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Hearts or Swords by Mirabel Chidimma
Chapter Three --- Fractured Bonds.
"Centuries ago, there was a powerful mystic queen who ruled Amethyst. The reign of evil Luna was dreadful and left a dark mark in history.
A sun child is born with a special ability. Some can talk to the water, command the soil, or even control the wind. These children were gifts of protection against external forces to Amethyst, but they became Luna's renewal sacrifices. Every hundred years, a sun child is born.
Luna killed her cousin, the rightful heir to the throne, while his wife and child labored in the dungeon. Even the boys of royal blood were enslaved.
The heir’s son married a farmer’s daughter, who gave birth to a sun child. As Luna’s renewal sacrifice approached, she summoned her priest.
Luna was bound to kill the child, but its father took it to the future, making it difficult for her to find. He cursed the child to be free from its past, and that curse can only be broken by true love's kiss.
Luna grew old and ugly. She went down Pulla Mountain, between the cave and the water, where she now dwells, awaiting the curse’s breaking."
The day had dimmed, and the darkness cast strange shadows. The young ones of Amethyst gathered around the old fortune teller.
"The curse is two-sided. Luna can't harm the child, but the royal family can’t reach her either. Ximena is a child of destiny.
To lift the dark powers clouding Amethyst, three sun children have been trained, but Ximena’s powers are unique. She alone can complete the others.
We must be prepared, for when the curse is broken, Luna will return with powers greater than a thousand men."
The old fortune teller stood, leaving the children as she entered her small house. She glanced at her mirror, and the prophecy came again.
"Two feathers of different birds dance to merge. Fate strikes, walls fall. The feathers fade, and the walls stand. The queen of darkness roars like a hungry lion, but she is at the mercy of a feather. Prophecy!"
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Ximena...
"Centuries ago, there was a powerful mystic queen who ruled Amethyst. The reign of evil Luna was dreadful and left a dark mark in history.
A sun child is born with a special ability. Some can talk to the water, command the soil, or even control the wind. These children were gifts of protection against external forces to Amethyst, but they became Luna's renewal sacrifices. Every hundred years, a sun child is born.
Luna killed her cousin, the rightful heir to the throne, while his wife and child labored in the dungeon. Even the boys of royal blood were enslaved.
The heir’s son married a farmer’s daughter, who gave birth to a sun child. As Luna’s renewal sacrifice approached, she summoned her priest.
Luna was bound to kill the child, but its father took it to the future, making it difficult for her to find. He cursed the child to be free from its past, and that curse can only be broken by true love's kiss.
Luna grew old and ugly. She went down Pulla Mountain, between the cave and the water, where she now dwells, awaiting the curse’s breaking."
The day had dimmed, and the darkness cast strange shadows. The young ones of Amethyst gathered around the old fortune teller.
"The curse is two-sided. Luna can't harm the child, but the royal family can’t reach her either. Ximena is a child of destiny.
To lift the dark powers clouding Amethyst, three sun children have been trained, but Ximena’s powers are unique. She alone can complete the others.
We must be prepared, for when the curse is broken, Luna will return with powers greater than a thousand men."
The old fortune teller stood, leaving the children as she entered her small house. She glanced at her mirror, and the prophecy came again.
"Two feathers of different birds dance to merge. Fate strikes, walls fall. The feathers fade, and the walls stand. The queen of darkness roars like a hungry lion, but she is at the mercy of a feather. Prophecy!"
---
Ximena...
