Chapter 1
I was in the car with my godson Teddy when a weird trance came over me. I quickly called ‘Mione because the call was so strong and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to break it this time. I held Teddy close to my chest, grounding myself to him. The boy was my lifeline, if I didn’t have him I probably would have walked of a cliff years ago. It is his sixth birthday in a week and I wanted to get some shopping done and out of the way for now. I heard a sharp crack and I almost wept in relief as I held out Teddy for her to hold. The pull in my chest had gotten so much worse, it felt like my soul was getting ripped from my body.
I rushed to the DoM where the pull was getting colder until it felt like what I imagine lightning felt like. It felt like a thousand burning needles were being pushed into my skin and gutting my organs.
I stumbled, almost falling of the... carriage? I, fortunately, grabbed on to the thing in front of me. It spun around, chittering and garbling and stabbed at me with the sword in its hand. I dodged, but the momentum of the pull had me stumbling of the carriage and free-falling into the streets of... Was that New York?! How did I get there?!