It dawned on Sadier in math class. Ali was one of the extras. It had been such a crazy night he hadn't realized it till now. As I mentioned earlier Sadier kept finding himself in a graveyard when he first entered the upperworld. It would happen once every week or two. Sadier eventually confirmed that every student who had passed away at Waterfall Academy had a stone with their name on it in his scene, but there were extra stones in the scene that had names of students who were living.
Ali the medic was one of the extras and she died just a few days ago. One of the other extras was Olivia Thorn who had died earlier that year too. And there were a couple others examples too.
Why was he being taken to this scene, he wondered. If the scene really was a prophecy of who would die before the year was over what was he meant to do with this information? And of course he was growing restless because Saymi was one of the extras.
For some reason when Sadier consulted Abigail and Adrain about the graveyard scene his words seemed to fall on deaf ears, and Sadier was growing frustrated thinking that they were underestimating this experience he was having. Adrian was the one who had clued him that Saymi was in danger, and now it was like suddenly he wasn't listening. Sadier sensed inconsistency in them.
I briefly mentioned that Sadier started talking with a Junior named Ben who seemed to know a lot of the upperworld. One day Sadier decided to ask Ben about the graveyard scene.
When he did Ben was very alarmed, “Sadier, do not take this scene lightly,” Ben said. “You've been there nine times? Someone is obviously trying to get your attention.”
“I've told Abigail and Adrian. Why aren't they taking it seriously,” Sadier asked.
“I have no idea,” Ben replied. “They should be. Do not take that scene lightly, Sadier. Your sister's clearly in danger.”
Sadier really didn't know if he should be talking to Ben or not, but Ben would always answer questions that Abigail and Adrian wouldn't.
A few weeks earlier Sadier had started to have a sensation like something was in his eye. When Adrian noticed he didn't hesitate to tell Sadier the truth, “Mr. Bradley puts scales in our eyes,” Adrian said. “You have come high enough for you to notice them. We all have scales. They filter many things in the upperworld that are not safe for us to see. Never take them out.”
But then just a few days following, Sadier was walking up to Abigail when he realized that she had taken out her scales. She didn't realize that he was there. Her eyes were glistening and flashing strange colors as she gazed at something the scales would have filtered.
Sadier put a hand on her shoulder and she gasped as she her soul shot down many dimensions.
“What are you doing?” Sadier asked.
Ashamed, Abigail quickly worked the scales back into her eyes saying, “I need to it keep me going. My existence has been a hard one. We all do it anyway.”
“What has been so hard?” Sadier asked her using the opportunity. “I know you're hiding something, Abigail. I've known ever since I saw that the years didn't add up right for you on the roster. You used to be in the Darma didn't you?”
“Yeah,” Abigail admitted, “I was recruited by the Darma when I was in 3rd grade. And I served them for 3 years.”
“What made your change sides?” Sadier asked.
“My brother,” Abigail replied. “I never really had a family. I grew up feeling like I couldn't trust anyone. My brothers were always running from authorities and breaking into houses and even killing people sometimes. But one day my older brother suddenly changed.
He tracked me down and wouldn't leave me alone, even though I told him to get lost. I was in 6th grade and I was depressed and suicidal. I stepped in front of a train one day trying to end my life, but out of no where my brother jumped on top of me and held me down as the train rushed over our heads. When the train passed I looked up, but he was gone and I've never seen him since. His death made me think hard about everything. Hannah Careheart, was the one who carefully pulled me into the angel's camp and into the Alma which almost cost me my life and almost cost Hannah her life too.”
“Your brother saved you,” Sadier said. “He was desperate to save you. Just like I'm desperate.”
“Saymi's not in danger, Sadier,” Abigail replied. “You're just imagining it.”
Sadier turned and walked away furious. He felt bad later for acting that way after Abigail had just told him her whole story, but he couldn't believe she had dared to say that, “You're just imagining it.” But then as he played that scene back in his mind he wondered if he had seen something strange. When Abigail said those words her eyes had clicked red for a moment. Yes, everyone's eyes constantly changed colors in the upperworld, but this was weird. Like it wasn't Abigail who had said that. It was like she was under a reaction, but he assumed that she was too strong to be under a reaction. The demons would have to spend one of their Omicron reactions to get into the mind of someone as experienced as Abigail, and they only possessed a few of them. Why would they want to spend one in this way?
