"How did you know? Wait, Bill told you, right?" Barney asked, skepticism lacing his voice.
"We haven't met yet. He won't come out of my shadow," Lucas replied with a small smile, glancing down at the darkness beneath him.
A moment later, a fast-moving, shadowy figure emerged, drawing everyone's attention to the boy who stepped out.
"Are you okay, Bill?" John rushed over to him, and for the first time, Bill allowed someone to touch him.
"W-Who the hell are you?!" Bill shouted, his face pale, his eyes darting around as if seeing something terrifying.
"NO… S-STOP, AAAGGGHHHH!!!" Suddenly, he collapsed to his knees, clutching his head in agony.
"What did you do?!" John demanded, turning to Lucas.
"I did nothing," Lucas replied, his gaze fixed on Bill. "I'm as confused as you all are. Aunt Ella, can you try healing him?"
Ella nodded and quickly moved to help, her hands glowing with healing energy as she worked on Bill, who continued to scream in pain for another agonizing minute.
