Whisper in the Dark

Chapter 13

Adult Content 18+

Alexa stands in the dark of night looking at a tree trying to comprehend where the voice is coming from. She can hear it from the tree but it is just a voice echoing in the forest. She decides to just start listening, She really needs the answers to what has been happening. She just hopes that everything this woman is about to tell her is the truth.

"Still questioning the truth behind my words I see." Alexa frowns at the woman's words. What does she mean.

"I mean you keep on wondering if all I am going to tell you is the truth." Alexa's eyes are as big as saucers in her head wondering how this woman knows what she is thinking.

"I can hear your thoughts my dearie." The voice gives a little chuckle at Alexa's confusion.

"I . . . I," Alexa stutters without knowing what she wants to say.

"Just keep quiet and listen carefully to what I am about to tell you." Alexa starts moving closer to where she hears the voice and walks into the dark forest away from the water.

"You and your sister were born to the queen and king of this land. The king was a very loved ruler and he ruled by what is right in Rusha's eyes. He never ceased to amaze the people with his fairness and his wisdom. He wanted children of his own but he and his queen were not blessed with children for a very long time. He became agitated and came to the sorcerers for answers. He thought that his good deeds and righteous living would have made Rusha give him a child to take over his kingdom but nothing has happened as yet.

"He travelled far from his kingdom to the caves of mystery where sorcerers are trained and sent to each kingdom to protect the royals and the kingdom. He came to the high priestess for answers. She received him and told him grave things which did not please him at all. He got upset and wanted to part but she gave him hope at a cost. He wasn't willing to accept the cost at first but he so badly wanted a child of his own that he returned the week thereafter and accepted the terms."

"What was the term?" Alexa quickly asked with intrigue.

"Hold all questions for the end. I am telling the story and all is to be revealed." The voice quickly reprimanded her.

"I am sorry, please continue."

"The king left there with a heavy heart. The high priestess told him that his wife was made of pure evil and even her love for him will not stop her from ruining his kingdom and destroying everything in front of her. The price the king was to pay was to murder his wife as soon as she gives birth. One of them had to die. If he did not kill her, she would kill him and his children were never going to be safe as long as she was alive. The king put all of what the priestess has said to him deep in his heart and wanted to believe that his wife, his beloved queen was not as evil as he was told. The queen did fall pregnant as foretold by the priestess.

"The queen's demeanour immediately changed and as the months of her pregnancy progressed her evilness increased and she became ruthless. Only the king's presence could came his mad wife down. He became increasingly concerned. Unfortunately, she did not have any love in her heart. She had you as a means to enrich her power even further and use you as a source for her magic and a means to create marital unions with other kingdoms to gain strength. Your father was the rightful ruler and had no such intention.

"The queen was already consumed by her greed and felt no remorse anymore. She would not hear of it and she had started to plan to kill him. Once he was gone her plans would be set in motion. Little did she know that your father was becoming increasingly worried about his unborn child and had already started to set a plan in motion to protect you, your sister and his kingdom. He started travelling between the kingdoms in the last months of your mother's pregnancy making arrangements and giving them forces to protect themselves should something happen. He already had spies placed as your nanny and royal guard to kidnap you and your sister should he be killed as a safety measure, with the hopes that once you turn 18 they will tell you both the truth and return for you to dethrone your mother and take rightful rule over the kingdom.

"Your father had his whole plan set in motion. At your birth your father was at your mother's side waiting for your arrival. Little did he know that your mother has already given birth and had concealed this to lure your father to her and kill him. Once he was at her side she had him murdered. Your father could not bring himself to kill your mother when he had the chance because he loved her so dearly. Your mother on the other hand had no intention of being merciful towards your father. Your father died there in her chambers without even seeing his children.

