Prologue: Birth and Taken

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Third P.o.v

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Lady: "Come on, Kass, push, push!!!!" The Lady said while helping Kassandra, who is about to have a child. She has dark brown hair and E/c. Kassandra struggles, leans forward, and push.

Kass: "Nnngh ARRRRRRGGHHHH!!!!!"

Outside the shack, a man with H/c and dark brown eyes is pacing back and forth on the snow, while his friends are trying to calm him down. His name is Cormac L/n, leader of his village and a respected and honorable man.

His best friend and right hand man with black hair and red eyes, Zeth,  was holding a bowl with purple and red liquid on his left hand, and his right hand extending towards Cormac, trying to calm him down.

Zeth: "Calm down, Cormac. It'll be over soon. It's not the only son you're going to have."

Cormac: "I know, but I'm afraid that this child will die like the rest, after they were born." He said with sadness and anger while looking at the bowl that Zeth was holding. Zeth took notice of his stare, and tried to convince him.

Zeth: "Don't use the liquid on this child Cormac." Cormac looked at him. "This liquid is the reason that your deceased children died. Just because an old man said one of your child will make a difference in the Capital by drinking this, doesn't mean that it'll happen."

Cormac: "I can't take risk Zeth. Everything that old man said about the near future, it happened. If he said that one of my child will bring peace to this world by drinking it, then I'll keep doing it until the child is breathing." Zeth gives the bowl to one of their man, then grabs Cormac by his shoulder.

Zeth: "Brother please, this will be your tenth child. Let this one live. But if you keep giving them that liquid, then there won't be an heir to the village." He said serious and sort of a whisper. "And if you keep getting your wife pregnant and killing her and your child in front of her, she'll die. Not because of you, but of sadness and taking no more of this pushing and struggles." Cormac looked down in sadness. He looked at his friend's eyes and was going to speak when he heard a baby cry.

Cormac looked at the shack, then at his friend with joy. Zeth looked happy, but worried that his friend might make the baby drink the liquid. Cormac moved towards the shack and signalled the man holding the bowl to enter. They both entered the shack  leaving Zeth with disappointment.

The moment Cormac saw the child in Kassandra's arms he kneeled beside her with a smile.

Kass: "It's a boy honey." She said with a smile, and offered it to Cormac to carry him. The moment that he took his son into his arms, he took a small cup, poured the liquid in the cup, and lifted to his son. Zeth enetered the shack and saw what was hapenning. Kassandra's eyes widened, and was trying to move to her husband to stop, but she was weak. "Cormac, no. Please. I can't bear to lose another child." She begged with tears forming in her eyes.

Cormac looked at her, then towards his son. He thought of what Zeth told him, and on what the old man said. He thought of his wife losing nine children right after birth because of that liquid, but his pride got the best of him.

Cormac: "I'm sorry Kass, but I have to do this." He lifted the cup towards his son, and made him drink it.

Kass: "No!" She almost fell off the bed, but Zeth ran and hold her from falling.

Cormac put the cup on a table and observed the son in his arms. The child's skin turned pale, his crying stopped, and his heart beat decreased it's speed.

Cormac: "Fight it my child, fight." He whispered into the boy's ear. The child moved his feet, his arms, then his head. His skin returned to his normal S/c and his heart beat returned to his normal pace. Then, he started crying. Cormac's, Kassandra's, and Zeth's eyes widened. "Yes." He whispered with amazement. He looked at his wife and his friend with a smile from ear to ear. "Yes! Listen! His crying, and a nice pair of lungs!" Kassandra smiled with tears falling from her eyes.

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