The Book of Shadows began to levitate, its pages whipping back and forth in a localized cyclone. Blue runes bled off the parchment and circled Billy, forming a cage of light. He felt the weight of the Demiurge—the cosmic entity he was destined to become—pressing against the back of his skull.
Billy Kaplan—known to the world as —sat cross-legged on the floor of the Avengers Mansion library, the air around him humming with a low, static charge. Before him lay a tome that seemed to breathe. It wasn’t a standard leather-bound book; its cover was forged from a dark, iridescent material that shifted like oil on water. This was his Book of Shadows . WICCAN'S Wicked Spell Book of Shadows!
Billy stood up, his cape billowing despite the lack of wind. He tucked the Book of Shadows under his arm. The spell had worked, but as always with magic, it had left him with a warning: The shadow you cast is only as dark as the light you carry. The Book of Shadows began to levitate, its
He realized then that the book wasn't just a tool for spells. It was a diary of his destiny, and it had just told him that his brother wasn't just lost—he was being hunted. Billy Kaplan—known to the world as —sat cross-legged