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Here is Chapter Seven of the Prophecy, also known as the chapter that gave the story it's title, although I didn't know it would at the time.


Chapter Seven : Mithgar and Its Prophecy

Kris and Lothiniel had taken their leave of Leareth, and headed to the portal to Mithgar. There, Kris hoped to locate the warrior mage Kane, who had trained his father's teacher. He needed to further his education before he could continue his destiny. But he knew it would not be an easy destiny. And his only companion was Lothiniel, and he wondered how he would explain her presence when he reached Mithgar and was seen by the Elves of Arden Vale. They could know nothing of what had happened in the Hyperion, so he was thinking of another story. However, his story was not fully formed yet, when they walked through the portal and found themselves on Mithgar in the forest of Drearwood.

"Kristian? What is the reason for bringing a foreigner into our world?" Kaje asked.

"So far, I am only in Drearwood. When I enter Arden, then you can question me. This is Lothiniel. She is from Arda, and we have traveled here from Earth. I need to see my cousin if she is still in the Vale."

"She is out...but you can feel free to walk around the vale. I will not permit you into Arden, with this stranger, I will send for Lia and have her meet you."

Lothiniel had been listening to the conversation and said, "I may be from elsewhere, but I am an Elf, and surely you know that Elves are not evil."

"Yes, but I don't trust you, you are not from around here, so you will not be permitted."

"Have I given you any reason not to trust me?"

A woman stepped forward and whispered something into the mans ear. " No, but my chieran tells me that she can detect your evil. And that is enough for us."

"Who is she detecting this evil from?" Kris asked. "I mean, if I remember my history, this forest has been a home of Foul Folk in the past, there could be some nearby."

"I am sorry to say that these woods have been cleared since your leave of absence. And nothing was detected until you two appeared."

"Well, I don't know what you could be sensing. Have you sent someone to fetch Lia."

"Yes, someone has gone to fetch your beloved cousin, Cordelia. And. I think you do."

"Okay. Because I need to warn her, and the rest of you, about some people that might be coming here soon."

"Oh? And how are these people getting here? What is there purpose for coming?"

"They will be coming through this portal the same way we did. And, they are coming here in order to go Arda, but they are evil. One of them is a vampire, named Angelus, the others are this associates, except for Calyna, who is being deceived by their lies as to what side they are on."

"I have heard nothing bad of any of them.... I will make that decision, when they arrive here, I'm sure we will be able to tell...but thanks for coming and warning us, but it was really a waste of your time, especially since, you don't trust our sources and white mages to do their jobs,"

"I trust the Mages, but are any of them around here. I mean, Twilight spent several years in the vale, but he is gone now, I assume. And there is only one other who might be around, and I don't expect her to be."

"Well, there are a few that are better than them that I have here with me and we have some new magical technology, if we sense any evil, they will not pass. Just like you both have been held here now."

"Oh. Well, anyway, I do need to see Lia."

"Well, she is on her way."

"Good."

A few moments later, Lia arrived. "Kris, what are you doing here? And why are you with Lothiniel. I thought you were with Calyna."

"I left Calyna on Arda. She is being deceived by a vampire, and his associates. Lothiniel tried to kill one of them, and we were lucky to get away. They are evil, and they will soon be coming here."

Kaje stepped in the way. " The only one evil here is you two. So I would stop spreading words around unless you have solid proof."

Lia stepped around Kaje, not believing she needed protection from her cousin. "Kris is not evil. He has always been like an older brother to me. He could not be evil. He is not like his father, Joich."

"You haven't been here long enough to feel the vibes and look into his eyes, and to see the proof from when they entered. I would not throw false accusations around, and you of all people should know this, Cordelia. Don't let him persuade you.... I know for a fact that he is deceiving us all. Calyna is traveling with these supposed travelers, and she would never travel with evil, there is a reason she is not here right now."

"I know Calyna would not travel with anyone who is evil, unless she is being deceived," Lia said. "And I know that you would not lie to me. But I also know that Kristian would not do anything to hurt me, and it would hurt me if he lied to me."

"I am not lying to you, Corrie," Kris said.

