I was taken to the city where I had purchased a property on the outskirts. I commissioned a construction crew to build a gated community. I will rent it to the gardening members of society. I signed and shook hands before coming home. Tiberius was amused as he drove me home. I was meditating the entire trip. He gave me a wink and I asked him if he wanted to send me a message to his dear. He laughed and froze. I asked him if I said anything offensive. He shook his head. He said that hadn't felt like this in years. He is getting used to being less violent. The temptations are there but he can rise above it. He stopped by a choclatier shop and purchased a few bags of cocoa beans freshly roasted. He explained it was to help alleviate the effects of traversing through the other worlds. Some of the hidden worlds can be particularly debilitating. The effects are nullified with chocolate. It has to be bittersweet chocolate or it won't work. The next stop was at a witch doctor. He purchased several items and took me home. The locals were roaming around. They all seemed worried about something.
Tiberius shook his head as one approached the car. He took a deep breath as he braced for whatever the man wanted to say. The old man politely asked if we could help find his kid. A figure made from black smoke appeared to explain about a plot to prove I am unworthy to be guardian. To his knowledge this man has no kids. He has volunteered to stop the sealing ceremony tonight. To their knowledge I will not be replaced until a supernatural event if I succeed. The duration of my term which I will be immune to all forms of sorcery. With heightened reflexes, accelerated healing and few other surprises which they wished to enjoy. Tiberius had started to lower the window pane. He froze for a second before asking for clarification. The shadow figure explained what the town hall had talked about. Tiberius cursed several times as he lowered the window. The man on the other side looked desperate. But before he could say anything Tiberius growled, "Did that young girl's mistake teach you nothing. Destiny has spoken. Go live your mundane life or I will have you institutionalized." He stared before asking if I had the ability to hear thoughts.
Tiberius answered as he pinched the bridge of his nose, "What she does is none of your business. You couldn't transfer Cassandra's predecessor's gift to you and you will never succeed this time either. You are created specifically for an ordinary life. She is special from birth." I asked him if he saw the unusual beings roaming the town. He looked around and I am sure he only saw the few teenagers outside the ice parlor and the old lady by the second hand bookshop. I smiled, "If you can't see them without Mrs. Erebus lifting the veil charm then you will never qualify to be guardian. As a matter of fact according to the records I had recovered from the mansion. If you try to be a guardian or try to transfer my abilities to you. You will go insane as you begin to spontaneously combust. The process is irreversible." He stared angrily before he kicked the car and stubbed his toe. He hopped a few times before walking back to the news stand. Tiberius took several deep breaths before he thanked the shadow. He called him Kage. The shadow nodded his head before he vanished.
I told him that Kage has vanished. Tiberius exclaimed how he could see them all. He doesn't have to be in Dracula mode. I watched as the car got blocked as it tried to get closer to our property. Some people just refuse to move on. Tiberius used the car phone to call the house and told Mrs. Erebus that people are acting funny. So she used a spell to fold the space between us and the mansion. One minute we were close to the shops and with the blink of an eye we were by the wrought iron gates. I sat down to listen to a smoky figure announce the news spread throughout this dismal town. If you are not born to be the guardian. If you don't have actual psychic abilities. You have been chosen to have a normal life. The gift can't be transferred. Because the person will go insane as they burst into flames. As soon as we were in Atticus asked if he could try something. Everyone yelled no in unison. I walked to the swimming pool and tried to collect my thoughts. Obadiah was assigned to get the ingredients. I was trying to meditate when Mr. Crane came for jousting practice. I was wondering what was tonight all about when Mrs. Kol asked me to explain my gift. I told her I see dead people. I touch someone and see visions. Sometimes it is a dark secret. Sometimes it is a disaster in their future. I can find things because they have a trace which leaks. Which is how I found the head.
Mr. Crane happily waved me over. I was ordered to practice since a spell once sent a guardian to medieval Europe. So the self defense lessons continued till sundown. Then I spent a few minutes walking amongst the headstones. The ghosts were curious. All of them were made of smoke. Either black or gray or white. This didn't deter their appearance. Their face and where their skin was exposed the smoke was lighter and more see through. The clothes were slightly denser. They all spoke in a gravely voice. They had different temperaments. They looked like they had just died. A few had elongated fangs and their entire eye was black. One stared haughtily before it roared. I am guessing they were hoping for a reaction. A few kept blinking on and off. They felt ice cold as they passed through my body. They were assessing me. One just stomped their foot and the earth cracked open. I saw a river of lava. A few blinks later I realized it was an illusion. I walked over and the illusion disappeared. I asked them how they died. They smiled, "Finally someone asks the right question." They explained one by one. A few were betrayed and whilst others died fighting the creatures that came through the portal. There are two different portals. One is a prison till a solution presents itself to totally destroy them. The other is Yami the dark realm.
Mrs. Erebus unleashed pollen that lulled everyone to sleep. Then we waited till the sun went down. I was given a black in a bathtub filled with black liquid. Afterwards I wore a black japanese kimono with red and gold thread used to depict a dragon and Phoenix with both my shoulders exposed. I wore a crown with beads dangling from it. A separate headpiece that had four gold wings on either side. In between them were several ornate gold peacock feathers studded with black stones that drank the light. My face was painted white to resemble a corpse. I also wore gold filigree nail extensions. I wore pearl necklaces of varying lengths. I was given a sheer purple cloth to cover my nose, mouth and chin. I wore flat wooden shoes with two thin planks underneath each. I was escorted to the town square on foot. The townsfolk were calmly snoozing as I stood by the fountain in the town square.
The water stopped flowing and started to recede. The fountain changed. The smooth marble turned to onyx and the statues inside turned into a pile of skulls. The eye socket had a red dot. The jaw opened and blood spurted out and a few creatures rose after the blood filled the fountain. Several skeletal dragon-like creatures swam serenely. A battered torn wing shot out and flapped a few times before shrieking as it dove. Snakes and tentacles popped out and wriggled as they stood witness. Mrs Erebus and the others stood still as the woman from the swamp came to see me. With the flick of her wrist her appearance started to change. She began years younger with a shaven head. She looked menacing as her face had words written in blood row after row. I think it was Sanskrit. Maybe even cuneiform or ancient Tibetan. I am not sure. She wore orange and yellow robes that made her look like a bizarre looking bird. Her bloodshot eyes stared at me with amusement. When she grinned at me and I saw all her teeth were black. She extended her hand as an invite. Her fingers were a few inches longer and tapered to a sharp point. She exclaimed with a deep resonating voice, "The ceremony begins."