The next day Sadier's friend, Ben, sat down next to him very slowly saying, “I have something to tell you. Sadier, I'm a member of the Darma. Look at your Darma roster. I've been on there all year. We used a reaction to keep you from seeing my name because we knew you wouldn't let me talk to you if you knew I was in the Darma.”
Breathing slowly Sadier looked over at Abigail who was a few tables over. It dawned on him that not Abigail nor Adrian nor anyone in the angel's camp knew that Sadier had ever spoken with Ben. No doubt, it was an Omicron reaction. A large scale deception. But why?
After examining the roster a second time Sadier noticed that Ben's years didn't add up just as Abigail's years hadn't added up. “The Alma recruited you,” Sadier said.
“And I served them for three years,” Ben nodded.
“But now you serve the demons?” Sadier said.
“Now I serve the angels,” Ben replied. “It's a huge game Sadier. Powerful reactions. Powerful deception. All the training and the scales and Mr. Bradley's notes. It's all a game. Abigail and Adrian are good people, but they're so deep that they don't know what is up from down. Converts are rare, but Alkador thought he saw a chance to steal you, and he was willing to launch an Omicron reaction to give me a chance to win you. His love is great for us, Sadier. His love is very very great. There's nothing he wouldn't do for us. He's been fighting Selah for years to try to stop the tragedy, to try to bring these students to the light. That is what we fight for here in what you call the Darma. We fight for the light. In our camp there is no deception. We lay everything on the table. There is only truth and love here. We've been warning you all year with the graveyard scenes, Sadier. The demons are going to tear Saymi to pieces at the end of the year, but there is still time for us to save her.”
“What do you want me to do?” Sadier replied.
“What you're you are already thinking about doing,” Ben said. “Take off the scales.”
That night Sadier told Saymi everything. He explained the Omicron reaction and all that Ben had said.
“When we go in tonight we need to not meet up with Abigail and Adrian,” Sadier told her. “We need to find each other first and take off our scales. We need to see what they're trying to hide from us.”
Saymi was very silent for a long time.
“I love you, Saymi,” Sadier said. “I love you, and I'm trying to save you.”
Ever so slowly, a huge grin slowly crept over Saymi face.
“Why are you smiling?” Sadier asked.
“Because I'm not, Saymi,” came the reply, but it was not Saymi's voice. It was deep and growling, and Sadier became afraid. Saymi's skin slowly changed color. Her eyes began flaming red. As Sadier watched she turned into a creature. Sadier screamed and ran to his room.
Then Sadier remembered, “I went to sleep. I took off my scales.”
Seven creatures entered his room as he sat terrified on his bed his back pressed against the wall. Then Sadier's friend Ben entered the room.
“Ben! What's happening?” Sadier called to Ben. Ben passed the creatures and walked up to Sadier.
“What's happening, Ben?” Sadier asked again.
“Got you,” Ben replied. Ben reached out and pushed Sadier and Sadier fell and fell and fell...down down down...
“You fool.”
Sadier slowly picked himself up off the ground.
“You fool. Don't you know where you are?”
“No,” Sadier replied. It was so dark that Sadier couldn't see his hand in front of his face. He blindly groped about his feet shuffling in the dirt.
“The world beneath,” the creature answered.
“I'm not in hell,” Sadier replied. “That's not possible.”
“You offered yourself up,” the creature explained.
“Who are you?” Sadier asked.
“I'm Leti,” the creature replied. “You know me.”
“I've heard of you,” Sadier admitted.
“Don't you realize the fool you are?” Leti asked.
Sadier stumbled into a rock wall. With his hands he followed the wall all the way in a circle as Leti continued to tell him what a fool he was. He determined that the wall enclosed him, so he started to climb it.
“You know better than to try to escape,” Leti said. “You're educated. You know there is no escaping here.”
“I can't be in hell,” Sadier said. “That's not possible.”
“You haven't heard the news,” Leti said. “The latest death at the school.”
“Who was it?” Sadier asked anxiously.
“They say siblings have a spiritual bond to one another,” Leti replied. “You should have been able to feel it.”
“No, she's not dead!” Sadier said turning toward the creature.
“Don't you realize what you've done,” Leti said. “Don't you realize the fool you are. She was a good girl. She woke up in heaven. But in your determination you gave up your faith and you've eternally separated yourself from her.”
Sadier yelled in anger. Leti quickly ripped Sadier's soul open and shoved a small emblem inside. Sadier gasped and fell to the ground.
