Free Nephilim by Sammy King

Father’s arms as he pet her hair and cooed gently to her.  She looked up startled as she had forgotten Travis was even there.
    “Travis, what are you doing here?” she asked with complete exhaustion threaded through her voice.
    “You’re not safe Ada, I wanted to protect you” Travis replied.
    Kade pushed Ada gently out of his arms and went towards where Travis had pulled himself into a sitting position against the wall. Travis cowered as Kade approached him, but gingerly took Kade’s outstretched hand and stood.
    “What do you mean she is in danger? What do you know of it?” Kade asked firmly yet gently enough to stop Travis cowering.
    “I can’t explain it. But since Ada healed me I feel her, I can sense where is, who she is with, what she is feeling and what is going on around her.” He said as he tugged his hand through his hair.
    Ada noticed for the first time his dishevelled look, it appeared that Travis hadn’t slept in days, let alone bathed.
    “I can’t hear her anymore, which Ada explained to me, but I feel things and this is going to sound crazy but I see things too. I see Abaddon. I see him in the woods where we used to play, he has your Mum Ada” he continued.
    Ada turned to look at her Father who had narrowed his eyes at Travis.
    “You saw Merza?” Kade asked.
    Travis nodded his head and chewed on his thumb nail.
    “And she is alive?” Ada asked.
    Travis shrugged his shoulders.
    “I don’t know Ada. I’m sorry. I’ve just seen her in the woods, her eyes are closed and Abaddon, he is close to her” Travis said.
    Ada went to Travis and took his hand as she used the connection to reach into him. She began to search his memories, she could see her and Travis as a child playing, his time with his brothers, there were images that flashed of Kade and Merza. Then she found a vision that seemed promising. She could see herself through Travis’s eyes.
    The room had gone dark and tree’s surrounded her; the only sound she could hear was that of the night insects and the odd critter that scurried through the undergrowth.  The air was cool and a slight breeze whipped around her legs as she walked through the tree’s that loomed like monsters of the dark. Every now and then there was a flicker of light from a fairy that passed through the branches.
    Ada stopped and listened for familiar sounds, but couldn’t hear anything. She continued to walk trying to work out where she was. As Ada came close to the edge of the outcropping of trees, she could see rocks looming up in front of her. They glowed blue; the Warlock sacred stones stood in front of her. Ada sent her feelers out to try and detect any living presences, but she felt like her feelers bounced against a wall and came back to her. Ada was confused by what was going on and couldn’t explain what was happening. It was as if she her power was hitting an invisible field. Ada stepped forward silently, reaching her hand out tentatively attempting to feel for an invisible shield in front of her.
    Suddenly Ada was pulled back into her bedroom. She cried out with disappointment and felt Travis’s hand tighten on hers. With sudden realisation Ada noticed that he had managed to shut her out. Ada creased her brow and looked towards Kade.
    ‘I saw something but he shut me out’ she spoke into Kade’s mind.
    Kade nodded and ran his hand through his hair as he began to pace the room.
    ‘Was it your Mother?’ Kade asked.
    Ada frowned and shook her head.
    ‘I was in the woods near the Warlock sacred stones. But he cut me off before I could see what was there. However, I couldn’t feel her presence’ Ada replied.
    Ada turned to face Travis who was busying himself looking out the window. She narrowed her eyes and clasped his hand tighter trying to read his responses.
    “Why did you shut me out just now?” Ada asked.
    Travis turned to look at her with a slight smirk on his face which he quickly replaced with a look of shock. Ada felt her Father