But it was Gabriel's next statement that really did me in.
"There," he said, that single word drawing me into his magic as he showed me with a simple gesture exactly where the Universes intersected. I felt myself drawn physically to it even as my son went on. "Your guess the other Universe is disappearing is accurate, Mabel." Well, at least it wasn't just us. I examined the spot in the veil though my body remained in the Stronghold chamber. Disconcerting at first until I allowed my white sorcery to graze the edges and everything became clear.
How had I missed this scar in the fabric of the veil? It ran through every single portion of it, tendrils tying the Universe together not only with power but with a frozen moment, an instant of time that felt like a scream waiting to be released. I shuddered from it even as I was drawn to it.
It felt like doom.
"Is this my fault?" I had to ask, didn't know why it seemed so important.