“Congratulations, your destiny is changed,” Leti said. “There will be death at the year's end. Priscilla will be the student captain, and we prove be much more effective against her. May my words prove true.” Leti had his hand extended towards Sadier's chest as he said prophecies into Sadier's open soul.
Sadier quickly uttered a spell that Abigail had forced him to learn in the case of emergency situations. The spell mostly disrupted Leti's connection with the emblem.
Leti reacted in surprise, but then said, “Oh well, The rest wasn't that important. Have fun in the new time line.”
Sadier heard his name shouted from above.
Leti mentioning the time line startled Sadier. “What new timeline?” Sadier said. “We're not leaving the timeline.”
“That is going to be difficult now,” Leti replied as he sat down and leaned back against a rock.
Sadier's name was shouted again. It was Adrian's voice. A glimmering blue rope dropped into the cave.
“Grab on,” Adrian yelled.
“See you around,” Leti said and waved as Sadier grabbed the rope and rose out of the cave.
It was a long trip back up, but the rope was magical and didn't let go of Sadier even when he had lost strength. Adrian who was strapped into the rope above him tried to encourage Sadier above the roar of the wind as they sped upwards.
“Is Saymi okay?” Sadier shouted.
“As far as I know,” Adrian replied.
They rose out of the ground after nearly an hour of rapid upward movement.
“Where's Saymi?” Sadier asked immediately as he stumbled out of the hole.
Abigail ran up to Sadier with concern for him look in her eyes.
“Where's Saymi?” Sadier shouted again.
“She's with Lachish,” Abigail replied. “Are you okay?”
“I took off my scales,” Sadier confessed. “How far down was I?”
“You were sitting on the wall,” Adrian replied. “As far down as you can go before death. What did he do to you?”
“He tried to make me think I was in hell, but I didn't believe him,” Saider said. “But then he made me angry and put something inside me and declared prophecies over me.”
“He did what?” Abigail exclaimed.
“That's spooky,” Adrian shuttered. “Sounds like he tried to cherry plant you. But that doesn't really make sense. Even if he was successful that wouldn't be enough by itself to take your life this late in the game. Why did they spend the resources to do this to you?”
“We're missing something here, my friends,” a deep voiced angel spoke. Sadier looked up as he realized who was in their presence. It was Selah, the captain of the angels speaking. “What is Alkador doing here? An Omicron, no doubt, but what is it hiding from us?” Selah pondered. “What did he prophecy to you, Sadier?”
“He said something about the timeline,” Sadier replied. “And he said Priscilla would be the student captain, and that there would be death at the end of the year.”
“Death at the end of the year,” Selah said. “Do you know who will die, Sadier?”
“Yes!” Sadier exclaimed. “Yes, I know! It's Saymi. They're going to kill her.”
But as he said this the eyes of Abigail, Adrian, Selah, and all the angels that were around suddenly faded red, and Sadier knew they didn't hear his words. Sadier jumped up and started running. He ran deep into the woods. It was a dark and depressing atmosphere here, which felt good to him. But then as he rose to the top of a hill he noticed something glowing way out in the distance through the trees. He squinted trying to imagine what it might be as rainwater trickled down his face. Chills shot down his body as he realized it was the Alkador's castle. It was late in the month of April, and their long journey was about to conclude as they reached their destination.
He sat down in the brush and put his head in his hands. “I'm going to find a way to save you, Saymi,” he whispered. The rain that was sprinkling became a downpour, and he started to cry bitterly.
Sadier had recently clicked all the pieces together. All the journeying they had done through the rainforests, and the prairies, and the mountains, and Adrian's constant stressing over staying on course. It was because each night in the upperworld picked up where the last one left off. Sure, the scene in front of their eyes may be different which threw him off for a long time, and made him think that every night he was randomly placed somewhere when he fell asleep. But then he realized that in the actually geometry of the upperworld their souls was slowly moving, slowly falling towards something.
The geometry of the upperworld is laid directly over the geometry of the natural as Sadier had come to understand. This would mean they were essentially falling through the atmosphere. And eventually Sadier had realized they would land upon the ground. All the journeying east, west, north, south was to adjust their fall like a parachute, so as to land in a specific place. And Sadier knew what that place was. It was the place where the final battle was fought every year and the place also where Madeline's brother was likely being held prisoner. It was the demon's stronghold built sturdily over ten years ago. It was Alkador's castle or as Sadier had always known it, Waterfall Academy.
