234 Sirens horn

It's getting close to dusk and it will be time to take the children back soon so Aisling calls to them. 

"Opal, Lotus,Lilli, Noah it's time to go back. We will come again tomorrow." The children stop and start to go towards the cabin. Opal stops and her her skin begins to shimmer, Aisling knows she isn't old enough to transform so she calls for Xiangin. Xiangin rushes to her daughters side noticing a distant look on her face her black eyes in a trace like state. Xiangin shakes her daughter and gets no response. Her heart begins to race and in a panic she hands Aisling her ring. 

"I need to know what she is hearing, take this  and if we start to do something we should not put it back on immediately." Xiangin begins to transform her skin turns silvery and nearly transparent. Holding her head she screams, calling to Opal to cover her ears. Looking at Aisling she tells her. 

"If we resist the call of the horn every cell of our being fights to follow it. That is why it is so painful. " she looks at Moll knowing she is the one who created this place. Xiangin asks her?

"I know you told us that you always bring us to a different time and place each time we cross. What time did you bring us to this time?" 

" The early to mid thirties , I just think of a time when I open the gateway and here we are. Since the cabin is a dimensional portal it is parallel to what ever is happening in  that time.it is still not visible to others but we can cross to that time when needed why?" Moll explains. 

Alex looks sad and holds Onacona's hand.

"It could be around the time that I was called. " Alex looks lost remembering when he was Tunis and was enchanted by the siren. 

Remi not wanting to see her son in pain suggest they try scrying to see what is happening. Moll agreed how can they teach the children to tread carefully if the just run into the Unkown with out a thought. Crystal goes to get the scrying stones and Lotus gets a basin of water. The elders allow Crystal to do the scrying to get practice.  They gather in a circle and Crystal begins the spell to show what is happening. They see the ancient siren she is nearly invisible but she is not in the water but hovering above the river in the clouds. They see Macha she is holding a long staff with a large light blue stone shinning in the light. The siren is using the horn to raise a storm to defeat Macha. They see Macha cut her hand and let the blood fall onto the stone and into the water. The siren blows the horn again and the sky is filled with sirens. All trying to stop Macha. Macha pulls out the book of life and begins a spell churning the air into a frenzy causing some of the sirens to fall dead into the river. They hear a loud cry from up river a boy has been swept away and is in danger. The men are in ya trance like state unable to help him. The siren with the horn sees the child plunged into the water to try to get him. She loses the horn as she reaches for the boy. It is to late he is dead. The siren places him gently on to the bank and whispers. 

"I promise your life will not be in vain, we are connected now." She goes beneath the surface of the waves looking for the horn. Macha seeing where the horn fell used the staff to place it in a ball of energy to bring to her. Once the horn is inside of the ball everything becomes calm as if nothing happened. Taking the horn she places it inside a metal box still encased  in the ball. Opening a portal she disappeared. 

Crystal looks at Xiangin 

"My Xi your grandmother was not at fault mine was. She was trying to stop her. " Crystal taking her brothers hand she looks sadly at him. 

"It was my grandmother's fault not Xiangin's that caused your first death. I'm so sorry ." Crystal looks like she is about to cry. Alex takes her hand and tells her. 

"We each have our destiny mine was to die that day , that way I could comeback to be your brother. It was my destiny to have our family linked with Xiangin's so that we can set things right. The father knew that her grandmother did not intend to cause my death that is why when she went to judgement he sent her spirit and gifts back with Opal and Noah. That they can help reclame the horn and he can return the sirens who are deserving back into his service. Xiangin your mother believing that her mother had enchanted and killed men regardless of their deeds. She called a innocent boy that boy was saved by uncle Steve at the cost of his gift. As your grandmother spoke we are connected and have been since that day. That is part of why you and Uncle Dude were destined to fall in love. With the blood line of both the boy killed and the siren who tried to save him. Opal and Noah can help lift the curse of the sirens. They then will be able to choose between being human or serve the father in the way they were made to do. "  Alex explained. 

Opal came out of her trance when the horn was silenced. She looks around not understanding what had taken place. Alex just pats her head annoyingly to tease her. 

"My dear Opal I always knew you were a scatter brain now I have proof." 

Opal knows he hates water so she just raised her palm an flicks it , Alex is then drenched in water as if he had just bathed. The two take off chasing each other as children that age tend to do.