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Visions

Gisela was only 9 years old when her life drastically changed. She was born with magic she couldn't control nor understand. She would have very vivid dreams once she turned 6. When her dreams would come true, she was afraid of sharing them with anyone. Occasionally, she would put up her hands and a purple mist would shoot out of them. She once accidentally destroyed her mother's garden with her magic.

One night she had a dream of her sister, Analise and her fiancé Igor conspiring to kill Odin, the King of Asgard. Of course, it had to have been a dream since her sister didn't even have a fiancé but 3 months after having that vision, Analise was introduced to a man named Igor. Gisela kept quiet about her dream until Analise started to change. Sneaking around and talking negatively about Odin and how he was weak. Her parents were not thrilled with Igor and told Analise not to see him, but she did anyway. Finally, Gisela warned her parents about Igor and her dream, but they paid her no mind. The dream became more frequent and vivid. They were happening even when she was awake. For the safety of Asgard and against her parents' wishes, Gisela ran off to the castle to warn the king.

Being so tiny, she was able to sneak past the guards and slip into the gates but once she entered the castle, she got lost.  She was apprehended and brought to the king by his guards. At first, she was nervous to talk to the king but for his sake and Asgard's, she explained her vision. Odin looked down at the nervous little girl in front of him and laughed. He dismissed her warning as the overactive imagination of a child and sent her back home.

Two nights later when Gisela was sound asleep, the king's guard broke into her home and arrested her and her parents. She was dragged back to the castle, to stand in front of Odin once again. Her vision had come true. Luckily Odin doubled up on his security as a precaution, so the revolt was stopped before it even had a chance to begin. Analise and Igor were captured and sentenced to death for treason. Gisela's parents were sent to the dungeons. Gisela was spared since she did warn him, but Odin had her sent to a remote village to be raised by the witches who raised Frigga. He wanted her to learn her craft and control her powers so when she was older, he could bring her back to the castle and use her talents for his own benefit.

Many years have passed and now Gisela was a grown woman living with the witches she considered her aunts, Gertrude and Penelope. They taught her how to control her powers, analyze her visions and hone her healing abilities.

"You have grown to be a smart, beautiful and strong sorceress, Gisela," Gertrude told her.

Gisela smiled and grabbed her basket to collect some herbs for her potions. "I'll be but a moment," she said as she kissed her aunt goodbye and walked out the door. Gisela bumped into her other aunt Penelope on the way out. "Please take heed, I've been having visions of an attack on the village."

Penelope smiled at Gisela. "I don't think we have anything to worry about. We are far off from the town, no one even remembers we're here."

Gisela nodded and took off running towards the pond where the best herbs were located. When she reached the pond, she put down her basket and released her purple mist. It would surround her and lift her from the ground so she could fly. Gisela enjoyed practicing her magic. With her aunt's help, she was able to control it.

After a busy afternoon of gathering herbs and swimming in the pond, Gisela dried herself off with her magic, conjuring a blanket and pillow to take a nap.

The dream came again but clearer this time. The village being attacked by Frost Giants. Gertrude and Penelope combined their magic, to attack the Frost Giants with heat, trying to destroy them. The Frost Giants were able to surround them with ice, killing them both. She woke up to the smell of burning wood. "No," she whispered to herself. Immediately she closed her eyes and whispered a spell as a distress call to any nearby sorcerer who could hear it. Using her powers, she flew towards her home and landed in the mist of smoke and fire. Her dream came true. Her mist clearing the air around her. Seeing the destruction angered her. She scanned the area but didn't see her aunts. Hopefully they found a safe place to hide.