"No, you're not but you somehow were deceived by this.... elf, and now you believe that they are evil. You have ruined a perfectly good marriage over this nonsense, I hope you are satisfied. And due to the previous circumstances, I am afraid I am afraid I will have to banish you from the vale until you change your ways. You have strayed from your path and are of no use to us now."

"I chose my path," Kris said. "And only Talarin or Eiron can banish me. They are the Warder and the Coron."

"Well...I have been promoted to Warder, Talarin has been killed. So yes, dear boy, I do have the authority, and I have just used it."

"Well, that is news . . ." Kris said. "However, what you sensing is false. Lothiniel and I are not evil. The people coming here are evil, and Caly is being deceived by them."

"I can't imagine that Calyna would allow herself to be deceived," Lia said.

"Yes, I am with Kaje and Lia on this one. What we are sensing is not false, I would know, I am the one that is sensing all of this, along with my friends, so I am afraid that you are out numbered. You have chosen this path and now you must walk it." Faedra explained.

"I have chosen a path, but I am not evil," Kris said. "And you cannot know what I chosen."

"I can see into your eyes and I have seen the changes in you. Now please leave, it hurts me to see you so, besides your presence isn't welcomed here."

"And the woman with him is evil," another Elf said. This Elf was dressed in white, and had a scar down the right side of her face, although she kept it covered. "She has killed before."

"Take this witch and leave us...You and Lothiniel are not welcome here. And as for your warning it shall not be heeded. But you and Lothiniel shall. "

"Well, I can tell when I'm not welcome," Kris said. "But if Lothiniel has killed, it is because she has fought in battle before. The one person I have seen her try to kill was evil."

"But can you be sure they were evil?" Lia asked.

"You have been so deceived. And why? Why? You have no proof, just her word, and you jump and suck it in as if it is the words of the gods themselves."

"Well, I guess Lothiniel, and I will be going then," Kris said. Lothiniel had already moved away. Kris turned to Lia. "Goodbye, cousin. You are choosing the wrong people to believe." :I wish you would believe me,: he sent to her. :You are choosing the wrong side.:

"No, I am choosing the right side. I can see what is to come, I have read the entire prophecy and I already know what is to come. The group of four that will com e are bearing gifts of one of our own and are returning the missing heir of Arda, so you see, there is no way that they can be evil.... I'm sorry but your fate has been sealed. You are now following your father's footsteps; you will be the next dark lord. I am sorry...."

"The next dark lord!" Lia exclaimed. "No. Kris would never be a dark lord. He is not evil." She ran towards her cousin, to stop him from leaving.

Kaje stepped in the way. "I am sorry, it is written it is truth. I'm sorry Lia. There is nothing that can be done."

"No." Lia began to cry. Kris watched for a moment, and then walked away to join Lothiniel, and the two were soon gone from view. However, he sent one parting mind touch to Lia, reminding her that they would always be linked.

~*~

"I have called this meeting due to the disturbing scene we encountered earlier today." Kaje stated as he looked towards the council and the crusaders.

"Well, not all of us were there for that scene," Vanidor said. "I heard that it involved Kriston, though."

"Well... he has been deceived and he has strayed from his path and we must now take precautions for the new dark lord."

"Kriston is to be the next Dark Lord?" Fairin asked. "Thia mentioned that there was a problem with him, but not that he was becoming a dark lord. She mentioned more that he was traveling with a murder."

"Yes, he is already in preparation. He has deserted Calyna. It is happening sooner than I had anticipated."

"I can still feel him," Lia said. "He's making sure I know our link can never be broken. We are still the Two of the Two."

"Correction, you are now the only one left. You cannot rely on him or anything he says. " Faedra stated.

"And you have to realize that as he gets deeper into his darkness, your connection will weaken. And then it will be destroyed by Lunea's and Eldarion's legitimate heir." Kaje added

"How, may I ask, do you know all of this, Alor?" Kaelea asked

"Well...Lea, lets just say I have read all of the prophecy and I know what is to come."

"There was more of the prophecy than we discovered in Beacondell?" Vanidor asked. "I understand that it was all about the defeat of Dantor."

