Selena's Daughter (The Prophecy) - Episode 14

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After Grace had left the presence of the high king she immediately went to her room, and collapse on her bed.

She started thinking of what her new found father had told her and Erica.

"Well, I know the both of you are surprised especially you Erica, you have been living in this kingdom your all life and you didn't even know that I was your father. I apologized to the both of you especially  you Grace", he looked at both of them and continued . "I am sorry". The high king said, pleading to his twin daughters.

"I have to think about what you have just said", Erica said and stood up then walked out of the throne room.

"Well, I guess I will also do the same, sorry", Grace said and also left the throne room. She heard when Diana told the high king.

"Don't worry, they will come around, let just give them time to digest what you had told them".

Back to present, Grace sigh and closed her eyes tightly, "Oh mother, how I wish you are still living, you would have told me what to do". She was still thinking about it when she fell asleep and soon had a dream.

In the dream, she saw herself running and running through a thick forest, someone was chasing her and she didn't know who it was.

At the other end of the forest she saw a river, she ran straight to the river and saw a boat beside it, as she was about to enter the boat she noticed something was unusual with the water and had a closer look. She realized to her horro that it wasn't a river as she had thought

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. The river was blood. In it were dead people in it, their blood had turned into a river. She heard the footsteps halt in her back and a hoarse male voice said in a mockery way.

"The people who had depended on you are all dead. And now it's time for you to join them. No one will come and save you now".

Grace turned to look at the man as he raised his sword and was bringing it down when the dream changed to see herself  at the lake she had dreamt before.

The lake was humming a unknown song to her when she heard her name. She quickly turned to look at who had called her only for her to see her dead mother.

"Mama, is that really you?" Grace asked, when she had been here before in her previous dream she had been a little girl but now she was grown up. She ran up to meet her and hug her.

"Mama". Grace said as she sobbed on her shoulders.

The lady started humming a song Grace had heard once when she was little, when the soldiers had came and destroyed her little village.

         Walk proud, walk strong

         When the world starts to string

         Remember where home is

         Never forget your ways

         Walk proud, walk strong

         When the pain is too much

         Remember who your family is

         Never forget your ways

         Walk proud, walk strong

         I will be gone one day

         But fear not

      For there you will always have      someone

         When your love comes

         That’s where your line begins

         Never forget your ways

         Walk proud, walk strong

         My sweet young child

         He is there waiting for you

         He waits for you alone

         The time will come to be with him

         And so your line will begin

         Remember where your home is

         Remember who your family is

         When the world starts to string

         When the pain is too much

         Go home to him

         My sweet young child

         I will be gone

         But not my soul

         My sweet young child

         Be strong my child

        It will all be fine in the end.

When Grace had cried her eyes out finished, she slowly looked up to her mother who give her a little smile.

"I know that you have so many questions which some of them have been answered. Grace, the people depend on you. They have heard about the prophecy of you and Erica. A great war is coming and I want you and your sister to be ready". The lady said.

"Yes mama, we are preparing".

The lady pauses and listened as she closes her eyes, it was as if someone was telling her something on her ears after a while she opened her eyes and and looked sadly on Grace.

"I have to go now, but do not worry I will call on you again. Walk proud and strong my child. You know the daughter you are".  The lady said and began to fade out little by little.

"Wait Mama, I have been meaning to asked you, of all my years I had know you, I still don't know your name. When you were still alive what do they call you".

The lady was was merely a shadow smiled a little.

"My name is.... Selena", she said and faded.

A knock woke up Grace from the dream she was having. When she woke up her thought went back to what her mother had just told her.

"How can her name be Selena? I don't get it, how is that possible?", Grace asked no one in particular and the knock once again came and Erica voice broke through.

"Grace, the king had requested our presence".

Grace immediately left her bed and quickly made her way out of her room and saw Erica a few feet away from her and she hurried up to met her. When she was walking the same pace with her she asked.

"I hope there is no problem?"

"No, just that we have a visitor, I think they said her name was Sefa". Erica replied and they walked in silence to the throne room.

As soon as they entered the throne room, they saw Diana with someone behind a curtain and also some of the kings of the Nine kingdoms were there.

"What is happening?" Erica immediately asked.

"Diana is examining a patient, she will tell us what it is when she's ready," Leo said.

The door opened and Lucas  stepped into the throne room closing the door 

"Who is Diana treating?" He asked.

"A girl that came from King Lot kingdom, Diana is treating her". Erica said. 

Diana stopped what she was doing and introduced Armin as the apprentice court physician of Essetir. A screen was placed around the cot hiding whoever was there from view. Armin quickly explained what had happened in Essetir and how they had left Eald yesterday and rode straight for Crescent 

"So what had happened to her?" Grace asked. 

"She said that back in  Essetir her job was to wait upon Lady Mary". Diana said.

"Mary?" Grace asked.

"Yes. She unfortunately did something to upset Mary and she was sent here with a message."

"What is this message?" Lucas asked.

"This is distressing for all of us and Sefa is in a great deal of pain. She has agreed to show you the message Mary sent if it will help us," she said and continued. "You need to prepare yourselves, Mary has become more twisted than ever."

She went to the screen and removed it.  She was sitting on a stool with her hood covering her face. She took it down and looked up at them. Erica sat down on a chair by the table with her hands over her face. Grace looked away.

"Mary did this?" Lucas asked looking at her and trying not to show any disgust or revulsion. Her face was completely twisted, it looked like it had been melted, Sefa nodded, tears falling from her eyes.

"Does it hurt?" Erica asked, she nodded again.

"My father gave her these drops, they help, but she can only take them four times a day," Armin said.

