The Prophecy

Journey's Beginning

I was at the boarding school for longer than I thought. I've been here for a year. I was fifteen when I left the village, and now I'm sixteen. Michael became my best friend. Him and my father trained me to control my new powers. The other people from my village included Serenity, Lux, Max, and Apollo. Half of my teachers were from there too. I recognized them well. One of them was the schoolmaster in the village when I was younger. She retired about five years ago and came here.

A vision came to me. Unlike usual, this one wasn't a dream. It happened during the day. At lunch, to be exact. I was eating with Michael and began to experience an intense headache.

"Agh!" I shouted out as I held my temples. I began to drift into my vision. I was faintly aware of Michael calling my name worriedly.

I heard a woman's voice quoting the prophecy. An image of the king flashed in front of me. A voice spoke out to me.

"Athena Genesis Aquarium. The time has come for you to lead your people into a new era. One of peace. The king you have known is a dictator. He is unjust and cruel. He will never die of old age, which is why we send you, accompanied by a foreigner, to fight him and bring joy and justice back to your home. Only you can accomplish that. Just defeating him will not do. You must kill or lock him away where he will never be heard of. Banish the unjust king."

I saw my village, along with the others surrounding it, finally enjoying peace. There has not been justice or joy since he became king, but in this vision, that's all there was. No one was frowning or hurting.

I came back to my senses. Lying on the grass, I was faced up. Michael was looming above me. An expression of relief etched into his features as he saw that I was okay.

"Michael...I had a vision." I held tightly to his muscled arm as he helped me up. "It's time. We have to leave."

"Okay. We need supplies. Let's go to Mr. Ike." He's one of the teachers that came from my village.

Michael supported my weight as we walked because I was still a bit nauseous from my vision. I don't know how he's so strong, but he always makes me feel tiny. His hands are twice the size of mine.

"Mr...Ike. I had the vision....It's time." I stammered, struggling to catch my breath. We weren't going very fast, but visions take a lot of energy out of you.

"We need supplies." Michael took over. "We'll leave in twenty-four hours. Athena needs time to rest."

"I'll gather your supplies. Just meet me back here this time tomorrow." The science teacher instructed.

"Yessir." Michael spoke strongly, but my voice was sheepish.

The angel led me to a bench beside the fountain in the middle of the courtyard. Neither one of us had afternoon classes, which was ideal. It was Friday, so nobody had classes tomorrow.

Michael put his arm around my shoulders and snuggled me to his chest. I put my hand over his heart, and he covered my hand with his. I always felt warm in his embrace. I found myself drifting to sleep.

At some point, I partially woke up, but I was still half asleep. My eyes were closed. I heard Michael talking to himself.

"She's so cute." He pushed my bangs behind my ear. "I'll have to tell her how I feel when all of this is over. We've only known each a year, but...I love her. What should I do? I want to tell her so bad, but it might push her away."

The next day, we returned to Mr. Ike to get our supplies. Mr. Ike told the principal and other teachers that we were going to run an errand for him over seas.

"Good luck fulfilling the prophecy. I believe in you. Both of you. You've grown since you came here a year ago. I have no doubt that the next time I visit my family in the village, it'll be free." Mr. Ike went to see us off.

We were going to the island by boat. It was the size of a pirate ship, but had the technological advances from my village. Michael and I were the only ones on it because it had autopilot.

"I guess we're off then." I stood at the rail, looking away from Hawaii. I was focused on the far off sun, now beginning to set. I was frightened, to be completely honest.

Michael, seeming to have read my mind, smiled at me softly. "Athena, we'll be alright. I won't let anything happen to you. What kind of angel would I be if I let the only girl that can save an entire island die? I might get fired!"

"Shut up, Michael!" I shoved him playfully. You'd never guess it, but he's always joking around.

"There's that smile!" He poked my cheek. Michael...Why won't you just come clean and tell me how you feel?

We traveled by boat for a week. By the time we got to land, I had begun to miss unmoving ground beneath my feet.  We packed some extra food in a large bag, grabbed our other supplies, and got off the boat.

"It's so good to see land again!" I exclaimed as I stretched me arms.

Michael's wings sprouted from his back as he stretched. "My wings are so sore from not being shown for so long!"

I summoned mine too. Though they were smaller than most angel wings, they worked. I stretched them out. It felt good.

"Stretching my wings never felt so good!" I smiled widely.

"You ready to go?" My guardian inquired. "We should probably hurry."

"Yeah. Let's go." We hid our wings and began walking into the woods. "Just so you know, I haven't ever left the village since I came to Hawaii, so I don't exactly know the island very well."

"We'll be fine." He promised. The sunlight was diminishing, leaving us in darkness. I summoned a ball of light to light our path.

Let's go save the island.