“Watch out!” Haven’s yell pierced through the quiet lake.Lucious, Tristan, Aeon and Avena all turned in time to see a large hand— no massive hand, made from what looked like hundreds of small hands rising from the pale lake. The last thing they saw before their world turned upside down was the black hand, slamming down on their boat and shattering it into a thousand pieces.

One minute, Haven’s scream was the only sound that filled her ears as her body was flung into the air and the ...