Myth's Friend (Book 3 of Seven Series)

Chapter 10- Eira's POV

A/N: I promise. I am working on this story. However, I have been working on others more. If you want me to update this before I actually do, feel free to tell me to update, but please give me about three days to do so.

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~Rissa

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"It's not your fault," David said and glanced at me from the rearview mirror. He set his jaw and looked at the road. "It was your uncle's fault and Garth's. They are the reasons why the connections have been closed."

I didn't respond and shrugged, not looking at him.

A part of me knew that it wasn't my fault that the connections were closed, but it felt like it.

If only I hadn't lost my memory...

"You couldn't have done anything," Daniel said and looked at me from the rearview mirror too. "Bane was the one that had initiated it, and you losing your memories was the last straw to make sure that everyone was safe and could hide away from him."

"And it led to people getting stuck here for years," I said and folded my arms across my chest while I looked out the window. "If I still had my memories, then the connections would still be open. We would have an easier time collecting everyone that we need, and the balance person could be found sooner rather than later."

"Or you could be dead sooner," Daniel pointed out, and I pursed my lips in disgust. "Garth would have known that you were the Prophecy Child if you hadn't lost your memories or powers."

"I'm pretty sure that he already knows that I am the Prophecy Child," I said. "If not, then he has to be living under a rock because there is no way in hell that he doesn't know."

"Prophecy Child?" Zanaya asked while she looked between us. She furrowed her brows in confusion and cocked her head while she studied the three of us. "What do you mean by that?" she asked, and I shrugged and pursed my lips.

"It just means that I'm the Prophecy Child," I replied. "I have no idea what it means, and I don't think they know either." I gestured to David. "All they know is that I am some sort of "special" person and I guess I am the "second" person in charge whenever we find the Balance person."

"Or will be," David said. "She is the leader for right now." He looked at her before he looked at me, his eyes holding this look in them that told me to stay silent.

I bit back a sigh and rolled my eyes but did what he told me to do and stayed silent, not downplaying my role like I wanted to.

"Why are you the leader?" Zanaya asked while she looked at me.

"Because I was called first?" I shrugged and grimaced. "I wish I knew, but everyone looks to me for guidance and to answer their questions. It's also my duty to collect everyone and bring them to Katie so that she can talk to them."

"About?"

"Their path and deciding to accept their fate," I replied. I shrugged and grimaced. "She might know where the main passageway to Yervon is, or she could point us in the right direction. I have no idea."

"When will we know?" Zanaya asked.

"As soon as we get back to the house," I said. "I'll take you there so that you can meet her and listen to what she has to say. If you do decide to take up the "offer" and seal your fate, then we will figure out a way to get your dagger and connect Yervon to the rest of the realms."

"And if I don't?" Zanaya asked. "What will happen if I don't accept my fate?"

The air in the car grew tense and suffocating, and David and I became nervous with what she said. We looked at each other through the mirror, silently discussing what we should do if she doesn't and how to proceed with finding the others.

Finally, I sighed and shrugged, breaking eye contact with the man that guided me the most. "Don't know," I said and shrugged again before I grimaced. "There will probably be a lot of deaths and war, but other than that, I don't know. It has never happened before."

Zanaya stayed silent and looked between us with wide eyes. She had a mask over her face, but I could tell that she was nervous and didn't know what to choose.

"What if having me..." She trailed off and shrugged while she grimaced.

What if having her on made whatever worse?

"It won't," I promised and patted her hand. "If anything, it would make it worse if we didn't have you."

Zanaya hesitated but nodded. "Ok," she said, and I could tell that she was a little doubtful. She cleared her throat and grew serious, pushing those thoughts away for a moment. "So how do we see Katie?" she asked, changing the subject. "And are you sure that you will be there?" She looked at me when she asked that, and I nodded.

"I will," I promised. "She can't kick me out, and if she did, then all hell would break loose. I'd try to get in again if needed."

"You won't be able to get in again," David warned, and I shrugged. "I do not think she will allow you to if you get sent out."

"I'll still find a way to go in," I said and shrugged again because I wasn't worried about not being able to get in there with the next Holder. "However, that isn't going to happen, especially since I am supposed to be there."

"Why?" Zanaya asked, and I shrugged and grimaced.

"Don't know," I replied. "I have been there for all of them so far, and I plan on being there for everyone else."

"Including balance?"

I wrinkled my nose and pursed my lips while I cocked my head to think about what she asked. "The balance stone is going to be different, I think," I said slowly, choosing my words carefully. "I don't think I will be able to go with them to collect their stone."

Zanaya furrowed her brows and cocked her head while she studied me. "Why not?" she asked.

"Because the stone isn't actually there," I replied. "Only the balance person can receive it or get it and no one else can be with them." I shrugged. "I don't even know if anyone had ever collected the stone before, to be honest."

I looked at David to see what he had to say.

"They were close a couple of times, but no one has ever collected it," he said. "There was always a "mysterious" incident that had one of them dying or all of them dying before they can finish."

I slowly nodded and pressed my lips into a thin line. "Then I hope that this time it is going to be different," I said and leaned back in my seat while I folded my arms across my chest. "If not, then my "uncle" wins, and I am going straight to hell."

"You won't be going straight to hell," David said, and I raised an eyebrow in question. "You will be making sure that everything is ready for the next set of people before dying." He tapped on the steering wheel and cleared his throat. "I think if you could, you'd try to lead the next group."

I bit back a snort and shrugged because what he said was true. "They'd need a new ice holder, but yes, I would," I said. "However, I do not want to get to that point because if I did, then everything was for naught, and they'd have to live like this for longer."

"Who?" Zanaya asked and looked at me. "Who's going to live like this?"

"Everyone," I replied, gesturing to David and Daniel, even though it wouldn't affect Daniel as much as David because he would be dead too. "All lives that are connected to the different worlds would not be able to get back to their home places, and the ones that we opened will probably be closed again."

"Not even Caden?" Zanaya asked, her voice barely above a whisper. Worry filled her voice, and I had a feeling that she still cared about him, even though she hadn't known him that long.

I smiled sadly and shook my head, no. "Not even Caden."

I paused and cleared my throat while I sat up straighter and set my jaw. "However, it's not going to get that way without a fight, and I'll be damned if my uncle stays alive longer than me. He will die with or without my help before I ever perish."