Alia Rashad

At 6-years-old, Sela and her family were struck by a tragedy when her older brother went missing, and was said to have died in combat. Seven years later, Sela begins to suspect that not everything was as perfect as it seemed, and that something foul was at play. Sela, along with her loyal companions, decides to leave the village and embark on a long, perilous journey to find out what really happened to her brother all those years ago, with the use of a power she'd kept secret from all but her family her whole life: telepathic abilities, or as she calls them, her Mind Games.  On this journey, Sela faces terrible dangers and dark magic as she prepares to battle an enemy she did not expect, and uncovers a secret she did not foresee.

MIND GAMES

As I lifted myself up into the opening, I could feel a strange, burning sensation coursing through my veins. The magic in me was more alive and alert than ever before. I stood up and looked around the room in wonder. 


The walls around me were completely covered by tall, dark bookshelves filled with old, brown, and grey leatherbound books with strange runes and inscriptions. In front of me stood a large black table with an open book and a silver feather quill beside it. On the other side of the book stood a small jar filled with thick black ink. 


. I stepped forward to examine the book and I saw a strange drawing and even more unfamiliar runes all around it. The drawing was of an odd-looking figure with a long, hooded bearskin cloak, a strange medallion, and a long staff in his hand. I looked once again at the runes around the figure, and I recognized one word: SIOS. 


CHAPTER 17: THE HEART OF THE KEEP