Chapter 229. The Oracle

Kieran’s POV

Alice gestures for me to enter the cabin, but I don’t want to. The truth is, I don’t think that I am ready for the truth. What if the oracle tells me that I am not the child of light? What happens then?

“Get inside, Boy,” Alice grumbles. “It is now or never.”

I walk slowly toward the cabin and pause at the front door. Looking over my shoulder at Alice, I see her walking away. “Aren’t you coming with me?” I ask her.

Alice chuckles. “The oracle’s words are for you and you alone.”

I raise my hand to knock on the door, but it swings open before I can. No one is waiting for me on the other side of the door.

The house is eerily dark, with shadows dancing on the walls from the flickering candles. The smell of incense is heavy in the air, causing me to cough. I wave my hand in front of my face, trying to clear the air before me.

“Come in, Child,” a haggard voice comes from the darkness. “I have been expecting you.”

I step i