When he did Ben was very alarmed, “Sadier, do not take this scene lightly,” Ben said. “You've been there nine times? Someone is obviously trying to get your attention.”
“I've told Abigail and Adrian. Why aren't they taking it seriously,” Sadier asked.
“I have no idea,” Ben replied. “They should be. Do not take that scene lightly, Sadier. Your sister's clearly in danger.”
Sadier really didn't know if he should be talking to Ben or not, but Ben would always answer questions that Abigail and Adrian wouldn't.
A few weeks earlier Sadier had started to have a sensation like something was in his eye. When Adrian noticed he didn't hesitate to tell Sadier the truth, “Mr. Bradley puts scales in our eyes,” Adrian said. “You have come high enough for you to notice them. We all have scales. They filter many things in the upperworld that are not safe for us to see. Never take them out.”
But then just a few days following, Sadier was walking up to Abigail when he realized that she had taken out her scales. She didn't realize that he was there. Her eyes were glistening and flashing strange colors as she gazed at something the scales would have filtered.
Sadier put a hand on her shoulder and she gasped as she her soul shot down many dimensions.
“What are you doing?” Sadier asked.
Ashamed, Abigail quickly worked the scales back into her eyes saying, “I need to it keep me going. My existence has been a hard one. We all do it anyway.”
“What has been so hard?” Sadier asked her using the opportunity. “I know you're hiding something, Abigail. I've known ever since I saw that the years didn't add up right for you on the roster. You used to be in the Darma didn't you?”
“Yeah,” Abigail admitted, “I was recruited by the Darma when I was in 3rd grade. And I served them for 3 years.”
“What made your change sides?” Sadier asked.
“My brother,” Abigail replied. “I never really had a family. I grew up feeling like I couldn't trust anyone. My brothers were always running from authorities and breaking into houses and even killing people sometimes. But one day my older brother suddenly changed.
He tracked me down and wouldn't leave me alone, even though I told him to get lost. I was in 6th grade and I was depressed and suicidal. I stepped in front of a train one day trying to end my life, but out of no where my brother jumped on top of me and held me down as the train rushed over our heads. When the train passed I looked up, but he was gone and I've never seen him since. His death made me think hard about everything. Hannah Careheart, was the one who carefully pulled me into the angel's camp and into the Alma which almost cost me my life and almost cost Hannah her life too.”
“Your brother saved you,” Sadier said. “He was desperate to save you. Just like I'm desperate.”
“Saymi's not in danger, Sadier,” Abigail replied. “You're just imagining it.”
Sadier turned and walked away furious. He felt bad later for acting that way after Abigail had just told him her whole story, but he couldn't believe she had dared to say that, “You're just imagining it.” But then as he played that scene back in his mind he wondered if he had seen something strange. When Abigail said those words her eyes had clicked red for a moment. Yes, everyone's eyes constantly changed colors in the upperworld, but this was weird. Like it wasn't Abigail who had said that. It was like she was under a reaction, but he assumed that she was too strong to be under a reaction. The demons would have to spend one of their Omicron reactions to get into the mind of someone as experienced as Abigail, and they only possessed a few of them. Why would they want to spend one in this way?
The next day Sadier's friend, Ben, sat down next to him very slowly saying, “I have something to tell you. Sadier, I'm a member of the Darma. Look at your Darma roster. I've been on there all year. We used a reaction to keep you from seeing my name because we knew you wouldn't let me talk to you if you knew I was in the Darma.”
Darma year 10 2014-15
| Name | Grade | Gender | Specialty | Years of Service | Grade Woken |
| (Peter) | Senior | M | (Captain) | 4 | 7th |
| (Jessica) | Senior | F | Scout | 3 | 8th |
| (Ben) | Junior | M | Medical | 3 *T | 7th |
| (Esther) | Junior | F | Technology | 2 | 8th |
| (Kendra) | Senior | F | Guide (Veteran) | 4 | 7th |
| Fester | Sophomore | M | Deception | 3 | 6th |
| (Alex) | Freshman | M | (Unknown) | 1 | 8th |
| (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (New Recruit) | 0 | (Unknown) |
| (Ty) | Sophomore | M | Geography | 3 | 7th |
| (Olivia) | Junior | F | (Unknown) | 2 | Freshman |
| (Paul) | Junior | M | Protector | 3 | 7th |
| (Unknown) | (Unknown) | M | (New Recruit) | 0 | (Unknown) |
| (Avea) | Freshman | F | Scout | 3 | 6th |
| (Asa) | Sophomore | M | Impersonation | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
Breathing slowly Sadier looked over at Abigail who was a few tables over. It dawned on him that not Abigail nor Adrian nor anyone in the angel's camp knew that Sadier had ever spoken with Ben. No doubt, it was an Omicron reaction. A large scale deception. But why?
