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think I’d like to take my two weeks of vacation time now. I hear
the beaches in Jamaica are to die for.”
    Mr. Patterson scowled at David. His fingers
twitched around his crystal, and for a moment Kara thought he was
about to smack David in the head with it.
    “Does the legion know about this?” Peter
stepped forward. Ever since he and Jenny had come back from the
Healing-Xpress, Peter had looked and acted differently. He seemed
older somehow, and there was a darkness in his eyes that wasn’t
there before. Kara could see new determination in him. He wanted
payback for what had happened to him. It was both exciting and
scary at the same time, like a loose cannon.
    Mr. Patterson raised his brows. “They
do.”
    “So what are they going to do about it?”
said Peter with resentment in his voice, as though he blamed the
legion for everything that had happened.
    Mr. Patterson looked drained.
    “The legion doesn’t think the knights pose
as big a threat as the archfiends. In fact, they are all
connected.”
    He sighed.
    “As we speak, the legion is forming combat
strategies with demons from the Netherworld. They believe they’ll
have the upper hand in strength, with the help of the demons. And
they will strike the archfiends soon.”
    Kara surveyed the old man’s face. “But you don’t think that’s a good idea.”
    She knew him well enough to know when he was
in silent disagreement, which was the case with her most of the
time when she had worked for him at the bookstore.
    The old man looked at her. His frown
deepened and a great wave of sadness rolled over his face.
    “I don’t. I believe going after the
archfiends will deliver a devastating blow upon us. The archfiends
are too powerful. Even now, when they are not at their fullest
strength, they are the most powerful creatures in all the worlds.
They are an unstoppable, destructive force. The legion
underestimates their power.”
    “I think…” he paused and shook his head.
“No, I know the archfiends will be expecting our attack.
They will slaughter us.”
    “Then you have to warn them,” cried Jenny
suddenly. “Ariel is going out there. Our friends will die .”
    She raised her voice even more. “You must
tell her!”
    “I have,” said Mr. Patterson somberly. “We
have, the oracles and the oracle mothers have told them many
times. But the legion chose not to listen.”
    “So that’s it?” Ashley shook her head and
shrugged. “We just sit here and wait for the end of the world? We
can’t just do nothing. There’s got to be another way.”
    Kara watched Mr. Patterson. “There’s
something else, isn’t there? You’ve found out something, something
that can help us. Tell us what it is. If there’s a way to stop
this, I want to know, and I don’t care how crazy it sounds.”
    “Get ready for crazy,” said David.
    Mr. Patterson was silent for a moment, as
though he was debating whether to let them in on his secret. Kara
saw the smallest trace of a spark in his eyes.
    “But all is not lost.”
    “You’re speaking in riddles again, old man.”
David finally let go of Kara’s hand and stood up. “If you’ve got
something to say…if you have a plan in that big head of yours, by
all means…we’re listening.”
    Despite the seriousness of their
end-of-the-world conversation, Mr. Patterson smiled. “I believe I
have.”
    He looked at Kara and her friends for a
moment and then added with more conviction, “I believe we still have a chance to win, to come out victorious…to save
the worlds.”
    “Which is?” David crossed his arms over his
chest, unconvinced, and glanced at Peter. But Peter looked hopeful
and moved a little closer to hear the old man’s plan.
    Mr. Patterson patted a round bundle inside
his jacket pocket.
    “I’ve spoken to the oracles and the oracle
mothers, and we’ve come up with a plan. We cannot destroy what is
indestructible, but we can find a way to confine it.”
    Another wave of pain surged through