01_-_The_Alchemyst

Sophie nudged her brother in the ribs. “That would be you.”
Flamel stepped back from the twins. “In a couple of hours, when Hekate
arises, I will ask her to Awaken your magical potential. I believe she will do
it; I hope and pray that she does,” he added fervently. “Then we will leave.”
“But where are we going?” Josh asked at the same time that Sophie
said, “Will Hekate not allow us to stay here?”
“I’m hoping some of the other Elders or immortal humans might be
persuaded to help train you. And no, we cannot stay here. Dee and the
Morrigan have contacted one of the most fearsome of the Elders: Bastet.”
“The Egyptian cat goddess?” Sophie asked.
Flamel blinked in surprise. “I’m impressed.”
“Our parents are archaeologists, remember? While other children were
being read bedtime stories, our parents told us myths and legends.”
The Alchemyst nodded. “Even as we speak, Bastet and the Morrigan are
gathering their forces for an all-out attack on Hekate’s Shadowrealm. I
suspected that they would try and attack during the hours of darkness, when
Hekate is sleeping, but so far there is no sign of them, and it will be dawn
soon. I’m sure they know that they will only get one chance, and they need all
their forces in place before they attack. At the moment, they believe we are
still ignorant of their intentions; more importantly, they do not know that we
are aware of Bastet’s involvement. But we will be ready for them.”
“How do we know?” Sophie asked.
“Perenelle told me,” Flamel said, and waved away the next obvious
question. “She is a resourceful woman, she enlisted a disembodied spirit to
pass on a message to me.”
“A disembodied spirit?” Sophie said. “You mean like a ghost?” She
realized that now it was quite easy to believe in ghosts.
“Just so,” Flamel said.
“What will happen if they attack here? I mean, what kind of attack are
we talking about?” Josh asked.