3 The Conflict of the Great Seer (Past)

The Adeosian Castle; permanently garrisoned stronghold gleaming in the moonlight with high walls and towers that seemed to be kissing the sky, built of stones of varying sizes and shapes, each being the only one of its kind that nobody would think anything of were they loose by the roadside. Every single jewel in the castle shimmered and shined under the radiant moonlight; the kingdom’s flag with embroidered symbol of a golden lion on the left and an eagle on the right with a shield in the middle that is defending the central point; flower wreath in the bottom, and a royal crown in the top, swaying as the wind blows.

Inside the castle, in the King’s Tower is a man with striking and imposing beauty; strands of white hair are visible on his midnight black hair. His X-crossed shaped earrings sways as the wind blows swiftly from the opened window inside the room. The rays of the moonlight glistened his inscrutable perfectly structured face as if it was giving the man a follow spot in the room that was holding the powerful and supreme position in the kingdom—King Kaiden Augustus Nathrezim. His mesmeric black eyes were fixated on the red and gold oversized, bejeweled chair inside the palatial room.

"You mean the last key was alive Gaia?" the man spoke in his usual tone—unfriendly and unsympathetic; lighting the bowl of the tobacco pipe he was holding that was shaped as a dragon embellished in black and white diamonds, bejeweled serpent was carved in an exclusive piece of red jade alongside two pieces of intricate tiger eye stone.

The woman wearing a long white dress with a white cloak, slowly fixed her gaze to the long, narrow red carpet laid on the ground. "That's what the augury conveyed Your Highness"

"Then where is this woman?" the man replied with the same cold indifference.

"My apologies but the vision doesn't give any bearings of the chosen aside from the symbol of triquetra the chosen was undoubtedly possessing"

The room fell into silence. Even the nocturnal songsters of the night stopped chirping; the faint gust of wind disappeared in an instant. The woman grew paler as her sweats trickled on the side of her face. Her lips are pressed in a thin line; swallowing hard the moment the man turns in her direction and walks past her without sparing the Seer a glance.

"I will not forced the name of the person you are picturing in your mind right now Gaia but I am not a foreboding person, don't wait me to put you in a situation that you will regret in the end"

King Kaiden puffs out the fumes of his tobacco; sauntering towards the double door while wearing the blazer he was holding.

The woman stared at the moon gleaming vibrantly as soon as the closing of the door echoed in the room; her face contorted into alarming expression as the mental image of a child with black hair and amber irises appeared in her mind. Her heart and resolve was snapping whether to stand on her principles as a Seer or to protect the future by disclosing her conjecture to the royalty.

"What are you planning now Aria? What fate did you choose to lay hold of?"

The Seer turned around to leave the palace right away but her step halted at the sight of a little boy in the room. Her eyebrows creased, not hearing any sound or feeling any presence of someone earlier. The child wears a luxurious black colored cloth; with Jet black hair— the deepest, darkest shade of black resembling the vastness of the dark night was standing in the room, looking at her with deadpan expression. His X-crossed shaped earrings like his father faintly swing as the wind blows. The bright and yellow rays of the moon, shimmered the child's enigmatic perfectly structured face. His mesmeric electric blue eyes were fixated on her black light brown irises.

The woman stepped back as she felt a powerful, destructive and minacious aura coming from the child. Tilting her head she pushed herself to move forward toward the child. Her fingers twitched; different images started to form in her mind as her eyes flickered from light brown to violet.

The child didn't move until the Seer slowly grabbed his hand, putting her other hand on the top.

As soon as the Seer closed her eyes, a vivid image and voice came to her at once. Tears freely trickle down on her cheeks; her hands tremble, heart pounds on her chest.

"Why? Why?!" the woman screamed, collapsing on the floor. Her violet eyes turned at the child.

"He, who holds the power will have all the conviction in the world, only for it all to destroy his love, sway him—"

"GAIA!" The loud authoritative voice of the king along with the harsh jarring sound of the double door echoed in the room, cutting the Seer off.

King Kaiden harshly tug the woman's arm away from his child.

"Escort Azrael to his room, Sebastian" said the king to the butler in the door.

The butler holds the child's arm, ushering him outside the room. Before the butler closed the door, the child peeked at the woman who was looking at him.

"I told you to never lay your hand and let your eyes read his fate, woman!"

"I had decided Kaiden, I will never divulge the identity of the destined princess nor let her step foot on this place"

"What are you saying?! Are you crazy Gaia? The power of the chosen will make this kingdom, anyone invincible! Greater enough for me to control the remaining 6 evergrens"

"Yes, I am crazy!" the Seer shouted to the man he once loved "I can't let that person suffer here….. from the hands of your own child and your people for something outrageous as power! And no one can control them aside from the chosen!"

Kaiden narrowed his eyes "Why are you being like this Gaia? What did you see to utter these words? We are both aware why the chosens was made, it is for the prosperity and impregnable nation only, no less"

"Is it the same for Evanore? Do you also think the same for the late queen? A weapon, a source of power for your kingdom only?!"

Kaiden gripped the woman's chin; his eyes glowed in anger "DON'T. INVOLVE. MY. WIFE. TO. THIS" he roughly shoved the woman on the side causing her to stagger.

A sob came from the woman's lips, weakly slumping on the floor "He will kill her"

"And that will be the start of a terrifying chaos and bloodshed" added the Seer, standing on her feet. She started to walk towards the double door.

"I will not let your visions ruin my plan nor my kingdom Gaia. Knowing too much of the future is never a good thing"

With that, a black huge circle, glowing appears in Kaiden's hand.

Gaia's eyes widened. She held the door now in an attempt to escape when she herself knew it was impossible. A large circle resurfaces in the double door at once. She turned to run at the window but another circle appeared followed by a growling sound and smoke creeping from the circles.

"You will kill me? Really Kaiden?"

Kaiden clenched his jaw, pressing his lips into a thin line "I, Kaiden Augustus Nathrezim, King of Adeosian Kingdom, banished you. From this moment on, your name will be forgotten and will never be remembered as a great Seer"

A tear escape of the King's eyes as he stared at the Seer's eyes.

Gaia could feel her connection to her friends, family and coven breaking at a fast pace, sucked up from her. Her diamond mark in her forehead vanished, violet glittering light came out from her body, dissipating in the air. A Seer being banished from the Kingdom she swore to serve until her last breath means death, removal of her magic and gift as a Seer.

Before she felt her last draw of magic worn out, she ran to the side where there was no black circle, blocking her way. But a black smoke curled onto her right arm. With her bit of strength, she pulled her arm; jumping in the opened window.

"Pouli!" she shouted.

A large-bodied, sturdy bird with a combination of blue-gray on its plumage flew towards her, catching her as soon as she was near the ground.

"To the Mortham Mansion" she mumbled. Her eyes were fixated on her right arm that was already dry and black; turning into ashes, entraining in the wind.