chapter 18

The Evil Inside

Sage was in her room looking through the few things her mother had left her. Sage had come across a small wooden box that had been hand carved. She traced a small patterned on the side, pressed a hidden latch, opening the box. Inside the old hand-carved wooden box sat an old crystal, yellowed with age decor. There was an emerald on it with a large crack in it, but Sage could feel the power that came from off. A folded piece of paper lay underneath the crystal, pulling it out she could tell that the crystal was very important.

Pulling the paper out Sage sat down to read it. The letter was addressed to her father. She could feel her mother as she read each word. She had written about the piece of crystal that had been scattered across time, and the only way to keep it safe was to send it to others with power like her mother's. But the letter read like instructions and the path lead her toward her dad's room.

Trying the doorknob and finding it locked. "Damn it, Dad. Wh