Alex Bygrave - Seers: Book One: The Tower of Fire

BOOK ONE

SEERS

THE TOWER OF FIRE

ALEX BYGRAVE

Copyright 2016 Alexander S. Bygrave.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-3219-0 (sc)

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Contents

This book is dedicate d to:

Elizabeth, my mother and biggest fan. Thank you for always being there to support me since day one of this long process, and for not saying anything when I was quite clearly working on this rather than doing my home work.

JBland, my tireless rough -d raft editor. Thank you for genuinely enjoying the rough drafts, chapter by chapter, but for also never being afraid to give sincere reviews and be honest with me if you hated something. You knocked me down a few notches sometimes, but it was always for the be tter.

Torie, one my best friends. Thank you for your endless praise (which, as an author, my ego needed) and for yelling at me to just finish the damn book already in my hours of crisis when I thought I coul dnt.

And Sam, the closest thing Ill ever have to an older brother. Thank you for the countless writing advice, and for (albeit unknowingly on your part) giving me the courage to actually start working on this after two long years of deliberation. Yes, the character is named after you.

You all deserve much more praise than a mere dedication page could ever give.

EARTH

MY NAME IS TONY GOLDSMAN. Im a Seer.

Dont know what that means? Dont worry about it. Youll know soon enough.

In order for you to even remotely understand this story, Im going to have to set the scene for you. Its a bit complicated. Okay, a lot complicated. But just stick with me and everything will make sense eventually.

Whoever may be reading this, wherever you are, just remember this throughout the whole story: this is me documenting probably the most important piece of history you will ever read, and nobody even remembers it.

What you are about to read is a complete written record of the war for possession of the universe.

Sounds crazy, right? Trust me; it gets crazier. Right now I need to explain to you the concept of the universe. Its nothing like youve ever heard before.

In our universe, we live in a dimension, right? Technically, if you look at it scientifically, we exist in multiple dimensions at once, like the integer dimensions (1D, 2D, 3D, and 4D), but maybe youve also heard of the ten dimensions of reality, a prospect of art. Or even the mathematical dimensions, where you need to find the minimum number of coordinates needed in order to define an area within any space or object. Well, as it all turns out, we are actually in the first dimension.

Now, that probably doesnt make sense, considering that the first dimension is generally defined as just a line. But believe me, we are in the first dimension. And rather than ten dimensions of reality, there are eleven. So whoever came up with that wasnt too far off.

At this point, you need to stop thinking of dimensions from a scientific, mathematical, or artistic point of view. Stop thinking of them of lines and shapes, and start thinking of them as other worlds that are parallel to our own.

Are you with me so far? Good.

Like I said, in the universe, there are eleven dimensions. But, in this case, the dimensions are other worlds. Earth is just one of these worlds; the other ten coexist within Earth, and each other as well. So, wherever youre sitting right now, reading this, you are sitting in the exact same spot in ten other worlds at the exact same time. I hope that makes sense.

Now, the reason you cant see these other dimensions is because there are walls erected between them. These walls arent physical walls, though; theyre more spiritual than anything else. They exist, but they dont exist. Does that make sense? Probably not.

Heres a simpler way of thinking of it: invisible ghost walls that are intangible are the only things standing between these dimensions. There. Thats easier, right?

However, even though most people cant see through these walls, there are people who can. Theres only one person in each dimension that can see through the walls and into the other ten dimensions.

These people are the Seers. And I, Tony Goldsman, am the Seer from Earth.

Now, I didnt ask for this. Its a whole lot of destiny and becoming-who-youre-meant-to-be crap. I dont know too much about it, even after all this has happened. One of the things I do know about it, however, is that its genetic. The ability to See is passed on through generations. As to how it originated, well, well get to that later. Much later.

But the weird thing is, there can only be one Seer from a certain dimension at a time. Which means, if a Seer has a kid, then theyre going to die pretty soon after their child discovers the ability to See. Yeah, its tragic, but its a fact. Although I cant explain that one, either. There are a lot of mysteries in the universe, and most of them are a lot more complicated than that one.

Now Ill tell you about the spires. The spires have been around as long as the Seers have been, and, like the Seers, theres one per dimension. The spires are rock formations that are like overgrown stalagmites. They jut out from the ground, and they extend up to ten feet in the air. They end in a point at the top, and theyre wide at the base, like a cone. The significance of the spires is that they allow Seers to actually travel in between dimensions. For instance, if I were to go up to the spire on Earth, put my hand against it, and shout the name of another dimension, the spire would transport me into that other dimension, and I would completely, physically be there, in that other dimension. I would not be looking through the walls; I would have shifted through them altogether. Thats what we call the process of traveling through the eleven dimensions: shifting. But only Seers can shift. Actually, no, thats wrong. Other people can shift, but only if a Seer is with them.

Theres also one last thing you need to know: all the dimensions are drastically different from one another, and not all of them are inhabited by humans.

If youre lost at this point, feel free to take all the time you need right now to go back over all that stuff. Trust me; youre going to need to understand it all.

That actually pretty much covers all of the basics. Now we can get on with the real story. Hold on to your seats, because its going to be a pretty rough ride.