Chapter 34
William Claude mixed an elixir containing gold, mercury, sulfur, and a few shavings from a philosopher’s stone he once created. He knew it wasn’t a powerful stone, but that it existed at all was, to him, quite an achievement.
As the elixir boiled, it cast off fumes which he breathed in, filling his lungs. He held it, letting its magic seeped through his blood.
He concentrated first on Michael, opening his mind to his son. But he still could not penetrate his defenses. He then focused on Rachel. He knew she had gone to Japan looking for Michael. With her was a friend, her roommate – another young chit of a college girl, he imagined. Someone he doubted would interfere with his plans in any way.
His mind connected with Rachael’s. He gasped as a new panoply of images swirled int