"What does this mean?" The high king asked asked putting his hand on Diana shoulder.

"Remember the knight with skin over his face. This is a similar warning but given when the high priestess wants to cause as much suffering as possible. Mary has once again declared war on Crescent."

"Can you help her?" Grace asked.

"I don't know, I will have to do some research. This is powerful magic, only powerful magic could remove it."

"But you can help her?" Erica asked.

"Yes I can. But I don't think I can remove the curse, I don't know how, but I might be able to ease the pain," she said kneeling down beside her.

" Sefa, I don't know how much I can help, but would you like me to try?" Diana asked. She nodded looking down at her hands in her lap. The pain was bad, it felt like someone was trying to split her head open.

Diana stood and put her hands on her head and closed her eyes. She located the swelling and pulsing magic in Sefa's head, where her skull and flesh were twisting. She opened her eyes, concentrating on the area she had found and her eyes flashed gold. She closed her eyes again. She had managed to stop the movement, dispelling the magic that was working on her. She then found other areas that were causing her pain and soothed it until it was gone. She could see how the skin was twisted but she couldn't seem to find a way to get it back. She opened her eyes and they glowed again, before she removed her hands.

"Is that better?" Diana asked.

She touched her face, drawing her fingers away quickly when she still felt the melted skin. But she looked at Diana and nodded.

"The pain has gone, thank you," she said tears running down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry I couldn't do anymore," she said.

"You didn't speak," Grace said. "I thought you had to say spells and stuff."

"Most sorceress have to draw their power from the earth," said Erica. "The spells help them to direct that power. Diana doesn't need to, her magic is within her. Of course she can still draw on that power to add to her own but she doesn't always need it".

"Thank you so much. Armin, where's the glass?" Sefa asked.

"Here," Armin said passing her a wrapped package.

"This is what angered Mary, she asked me to destroy it but I didn't. I don't know if it will help," she passed the package to the High King. He opened the cloth, revealing the broken jewel.

"It's Luciana's prison," Diana said.

They talked for a bit longer, Armin told them they had arrived at Eald yesterday . He had administered the cure for those suffering from the sweating sickness and they were recovering when they had left yesterday. Those that wanted to seek refuge in Crescent would have left there this morning to meet with the patrol within the Crescent border. 

"Lucas, take the girl to one of our empty chambers and let some servants attend to her". The high king said and Lucas and Armin helped Sefa to her feet and they lead her away.

The king turned to the rest of them "Sit, we all have to discuss our next plan".

Eventually they all left the throne room and Diana told Grace and Erica to come with her to her chambers. It was almost midnight and a servant brought them some hot tea and left them. Grace and Erica sat down at the opposite of Diana. The broken jewel lay on the table before them.

"Can you fix it?" Erica asked. Diana picked up the pieces, fitting them together, her eyes flashed gold and she put the whole but empty jewel back on the table.

"Yeah," She said and looked up to see Grace looking at her with her mouth open. She grinned at the expression on Grace's face.

"How do you do that?" Grace asked looking at her

Diana shrugged, "it's not hard," she said.

"Not hard, fusing glass with magic without leaving a mark, is not hard?" Grace asked studying the glass and finding no flaw on its surface.

"Not for me, obviously" Diana said looking at the jewel. There was no mark or crack to show where it had been broken.

"I wanted to tell you something".

"Okay", Erica said

Diana brought out a silver ring with gold engraved on it. "This where the story of this ring start".

"We are listening". Grace said.

 "Well there is not much to tell, so it shouldn't take long. When Bruta's great grandson became king he had no son but three daughters. The eldest was destined to become queen when her father died. He did not want her to rule alone so he was always on the lookout for a suitable husband for her. Luckily for his daughter she fell in love with the son of a visiting noble, he was a skilled warrior but also kind and honourable and the union went ahead.

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. Queen Anabella married Luther Dragon, his brother was a powerful sorcerer and he came to Crescent with him as his advisor."

"His advisor?" Grace asked.

"Yes".

"Sorry, I interrupted your story," Grace said, stifling a yawn.

"Yes you did, now where was I?" Diana asked.

"You said Luther Dragon's brother was a powerful sorcerer," Erica said grinning at her.

"Ah yes, his name was Abra and he became the Court Sorcerer of Crescent and helped the kingdom to flourish. A few years later a plague wiped out many and Abra and his wife Gwyn managed to find a cure and healed those who would have died, including Queen Anabella. Luther then had this ring made and gave them to Abra and his wife, now I will want to give it to Erica, she can keep it safe". Diana said 

"That's a nice story but why would it be important now?" Erica asked yawning .

"Well Abra had an apprentice by the name of Luciana," Diana said, Erica and Grace sat up straight in their chair but they didn't interrupt. "Abra taught her many things but Luther never trusted her. Many years later Crescent was attacked and almost fell. Abra and Gwyn gave their lives defending Cerscu and Luciana became the new Court Sorceress.
"She helped Luther to rebuild Crescent but was never trusted enough to sit at his right hand. They faced many magical enemies during Luciana's time and Luciana would defeat them. Still the king did not trust her enough to give her the seal or name her advisor.
"Eventually Luciana was executed when it was discovered she was behind most of the attacks and had defeated them to try to win favour. As I said, there are some stories that say it was Luciana that killed Abra and Gwyn all those years before, so she could take their place and rule Crescent with the king. Luther never trusted her though, so he never got the one thing she desired, her place at the right hand of the king and the seal of Crescent, which is this ring."

"And you had now given them to me," Erica said, understanding at last how this might be relevant.

"Luciana will be even more dangerous once she finds out that you have been given the honour she had always craved," Diana said to them.