**Nero** I prayed to any god or goddess that would listen to me as I held my pendant in my hands. I could feel the magical energy pulsing inside. It was as though it was calling to me, wanting me to use it. I heard this little voice in the back of my head, telling me to be careful, that it was an unknown power and that I didn't know what would happen if I used it. I took a moment to think about my options. The sun was just about set, meaning that this meeting was about to take place soon. But where? I figured it would most likely happen within the next couple of hours. I read the text on my phone over and over, looking for key information that I might have missed. Or something to tell me that I had read too far into it and jumped to conclusions. Each time I re-read the t