"Yes there is more. What you also don't know is that my father Monutras created the prophecy from his visions. They were passed on to me at a young age."

"You never said you were a prophet," Gildor said. "Or that your father was. Was that why my father chose you to be his successor?"

"Yes, he helped to raise me, and he was my fathers best friend. He knew more about this situation than any of you, and he knew that i was the right choice for the job."

"How could Father have raised you without us knowing about?" asked Vanidor.

"He wanted it to be a secret because i was seen as a type of prodigy...and i had to get proper training from Rael and Talarin, before being exposed to any type of contact."

"So, they both knew about you? And you never mentioned before that you were raised by my parents?"

"Well.... I wasn't sure exactly when would be the right time to bring it up. I wasn't exactly raised by them, I was trained by them for several years and then I was sent to get further training."

"So that was why you spent those years in the East?"

"Partly yes."

"Okay can you explain that a little further, you know the whole, prophecy thing? What does it say?" Kaelea asked.

"The prophecy states that on the eve of years long night that one of the two of two will stray from his path.

"And then it mentioned that a group of 4 shall come bearing gifts of our kind, meaning some of Lunea's objects, that the legitimate heir will be one of those travelers, seeking out his rightful place.

"Then dark days will follow, the illegitimate heir will try to steal what isn't rightfully hers and try to destroy everything righteous and hole.

"The eyes, mind, might and love of the two come together with the heir and join powers to get rid of the threats, while the sight, memory lost and empathy stick together and try to form the circle of love. And the medium protects the lost souls and watches out for danger.

"This in turn vanishes the modern threat of Mordel, and her daughter Lilah.

"Then the new threat awakens, The Dark Lord swoops down, destroying everything in his path. This is when the circle of love, the circle of mages and the elven people lend their power and strength to Wesley, because this is a fight he must fight alone." Kaje explained

"What is the circle of love?" Isethia asked.

"The circle of love is basically a bond formed between the three that forms a protective barrier around all of us to keep the most dangerous power of all out.... hate."

"Did the prophecy say anything about the fact that Kristian and I are bonded?" Lia asked.

"Actually yes, that is the link. Your fate must be decided by the chosen one. He is the only one with the power to protect you."

"You have referred to this person as the Chosen One, and the heir to Arda. Does he have some connection to Luthan? I mean, I know they're not related, but Luthan's death left Arda without a leader, and someone was supposed to carry on Luthan's work. And there has been no one with such power as Wesley has since Luthan."

"Yes, very good perception my dear. I am sure you have seen the wonder of his magic, the power. It was quite interesting how he managed to contact me and I saw his power, quite miraculous."

"So, the heir of Luthan has come."

"Yes, he has arrived."

"Wow that is farther than I could have ever foreseen, we are finally saved, the day of reckoning is upon us." Dakkon stated.

"What is this day of reckoning?" Fairin asked.

"When the heir of Luthan comes to save us from our enemy, Kane. The mentor of Dantor, the immortal, devil himself." he responded

"Wasn't Kane the one that showed up in Dantor's tower and helped with the defeat, though?" Vanidor asked, trying to remember those moments in the tower.

"Yes, but it was because he wanted ultimate power. He wanted to destroy his successor." Kaje explained

"Was Lothiniel mentioned at all?" Isethia asked.

"Well.... yes.... she is the one that leads him down his dark path and makes him dark lord, She also leads the slaughter." Kaje finished.

"Slaughter?"

"The slaughter that cannot be stopped, is inevitable, the one that has taken place. The murder of thousands."

"Oh, the killings I sensed she had done," Isethia said. "She was looking for Wesley."

"Yes.... she was trying to murder him, and she almost succeeded, but luckily, his powers were unbound in time. We need to make sure that they get here safely. Any volunteers?"

"I will go," Vanidor offered.

"Good, I will need to stay posted. I shall contact you. Make sure to make contact and offer your services."

"I will. When should I try to contact them by?"

"Within 48 hours."

"Okay. I can do that. And I will lead them here and guard them."

"Thank you. You are all dismissed, we shall meet again."

With that they began to leave the meeting in small groups. Kaje and Faedra were the last to leave.

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