"The nanny had both of you with her as newborns and fled the kingdom to another world. Your mother had you and your sister handed to the nanny who helped with the birth. Little did she know that the woman was part of your father's plan to protect you. She was a trained midwife and warrior. Your father already set out their paths for them to make sure they would not be discovered. They have been travelling from one world to another for years and removing your memories and replacing it with new ones. They could not confuse you and your sister about the different worlds, until they settled on what you call Earth. He approached the coven as well to conceal your identities to ensure no one would be able to find you until the time has come. Unfortunately, one of the things explained to your father as well was that should your powers start to develop we will no longer be able to hide you. He knew this but still decided to take the chance. He could not risk the lives of his only children. Your mother is a strong sorcerer and she was of royal blood, giving her even more power. Between your father's powers and your mother's you and your sister was bound to be abnormally gifted children. The prophecy about your birth also indicated it so. Your father did not know that he had two daughters."

By the end of the story tears were streaming down Alexa's face in agony for the lost of her father, falling to the ground and holding onto her chest. She felt like she could not breathe. She felt lost and immediately felt love in her heart for a man she did not know. That her father could go to such measures to protect her and her sister from their own mother, their own mother. How can one person be so cruel. Killing the one man that loved her regardless of her evil heart. The pain she felt in her chest became unbearable and she began sobbing loudly. She has not let the pain out over what has happened until now. Everything was just too much to bear and she sobbed uncontrollably. She immediately missed the man she should have been able to call father, she missed her earthly mother and father, her home. Everything gone because of one person's lust for power.

"I know this is a lot to bear, but for your father's sake and the sacrifices he has made I need you to pull yourself together and be ready for when I come for you. There is still much for you to learn and to know. Do not trust anyone." Alexa immediately looks up in shock.

"What do you mean for when you come for me?" Alexa asks with a strained voice.

"Your journey does not end here. Your father made arrangements that should your mother find you that there will be people here looking out for you and be ready to receive you and train you. Stand firm my child and tell no one of what you know. Any knowledge now is dangerous and you are safer pretending you do not know anything. They will not come for you as long as they think you know nothing. Hide your powers and blend in because the time is not right yet."

"But what about my sister?" Alexa asks.

"She is not to know. Your sister is younger than you, she is not the heir to the thrown." Alexa is shocked at this revelation. The two of them always bickered about who is older. They might be identical but Alexa has a birthmark on her hip and Soraya does not. Their mother, or the person who they thought to be their mother said she used that birthmark to tell them apart. She always evaded the question about who was born first and kept saying it is irrelevant and will only cause them to bicker. She was right, however, therefore they never questioned her decision.

"Why did our earthly mother and father not tell us anything? Surely they could have prepared us for all of this. We could have been prepared for when they attacked our home."

"Because they swore an oath to not intervene with your destinies and keep everything a secret to avoid capture."

Alexa looks down at her hands. All this feels so confusing. She feels like there are no more questions than anything else and someone dumps 20 puzzles in front of her and asked her to look for one puzzle and built it. The task felt impossible. This is all so much to handle and now she had to carry this burden by herself.

"I know this is a lot to bear, but you have to stay strong. You are your father's daughter and all of this will start making sense as soon as your training starts. Now go into the water dearie and pretend to be bathing." Alexa frowned at the weird request.

"Why?"

"Because I have placed a magical barrier around us as someone has been watching us and the last view they have had of you has been bathing."

Alexa gets up from the ground and decides it might as well be a good idea as she feels so drained now of all the emotional turmoil and she needed to wash her tear streaked face. She quickly got up and got undressed before heading into the water. As soon as she was deep enough into the water she dived into the water and stayed a bit under the water trying to clear her mind of everything that was told to her just now.

Alexa swam a bit in the water, drifting here and there before deciding to get out. She felt exhausted after everything she has just learnt about her evil mother and her dead father. Her whole life has been one big lie. Alexa swam closer to the side to where she could stand. Suddenly she felt as if someone was watching her. She started turning around to see if someone had followed her. Scared she did not know if she should run for her clothes or stay still in the water until the person or thing shows itself.