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At this present moment, time was literally money, and every move we made meant something. That was exactly why Dimitris, Saint, Jayce, Onyx, and Loki were still at the office and doing what had to be done behind the scenes to get us back on track on our “regular-not-so-regular” program.
I could confidently bet Neo was trying to distract himself so he wouldn’t be so pumped by the idea of piles of bodies ready to be tortured and painted. He’d mentioned he may open some custom spots because there was so much extra “product” -how merry of him during this time of year -and he was going to go public about the request so people would bid for a spot.
He wanted to give half to charity and the remaining would be contributed to anything we needed to invest in before the new year. I loved how generous they were all being, especially during a time when many families needed a spark of light.
I hadn’t really acknowledged how close Christmas was, but I knew we’d be working anyway, so it wouldn’t be different from any other year.
It felt good to have some time to hang out with Milo and Viktor, and Neo was simply a bonus. Even though the three of them were completely different in personality, combat, and skill set, they actually carried a lot of common interests and likes which was helping us enjoy this sort of ice breaker.
After all the intense craziness we’d endured the last couple of days, doing something like training felt…odd and satisfying at the same time.
Funny how we commonly took simple stuff like this for granted. It took dying, recovering, and going through some major, intense shit to finally appreciate the lull of normalcy in our busy lifestyle and enjoy it.
Neo offered his hand to me, and I grabbed it and allowed him to help me up.
“Thank you,” I hummed.
“No worries, Sweetness,” he replied and continued to hold my hand while I waved the paper with my other hand.
“Sooooo, back to this. What are we doing?”
Viktor’s scowl could probably murder the dead at this rate, but Milo reached for the sheet. “Can I have a better look at it?”
“Sure.” I offered it to him and we watched him begin to look at each of the symbols. “The best way to do this is to get someone to draw the symbols, get the two of you to perform the ritual in the lagoon where it’ll be easy for Viktor to blend his energy into the symbols, and then have a moderator on-site to direct the excess back into the universe.”
I had trouble following his explanation so I asked, “So…can I have a dumbed-down version of that explanation?”
Milo gave me a comforting smile before he bobbed his head. “To simply put it, Neo needs to draw those symbols on you. Viktor will initiate the ritual which will transfer his flow of magic into the drawn symbols. Because Viktor wasn’t the creator of the symbols, the magic in them, which is Neo’s, needs to be vacant so that Viktor’s magic can take hold and establish the connection between you two. I believe with the official connection you’ll be able to use each other’s skills interchangeably. Meaning, if Viktor learned a spell by reading it, Willow should be able to do the spell even if she never looked it up or read how to conduct it,” Milo elaborated. “The excess magic will be shifted because of the surrounding magic in the lagoon, so a moderator will have to be present to gather the excess and release it to the universe so that it doesn’t try to go back into Willow which would send her straight into sensory overload - magic edition.”
“You’re so knowledgeable, Milo,” I whispered in awe. “You should be a teacher.”
He genuinely smiled. “Thank you.”
“But what if my magic is too tainted to be released into the lagoon?”
We looked to Neo, taking in his hollow eyes. His magic circles were barely present seeing as he wasn’t trying to see anything after looking at the sheet of symbols.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“My magic is blood energy. It’s ancient and tainted from years of bloodshed. It’s meant to destroy. Nothing more. Drawing the symbols should be fine because Willow and I are bonded but releasing it into the earth may not be the best move.”
“He has a point,” Viktor admitted as he crossed his arms over his chest, looking deep in thought. “Neo’s magic is extremely powerful. Shooting it outward into the universe may kill the lagoon entirely and those lagoons are rare to begin with.”
“How are we even going to find one?” I asked.
All our eyes went to Milo, and he simply smirked. “We may be in luck.”
“Spill,” I urged.
"There’s one near the new house,” he revealed.
We took a moment to stare at him before I gasped.
“Seriously?!”
“What are the chances Dimitris took that into consideration?” Neo pondered. “Could be why he was so intrigued with that location.”
“Are you sure?” Viktor stressed. “Lagoons are super rare, aren’t they?”
