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“Roken is your destiny. You must save him before you can save the realm. If not, this visage of the past will only be a pebble in the ocean of what is to come.”
I opened and closed my mouth, watching as Roken bore down on the city, breathing fire on every surface as he destroyed it.
He’d lost control.
“He is cursed.”
“It is up to you to free him of his curse. He is your fate.”
The city crumpled as screams echoed throughout the valley. I was forced to watch every harrowing second as he burned it to the ground until there was nothing more than fire and ash.
When it was all over, the vision swirled into nothingness, and the world rushed by again. Overhead, the night sky flashed and the woman started to speak once more.
“In shadows bound, a soul beset,
By curse of dark, both fierce and yet,
A celestial dance shall light the way,
To bring forth dawn and break the fray.
When stars align in cosmic grace,
And moon’s embrace reveals its face,
A grove enchanted, deep and old,
Shall witness secrets yet untold.
Seek the tome in wizard’s keep,
Where riddles lie, both vast and deep,
Unveil the truth, with heart laid bare,
For only then, the curse shall wear.
Trials await, tests of the soul,
Through perilous paths, they take their toll,
With courage bold, and spirits true,
The chosen one shall journey through.”
She had spoken in the tongues of prophecy. I’d read about it in the books I had gathered, but reading the passages felt like nothing compared to the visual journey this woman was guiding me on.
The vision changed again, the night sky overhead swirling in a dizzying circle. An explosion of purple fire cascaded out from a single point, and then the sky tore open, revealing a whole world beyond it.
This was the rift between worlds, the magical barrier that protected one realm from another, and it was ripping apart right before my eyes.
Monsters crawled through. Giants, orcs, goblins, and all manner of beasts stormed into Terraheim. Time rushed forward and the world burned. The land raced by until it centered on another city. For a second time, I watched a city burn, this time with a deep purple supernatural flame instead of Roken’s vivid, emerald-green fire.
My stomach roiled in knots as I watched the devastation. I turned away when it all became too much, and then the vision wavered, rushing past me as I fell towards the ground. I screamed, my voice silenced, and then all of a sudden, I fell back into the underground library.
My feet crashed into the stone floor, and I pitched towards the pedestal, catching myself only seconds before I fell to the ground. For a few moments, I just listened to the overwhelming silence and the sound of my heart racing in my chest. I took a deep, steadying breath as I closed my fist around the emerald, bringing it close to my chest.
This was mine. It was meant for me.
