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Echoes Of The Immortal

Book 5 of the Immortal series

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He knows they're still out there. The Celestial beings that once possessed him and the darkness that follows them. Yet the stories of them mating with humans were just that...stories...weren't they?

It had been years since Alex was freed from possession. He and Lucas had spent that time cultivating a peaceful life in the valley, surrounded by the LaCloche Mountains of Northern Ontario. The leading authority of the Celestials and their underground temples, both Alex and Lucas are called upon when a strange child is discovered in the old decommissioned NORAD Complex hidden 600 feet below the Armed Forces Base in North Bay. The "Hole" contains many secrets, and perhaps this child is the key to stopping the Celestials once and for all.

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Echoes Of The Immortal

Book 5 of the Immortal series

MJ Spickett

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He knows they're still out there. The Celestial beings that once possessed him and the darkness that follows them. Yet the stories of them mating with humans were just that...stories...weren't they?

It had been years since Alex was freed from possession. He and Lucas had spent that time cultivating a peaceful life in the valley, surrounded by the LaCloche Mountains of Northern Ontario. The leading authority of the Celestials and their underground temples, both Alex and Lucas are called upon when a strange child is discovered in the old decommissioned NORAD Complex hidden 600 feet below the Armed Forces Base in North Bay. The "Hole" contains many secrets, and perhaps this child is the key to stopping the Celestials once and for all.

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ok uhm yeah they don't have to do anything at all but don't you think it's at least mildly weird. to open the door for a stranger. and they just stare at you. in silence. like if they don't wanna say the halloween line on halloween ok whatever but they can say "hey what's up"?

I'm not even making this some pseudo ritual thing like "the social contract of the evening is that you invoke the words 'trick-or-treat' after which I return the favor with candy~" i literally do not care if your kid says "hey bitch what's crackin" because that's funny and I'll gladly give them candy

I'm talking about like...maybe it's an ideal evening for your kid to learn to say at least 1 word to another person in their neighborhood even if that 1 word is "thanks" as they run away with candy. and ofc there are exceptions to every situation on earth and it's frustrating having every take here spun around like "but what about [X] group of people with this specific issue"-- alright. if a kid has trouble speaking and holding basic conversations on a night when thousands of strangers are out on the streets and they also have to navigate said streets, then they should absolutely not be alone, and there should be an adult with them who would presumably speak for them. like holy shit wouldn't it be fucked up if they were alone

LITERALLY yes oh my god all this I'm framing these tags

like there is a particular brand of young parent (and this is getting prevalent to the point where I've seen it parodied on multiple tv shows) that doesn't set any boundaries with their kids because they think it's "controlling" or inherently abusive or???

maybe the solution is that you explain to them so they understand. maybe you need to have expectations like "I need you to stop doing things ASAP when I ask you to because it might be a safety issue, even if you don't immediately see how it is one, but we will always talk about it afterwards."

but like. it's not "they just never do the thing". you're teaching your kid that nobody owes anybody anything else, and that they will never have to do anything they don't like, and that's neither true, nor healthy, not conducive to any kind of society you should want to live in (it's libertarianism, bud. you're raising libertarians.)

your kids are people, and one of the most valuable skills they can learn is how to have conversations about why things are the way they are, whether they should be that way, what has the potential to change, and how to change it.

if they don't want to say "trick or treat", that's understandable! but do they know why people say that, and how it can be positive? why don't they want to say it; is there a way to make it easier? are there any alternatives they can think of? now that they understand why people say it, maybe they can think of one that fits the situation and their needs!

if your kid isn't listening to people when they're trying to talk, ask why that might be happening. what are the situational factors (other things are distracting them, the person talking is hard to hear or hard to listen to, etc.)? what about the personal factors (they have a hard time focusing for that long)? what strategies can they use to make listening easier- like fidgets, or headphones- and how can others support them in doing so- like reminders, or minimizing distractions?

I want to remind people that the baseline Adverse Childhood Experiences Score for this generation of kids went up during the pandemic. They're going to act different because their trauma load is different. Trauma causes problems with memory, sensory processing, and executive function. It's normal for traumatized kids to backslide developmentally and require the support and coaching of a much younger child.

Whole families *can* reinforce each other's avoidance responses and that's some of what we're seeing here but what's even more common is that parents are dealing with other developmental delays that are even more disruptive so smaller stuff is going to the wayside. Like stranger anxiety is obviously sticking around longer than usual but so are bed wetting and sleep disturbances.

Man, these kids are really fucked up socially and they are carrying trauma loads that I can't imagine.

If they look confused and scared, you know what you can do?

✨️Be the adult and model social interactions!✨️

You know that whole "it takes a village" shit? Yeah! This is it! This is when you get to be a village!

You don't have to prompt them to say Trick or Treat. You can just greet them normally, compliment them on their costumes, engage them. Kids are sponges and mimics. Show them how you want to be interacted with! They'll do it back!

The pandemic started almost 4 years ago. Your average kid under about age 7.5 - 8 has vague memories at best of what you and I consider Normal Halloween. Anybody 6 or under pretty much has no idea what "normal" anything is like.

This is a time when you get to either be the shitty bitchy adult that gave them weird looks when they freeze up or don't know how to interact, or the cool awesome adult that smiled at them so they smiled back, who didn't judge them.

He heard voices...saw visions from civilizations thousands of years in the past...his body and mind hijacked by a being not of this world...with a never-ending hunger and leaving a trail of bodies wherever they went.

Alex Jackson was no longer in control. An Ancient Celestial from Earth's distant past now controlled every aspect of his life with Alex only along for the ride. The taste of blood filled his mouth. The shrieks of horrified victims ring in his ears.

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The icy tundra of the Arctic is no place for an Aztec temple.

Alex swore he was done with expeditions and mysterious temples, content to spend the rest of his life teaching high school students, tending his vineyard, and figuring out his relationship with Lucas Griffith. He was a damn good Anthropologist, one of the best, but no amount of money could convince him to go back into the field. Even his own curiosity isn't enough to make him accept a mission to the Arctic to inspect the new temple first hand.

Until Lucas is accused of espionage. Everything Alex thought he knew about his partner is suddenly put into question when they are lured into a trap and arrested for treason. A soldier turned Archeologist, Lucas has had some questionable dealings with a Russian Oligarch, his cult, and the sale of a large number of artifacts.

Kirill Drago is a master manipulator, obsessed with the mysterious temple, and will do anything to finally possess it. Exacting revenge on Lucas for betraying him was an added bonus. Alex is the key achieving it all. Drago will test the limits of Alex and Lucas's bond as he leads his cult into the very depths of Arctic for the power hidden within the temple.

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