Sonora: And The Eye of the Titans by T.S. Hall

Author:T.S. Hall [Hall, T.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-01-17T06:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

CONFERENCES

“And in breaking news, Mount St. Helens has come back to life. At 11:38 a.m. this morning, the quiet volcano spewed ash and lava from the interior of the crater. As we can see from a viewer submission, lava escaped the round dome in the middle of the crater. Ash and debris exploded into the atmosphere and is said to be traveling toward the Portland metropolitan area. The last eruption of Mount St. Helens was in 1980. That event was far more extreme than we saw today, but this new eruption comes as a complete surprise.”

Milly walked in front of the television screen with her hands on her hips, staring at her daughter with a bewildered expression on her face. “Well, Allora? What the hell happened?”

“Nothing,” Allora answered unconvincingly.

“Nothing? The reactivation of a relatively dormant volcano isn’t nothing!” Milly said, pointing back to the television.

“With us today is Dr. Alexander Von Derau, of the United States Geological Survey. Doctor, what could have caused this unexpected eruption?”

“To be honest, we’re not sure. There was only a slight earthquake prior to it, and there were no signs indicating the sequence of events that generally leads up to such an eruption. In addition to that, Mount St. Helens isn’t known for lava eruptions. Like the 1980 eruption, the pressure builds and explodes with mostly ash, but this was different. To be honest, my colleagues and I are completely baffled by this. Something extraordinary happened here today, though, and we will get to the bottom of it.”

Milly turned off the television. “I wanna know right now what you and Katie were doing in that cave.”

Allora hesitated, knowing her mother would be furious, but she had to give her an answer. “We were searching for a piece of a map.”

“A map? What kind of map?” Milly asked, sounding skeptical

“A map that would lead us to The Eye of the Tita—”

“Stop!” Milly yelled to prevent Allora from saying the words.

Aunt May put her head down in silent anticipation of her sister’s fury; there was good reason they hadn’t spoken of the subject in six years, not since Ben’s untimely death.

Milly paced from the front door to bookcase, trying to control her emotions. She didn’t want to have a magical outburst, which had happened in the past. After a few deep breaths to calm her rage, Milly addressed her daughter. “How did you find out about The Eye?”

“Mr. Swan said—”

“I knew it!” Milly said, infuriated. She glanced over to Aunt May. “He’s never gonna stop this ridiculous quest, no matter how many people get killed in the process! First Ben and now my daughter. How many sacrifices is he willing to make?”

“What does that mean?” Allora asked.

“Your Uncle Ben was killed by a shifter because he and Swan set off a trigger, like the one you found today. When they did it, it sent an extremely strong energy signature, informing our enemies of our location,” Milly said, becoming angrier. “They compromised our community then, and you’ve compromised it now.

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