After examining the roster a second time Sadier noticed that Ben's years didn't add up just as Abigail's years hadn't added up. “The Alma recruited you,” Sadier said.
“And I served them for three years,” Ben nodded.
“But now you serve the demons?” Sadier said.
“Now I serve the angels,” Ben replied. “It's a huge game Sadier. Powerful reactions. Powerful deception. All the training and the scales and Mr. Bradley's notes. It's all a game. Abigail and Adrian are good people, but they're so deep that they don't know what is up from down. Converts are rare, but Alkador thought he saw a chance to steal you, and he was willing to launch an Omicron reaction to give me a chance to win you. His love is great for us, Sadier. His love is very very great. There's nothing he wouldn't do for us. He's been fighting Selah for years to try to stop the tragedy, to try to bring these students to the light. That is what we fight for here in what you call the Darma. We fight for the light. In our camp there is no deception. We lay everything on the table. There is only truth and love here. We've been warning you all year with the graveyard scenes, Sadier. The demons are going to tear Saymi to pieces at the end of the year, but there is still time for us to save her.”
“What do you want me to do?” Sadier replied.
“What you're you are already thinking about doing,” Ben said. “Take off the scales.”
That night Sadier told Saymi everything. He explained the Omicron reaction and all that Ben had said.
“When we go in tonight we need to not meet up with Abigail and Adrian,” Sadier told her. “We need to find each other first and take off our scales. We need to see what they're trying to hide from us.”
Saymi was very silent for a long time.
“I love you, Saymi,” Sadier said. “I love you, and I'm trying to save you.”
Ever so slowly, a huge grin slowly crept over Saymi face.
“Why are you smiling?” Sadier asked.
“Because I'm not, Saymi,” came the reply, but it was not Saymi's voice. It was deep and growling, and Sadier became afraid. Saymi's skin slowly changed color. Her eyes began flaming red. As Sadier watched she turned into a creature. Sadier screamed and ran to his room.
Then Sadier remembered, “I went to sleep. I took off my scales.”
Seven creatures entered his room as he sat terrified on his bed his back pressed against the wall. Then Sadier's friend Ben entered the room.
“Ben! What's happening?” Sadier called to Ben. Ben passed the creatures and walked up to Sadier.
“What's happening, Ben?” Sadier asked again.
“Got you,” Ben replied. Ben reached out and pushed Sadier and Sadier fell and fell and fell...down down down...
“You fool.”
Sadier slowly picked himself up off the ground.
“You fool. Don't you know where you are?”
“No,” Sadier replied. It was so dark that Sadier couldn't see his hand in front of his face. He blindly groped about his feet shuffling in the dirt.
“The world beneath,” the creature answered.
“I'm not in hell,” Sadier replied. “That's not possible.”
“You offered yourself up,” the creature explained.
“Who are you?” Sadier asked.
“I'm Leti,” the creature replied. “You know me.”
“I've heard of you,” Sadier admitted.
“Don't you realize the fool you are?” Leti asked.
Sadier stumbled into a rock wall. With his hands he followed the wall all the way in a circle as Leti continued to tell him what a fool he was. He determined that the wall enclosed him, so he started to climb it.
“You know better than to try to escape,” Leti said. “You're educated. You know there is no escaping here.”
“I can't be in hell,” Sadier said. “That's not possible.”
“You haven't heard the news,” Leti said. “The latest death at the school.”
“Who was it?” Sadier asked anxiously.
“They say siblings have a spiritual bond to one another,” Leti replied. “You should have been able to feel it.”
“No, she's not dead!” Sadier said turning toward the creature.
“Don't you realize what you've done,” Leti said. “Don't you realize the fool you are. She was a good girl. She woke up in heaven. But in your determination you gave up your faith and you've eternally separated yourself from her.”
Sadier yelled in anger. Leti quickly ripped Sadier's soul open and shoved a small emblem inside. Sadier gasped and fell to the ground.
