposing gaze, tucking a few short stands of blonde hair behind her ear, before steadying meeting his eyes head on. Magnus blinked in surprise, eyes flashing oddly, before continuing,

"I was aware there had been some issues with the vale, but this is far more extensive than I had ever imagined. What you are saying is that the vale between worlds is not just fluctuating, that it may in actuality be failing?"

Blake nodded quickly, trying to regain some of her poise, stepping a bit closer to the warlock,

"It's worse than anyone anticipated. The council's been trying to keep it under wraps, assure the public it's just a standard flux caused by solar flares and the like. Originally that is what we thought it was ourselves. But...but that only explains so much. We've been hoping it would restabilize, that it was just a natural flux, the kind we've seen occasionally in response to sudden shifts on either side or various atmospheric phenomena, a natural thing that if left alone would right itself. However from the new data we've collected that's simply not the case. The flux is not natural, it's intentional...and it seems to be getting stronger. We'd hoped to be able to find out what's going on and get it sorted without alarming the public but...

But now they're thinking we're way past that."

Magnus scoffed, gesturing towards the flickering images,

"Never thought I'd say this, but the council may be right...better late than never I suppose. What do you know so far?"

Blake huffed faintly at the barb, beginning to roll her eyes, a sharp comment clearly on the tip of her tongue before remembering who she was talking to, clearly fighting to keep her comments in check. She shook her head shrugging, beginning back on the task at hand.

"Honestly not much. We know for sure that it is not a natural phenomenon. It seems to be concentrated with the majority of fluctuations grouped around the city of Santa Barbra. There are traces of an unidentifiable Magical signature... something unlike any we have ever seen. They can't even definitively determine if the power is Warlock, Demonic, Fae or Celestial...