It has been Fated

Dark Mage

Sasha’s pov

The Spirit of Nature disappeared before I could ask more questions. I try to redo the summoning spell but nothing. She only comes when she is truly needed or when she desires. I decide to clean up my herbs and spices before Felix comes home. He knows I’m a witch and all yet he prefers not to be around when I use my magic. As I clean I recall the prophecy of the two young women who were going to put a stop to Exodus. Everyone knew that Exodus was slowly taking over the land, but no one knew to the exact reason why. Some believe it was a performance to show the citizens of his strength and power. Others believe he was searching for someone due to the rumors that every village he terrorizes he was always in search of two young women with specific features. I think of my two young girls asleep in the next room, and wonder why Exodus hasn’t terrorized our village yet. Was it because of the tree? Did it somehow magically prevent him from finding us. Then a sick feeling overcame me and I thought I was going to vomit. I quickly sat in the chair next to me from keep falling over. What was happening? Ive never felt sick after using a simple summoning spell before- oh no, it can’t be.

I force myself to my feet and hurry towards my girl’s room. I quickly open the door and freeze. I try to move forward but I'm frozen, not in fear but because it put a boundary around my daughters. It silently looks up at me and stares at me with its glowing blood red eyes beneath a black tattered cloak, I didn’t see his feet but his hands and face were dry as bones. I try to speak but nothing. Whatever it has done to me I cannot move or speak. I cannot do anything to save my daughters but watch. I cannot even turn away as it spreads it’s black looking fog around my girls. I can only watch as slowly my girls inhale the black fog.

Then a thought came to my mind, my mother taught me that some spells are able to be casted mentally. I have never tried because I never had the need until now. But the spell would be useless if I didn’t know what the creature was. So I attempted to use my magic on telepathy.

What do you want with my daughters? I ask mentally as the creature looks at me and smiles evilly, and replies; to destroy them. In horror I ask, why? They are my only children.

None of my concerns, my master sends me to kill all females born of one conception.

Daughters of one conception, the only explanation is a multiple birth, twins. Out of our clan there were only three sets of twins, and one set were mine.

What are you? He seemed to be enjoying this. I am a dark mage.  

A dark mage? I’ve never come face to face with one, but I have heard of them; once many years ago. They are servants to vampires, mainly richer ones who enjoy tormenting others. I knew of one spell that might do something but I wasn’t sure if it would work, but I had to try something. So I mentally recited a banishing spell that was said to keep the dark ones away.

Dark ones of the night, I banish you from this sight. Dark ones of the night, I banish you from this sight. Dark ones of the night, I banish you from this sight. DARK ONES OF THE NIGHT I BANISH YOU FROM THIS SIGHT!!! I screamed mentally at the mage.

The fog was gone, and so was the dark Mage. I was finally able to move again and I quickly made it to my girls side. They weren't breathing, but they still had a pulse, there was hope. I quickly did a summoning spell and the Spirit of Nature appeared.  

 Please I will do anything please help my girls.

 She put her hands over my girls and said, Daughter of Saphiena, it has been fated your girls will live but they have been cursed. The spell that the dark Mage has casted I cannot undo, but I can weaken the effects. Your daughters will not die but they will never bare fruit. You daughters are the destined cursed women of a dry womb. And then she was gone as well and all was quiet.

 When Felix returned he asked, where you able to contact the Spirit?

 I was able and she appeared. Did she answer any questions about the tree? Yes, there is a prophecy and the tree is here to fulfill it.

I told Felix about the tree, the prophecy, the dark Mage and how our girls are now apart of the prophecy. They will not be able to conceive until they are married and their husbands leave them for women who can give them an heir. I also told them that our girls will one day eat of the tree and give birth to their own daughters, but they will give their last breathe in order for them to take their first.

Sasha, it will be okay. If our daughters are entwined in the prophecy it will all work out. He wraps me in a tight embrace. It will all work out.

But our daughters, there only eight years old. They have their entire lives a head of them. How could they be cursed like this? Felix holds me tighter. Just remember Sasha all things work for the greater good.