I suppose my purpose started when I became part of the Panel, when I became an actual asset to the Cause and not just another child of Hecate. It was also the day that my elder half brother, Aaron, was killed. I remember one of the Nursemaids coming to wake me up at the Boarding Center for Divine Children, leading me down the hall to the common room. All six of my other half siblings sitting around, staring at the Head of the Panel, Cahill, explaining that we'd never see Aaron again.
"Which one of you is Esmeralda Rosechild?" Cahill had asked, her hands folded neatly in front of her, ignoring the sobs that echoed through the room.
I had stood up, eyes pointed down, willing her not to notice the tears in my eyes. I knew what this meant; I was the next most powerful child of Hecate. I would take up Aaron's place in the Panel of Divine Children. I would never stray from my path, my oath, my Cause.
Or so I thought.
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Divine Children
Viễn tưởngEz Rosechild is a daughter of Hecate, the Greek Goddess of magic. She is part of the Cause; the movement to eliminate every other child of any other culture's Gods. She has been trained since the age of five and is deadly. But when a mission to wipe...
