Supernatural Villain (Supernatural Captivity #3) - Avery Song Page 0,48

everything as clear as day, to the point that if they carried an artistic hand, they could draw everything in detail and map out what the murderer did prior to the incident. They had such a valuable individual upon their team for this case and dismissed it.

"Someone made it so it would be dismissed."

We all looked to Tristian to see his serious expression, his lips in a hard-pressed line. "There's more than enough evidence. The only way for fae royals to not act after one of their own of such high ranks is murdered is because of the high possibility of war. Not just normal war, but one that involves certain magic artifacts that can kill en masse."

"Magic artifacts," I whispered and thought about it. "You're referring to certain magic creations that have dangerous lethal effects when triggered by the right individual, correct?"

Tristian nodded. "Supernaturals, especially royals, aren't stupid. They wouldn't leave something like that to karma for no reason. What if Wilfried knew of a certain artifact that others didn't and threatened to use that to trigger the Great Summoning? If they decided to let him be and forwent the idea of a peaceful reunion, then there would be no need for him to try to start a war."

"But does that really make sense?" Otis countered. "You're telling me that Wilfried had enough controlling power to persuade all four fae kingdoms to basically give up on avenging the loss of their own prince. Not to forget that Quil-Zu had to be a strong royal in the dragon kingdoms. So they just dismissed her death like it was nothing? That doesn't make logical sense to me."

"This is where Tristian’s hypothesis is correct and answers the reason for the dismal of the king and queen's deaths," King Wyatt stated. He turned around to give us his full attention as his expression grew serious. "Wilfried wasn't solely here to kill the king and queen," he began, which had us all frowning in confusion. "He was here to steal the very artifact that has given him the power to influence the humans. It was a magic artifact that we assume was a family heirloom of King Ezekiel that has the ability to control any race without question. We're unsure what other abilities it carries. However, it was strong enough to force the fae council to ‘dismiss’ the matter of their deaths by claiming it was suicide."

"Suicide?" Otis questioned with a stern voice. "You can't tell me that everyone simply believed that two of the strongest supernaturals of their time who were ready to raise their family in the new kingdom they’d been bestowed decided to kill themselves."

I hadn't realized I was still holding my brother's hand. My fingers slipped from their protective hold to land on his shoulder. "Calm down, Otis."

His anger was justified, and I felt the way it grew at my attempt to keep him settled and not on the verge of starting a battle we couldn’t yet win.

Otis bit his lip and gave me a side glare, and I returned it with a calm expression while I voiced my thoughts through our connection.

Remember this was back when being a supernatural was still fresh and they didn't have laws that supported our kind when it came to our own killings. Whatever device Wilfried obtained had enough power to control kings and queens of the fae land. Individuals who held far more power than you, me, or anyone in this room. It could even have the power to control King Wyatt. Who knows?

"It's still bullshit," Otis huffed in my mind but returned his attention forward, like me. The two of us looked to King Wyatt, who'd clearly paused his storytelling to give us a moment.

"We ended up calling this artifact the Fae Oracle, or Oracle for short. It's an item that needs to be worn unless in the hands of the owner, but there's more to its importance," King Wyatt explained. "It's the key item one would need for the Great Summoning."

"Wait, what?" Tristian gasped. "How would that be needed for something as dangerous as that?"

"We're unsure," he admitted. "The blueprints of its creation could surely be in this castle now that it's been rejuvenated thanks to Cassandra, but multiple seers have revealed that the artifact, which we can assume Wilfried still possesses and is currently using to cause havoc on the human realms, is a key requirement for the ceremony."

"I thought he needs Cassandra and Castalia for this ceremony," Dominick offered.