WELCOME

She looked around the crowd and loved the admiration she saw in their eyes.

King walked up to her with reverence in his eyes. “Wow...that’s the most spectacular thing I have ever seen. That was amazing. You’ve really come into your powers as a witch.”

“Yes, I have.”

Emilia lacked the ability to say more than that, given the way she was feeling. She struggled to stay on her feet, refusing to collapse in front of the whole town. King looked offended by her curt response but she couldn’t care at the moment.

She watched patiently as the crowd dispersed, standing her ground with all her will. King waited with her, glancing up at the disappearing purple dome.

“Finally,” Emilia gasped as the last group of townsfolk left.

Kingn turned to ask her what she had said, only in time to see her collapse in a heap, unconscious before her body struck the concrete.

King watched Emilia pull into the driveway in her tiny suburban rental from the massive window in his office. The curtains were slightly o