The Gift of Three

4: Best News Ever

Ha! I got the mike back, take that Howard! Oh, hey it's Lotus! Did you miss me? [Shut it Howie, we all know they did] So to continue where my brother left off. Does he always have to be so dramatic?

Howard thought that it was the worst news ever! Well guess what it wasn't! It's the best news I have ever heard in this dimension!

"You five surprisingly all have very rare paths. That means that each of you have to train very hard for your destiny, which I hate to say but not all of you will survive," The Lord declared. (I still don't know his name it's something like Psy or Tys but he seems upset and so I made sure not to ask and make it worse.)

"Wait so your saying we might die!" Howard shouted.

"Yes. But there is more than just that one of you three," pointing to the three siblings, "one of you is more powerful than all," he chuckled at our hopeful and confused expressions.

For some reason I had felt the need to step forward. I then sank to one knee and rested one of my hands on my heart with a bowed head.

"Umm Lo?" my brother asked worried.

I simply ignored him. Soon the large anaconda snaked it's way till it coiled up beside me. Soon my head was wreathed in a smokey haze till it resembled a star resting on the top on my forehead and a coil of gold and silver wrapped together curved it's way through my hair connecting with the star.

"This is the one who is the most powerful maybe even more than I. Dear girl, please stand," The Lord ordered in a kind tone.

I, with a lot of confidence, stood up with a straight face showing no emotion but determination. I removed my hand from my heart and held my head high. The circle entrancing my head with the symbol of a star stayed right where it had been. The anaconda still by my side uncoiled. Howard, Winter, Skylar, and Hazel just stared in shock, awe and mostly fear. I mentally scolded myself saying how being powerful only brings fear from the people you hold dear. Those people for me are family and friends.

I turned quickly and raced out of the council room and ran as fast as I could through the winding halls. Soon I had reached the courtyard where I took my horse and rode as fast as I could away from that place. I cried into his mane I didn't want to hurt anyone but now. . . I might and I couldn't live with myself if I hurt someone I care about.

So I ran. I ran away from my problems, my power, my friends, my siblings, and also those wretched councilors.

But what I didn't know was that evil could also use my power and I was strong but my mind is weak in this emotional state. And my enemy knows that.