“Congratulations, your destiny is changed,” Leti said. “There will be death at the year's end. Priscilla will be the student captain, and we prove be much more effective against her. May my words prove true.” Leti had his hand extended towards Sadier's chest as he said prophecies into Sadier's open soul.
Sadier quickly uttered a spell that Abigail had forced him to learn in the case of emergency situations. The spell mostly disrupted Leti's connection with the emblem.
Leti reacted in surprise, but then said, “Oh well, The rest wasn't that important. Have fun in the new time line.”
Sadier heard his name shouted from above.
Leti mentioning the time line startled Sadier. “What new timeline?” Sadier said. “We're not leaving the timeline.”
“That is going to be difficult now,” Leti replied as he sat down and leaned back against a rock.
Sadier's name was shouted again. It was Adrian's voice. A glimmering blue rope dropped into the cave.
“Grab on,” Adrian yelled.
“See you around,” Leti said and waved as Sadier grabbed the rope and rose out of the cave.
It was a long trip back up, but the rope was magical and didn't let go of Sadier even when he had lost strength. Adrian who was strapped into the rope above him tried to encourage Sadier above the roar of the wind as they sped upwards.
“Is Saymi okay?” Sadier shouted.
“As far as I know,” Adrian replied.
They rose out of the ground after nearly an hour of rapid upward movement.
“Where's Saymi?” Sadier asked immediately as he stumbled out of the hole.
Abigail ran up to Sadier with concern for him look in her eyes.
“Where's Saymi?” Sadier shouted again.
“She's with Lachish,” Abigail replied. “Are you okay?”
“I took off my scales,” Sadier confessed. “How far down was I?”
“You were sitting on the wall,” Adrian replied. “As far down as you can go before death. What did he do to you?”
“He tried to make me think I was in hell, but I didn't believe him,” Saider said. “But then he made me angry and put something inside me and declared prophecies over me.”
“He did what?” Abigail exclaimed.
“That's spooky,” Adrian shuttered. “Sounds like he tried to cherry plant you. But that doesn't really make sense. Even if he was successful that wouldn't be enough by itself to take your life this late in the game. Why did they spend the resources to do this to you?”
“We're missing something here, my friends,” a deep voiced angel spoke. Sadier looked up as he realized who was in their presence. It was Selah, the captain of the angels speaking. “What is Alkador doing here? An Omicron, no doubt, but what is it hiding from us?” Selah pondered. “What did he prophecy to you, Sadier?”
“He said something about the timeline,” Sadier replied. “And he said Priscilla would be the student captain, and that there would be death at the end of the year.”
“Death at the end of the year,” Selah said. “Do you know who will die, Sadier?”
“Yes!” Sadier exclaimed. “Yes, I know! It's Saymi. They're going to kill her.”
But as he said this the eyes of Abigail, Adrian, Selah, and all the angels that were around suddenly faded red, and Sadier knew they didn't hear his words. Sadier jumped up and started running. He ran deep into the woods. It was a dark and depressing atmosphere here, which felt good to him. But then as he rose to the top of a hill he noticed something glowing way out in the distance through the trees. He squinted trying to imagine what it might be as rainwater trickled down his face. Chills shot down his body as he realized it was the Alkador's castle. It was late in the month of April, and their long journey was about to conclude as they reached their destination.
He sat down in the brush and put his head in his hands. “I'm going to find a way to save you, Saymi,” he whispered. The rain that was sprinkling became a downpour, and he started to cry bitterly.
Sadier had recently clicked all the pieces together. All the journeying they had done through the rainforests, and the prairies, and the mountains, and Adrian's constant stressing over staying on course. It was because each night in the upperworld picked up where the last one left off. Sure, the scene in front of their eyes may be different which threw him off for a long time, and made him think that every night he was randomly placed somewhere when he fell asleep. But then he realized that in the actually geometry of the upperworld their souls was slowly moving, slowly falling towards something.
The geometry of the upperworld is laid directly over the geometry of the natural as Sadier had come to understand. This would mean they were essentially falling through the atmosphere. And eventually Sadier had realized they would land upon the ground. All the journeying east, west, north, south was to adjust their fall like a parachute, so as to land in a specific place. And Sadier knew what that place was. It was the place where the final battle was fought every year and the place also where Madeline's brother was likely being held prisoner. It was the demon's stronghold built sturdily over ten years ago. It was Alkador's castle or as Sadier had always known it, Waterfall Academy.
