Luminis

Chapter 1: Dream

“AAAHHH”, she screeched in agony. She panted unevenly as she pushed.

“Call out her name.”, the Charmer said.

“What?”, she said.

“The sacred Goddess, Ivana. Just do it.”, said the charmer.

Within pants, she quietly says “Ivana, Ivana, Ivana, Ivana. Please let this child live.”, said the pregnant woman.

“Amma cha bala, Ivana, amma Ivana. This child and the next shall live! The saviors of our tribe They shall be! Blessed in the eye of Zeus’ Children! The envious shall not conquer! They will shine like sun in the sky!”, chanted the charmer. With that, the dark-haired, blue-eyed beauty was born.

“Oh… A beauty. And a brunette, quite rare for our small tribe isn’t it.”, said the midwife. The mother glanced around at all the blond heads around her.

“Hush, child. Brown heads are a sign of intelligence. She is a brunette like the Ivana’s before her.”, said the Charmer. Her face twisted up into a frown  “They have come. Drink this.”, she said as the handed the young lady, a cool green drink.

She gulped it down and her entire body was how it was 9 months ago. All her strength returned. The midwife and the baby went into the basement waiting for the mother. “We can't leave you here. Mom...you’re the only reason i’m still alive.”, said the young mother.

“I love you, and you must survive off of that. I am the matriarch of the tribe and soon it will be you. They will kill me and look for elders to kill. They believe that the elders are the reason we shine so brightly. They are fools, my love. Philip! You're wife and baby are waiting! I love you my dear, name the next baby after me, my sweet.” replied the Charmer.

The young mother and the young man called Philip entered the basement quietly. the last thing they saw was the door above them, being sealed with light.