Power overwhelming

You’re about to leave the room when the door opens, and Rahu steps in. The room feels very crowded with him there, but he pays no attention to anyone but Victoria, immediately walking over to the bed and placing a hand on her forehead. You watch, as he closes his eyes and concentrates for a moment. With a sigh, he nods.

“What happened here?”

While you and Kaeli explain, Rahu’s eyes never leave Victoria. When you finish, he slowly nods.

“Niran grows stronger. I didn’t expect him to attempt this, but it was always a possibility. If you hadn’t been here, there’s no telling what might have happened.”

You sigh. “Lucky I showed up when I did, then.”

Rahu shakes his head. “I don’t think it’s luck. I think it’s your power at work.”

Rahu looks at you. “Your power does more than you realize. Whoever told you it’s simply protecting you against magic clearly didn’t understand everything about it.”

You glance at Ferra and shrug. “All I know is what we experimented with before we left Athkalla. You’re saying that there’s more?”

He nods. “I can’t tell for sure, but I think so. Without doing a deeper examination, all I have is speculation, and with as strong as I think it is, I’m hesitant to probe any deeper.”

He turns to face you fully. “I believe that your talent extends its protection to those you wish to protect, even if you’re not aware of it. There’s too many lucky coincidences around you to be purely chance.”

Kaeli looks between you and Rahu. “That would be incredibly powerful, and you make it sound almost sentient.”

Rahu nods. “Think of all the things that have happened in the short time you’ve been here. The crumbling of the Order, curing the corruption, freeing Samus and myself. And that’s just the major ones. Even the barrier coming down was timed fortuitously for you.”

Include me in that. Think of the events that were required to unearth me. And then to resist. After all, I’m pretty irresistible!

Ferra nods. “It is true, master. Despite some setbacks, we have always come back on top, stronger than before. You get captured, and come back with Sarah. Alex is badly wounded, and becomes incredibly powerful.”

Kaeli shakes her head. “It’s almost like something is weighting the dice in your favor.”

She looks at Rahu curiously. “A thought. Could there be some entity pulling the strings behind the scenes here?”

You answer first. “If there were, why wouldn’t they just come out and do it themselves? Something with the power to affect the world like that wouldn’t need to be behind the scenes, as you say.”

Rahu shakes his head. “No, she has an interesting thought there. I wonder…”

His voice trails off, and you look at him curiously. He seems to have frozen, mid sentence. Looking around, it seems that everyone has stopped moving, and everything is oddly quiet. You reach out and try shaking Ferra, but there’s no reaction. Even Lilith is silent, unresponsive in your head.

Panic starts to grip you. Is this an attack? Some kind of stasis magic? Are you only unaffected because of your power? You’re about to rush outside when a voice fills your mind. It’s undefinable, loud and quiet, near and far, angry and happy, violent and gentle. You clutch at your head as the words sear into your mind.

Come outside, child. We must speak. Do not be afraid.

The pressure eases as the voice continues, becoming more defined and less painful.

I would have words with my champion, unknowing as you are. Come, there is much to explain.

You gather yourself, shaking off your bewilderment and fear. You check that Caliburn is at your hip, and take a deep breath, before heading for the door.