Calantha's Curse

The halls of Eldoria’s royal palace whispered of misfortune the day Princess Calantha was born. Unlike other infants, she did not cry at the sound of trumpets or coo at her mother’s lullabies. The healers confirmed what the queen feared—Calantha was deaf. The kingdom saw her as cursed, a silent shadow of royalty. Desperate, her parents sought sorcerers, healers, and mystics, hoping to "fix" her. But Calantha did not see herself as broken. She found beauty in the world’s silence, speaking through expressions, art, and the way the wind stirred the trees. But there was something else—visions. In dreams, she saw glimpses of futures yet to unfold. Some bright, others dark. She watched wars before they began and saw joy before it bloomed. Yet no one listened to the silent girl. One night, as she stood beneath the moonlit sky, a stranger arrived at the palace gates. Malakai, a powerful sorcerer, claimed he could grant her hearing. A dangerous offer. One of her parents could not refuse. As Calantha stared into his unreadable eyes, a chill ran down her spine. Fate had begun to turn its wheels. Would she embrace her silence or trade it for a future unknown?