Across Worlds with You, Part 4 by Kit Campbell
Part 1Part 2 Part 3 Across Worlds with You, Part 4Kit Campbell The Historian was an elderly woman who lived, or at least worked, in a small cottage on the edge of the village. Her long, gray hair hung loose around her shoulders as she opened the door and beckoned them all inside without saying a word. Inside, the cottage was clean though cluttered, mostly with books and tea cups. Theo wrung his hands. “Greetings,” he started. “Sit down,” the Historian said. They all sat, squeezing onto an older sofa. Will found himself stuck between Destia, who took up more room than her size would entail, and Theo. “I know we’re early…” Theo started again. “Early? Ha!” The Historian put a kettle on a wood stove in the corner before bustling over to one of her overladen bookshelves. She pulled a large book, papers hanging out of the sides, off and dumped it unceremoniously onto Will’s lap. It opened onto a random page, where the drawings of three…necklaces?…were displayed. Wordlessly, the Historian waited. “Okay,” Will said. “Um, let’s assume I don’t have any idea what’s happening.” Destia gave Theo a look across Will. Theo glared back. “Oh, this is that timeline.” The Historian sighed, then dragged an armchair over. She lowered herself into it. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes. When she breathed out, her breath misted, creating a dense cloud which floated between her and Will. “Many years ago, before you were born, a Darkness came.” On…