Supernaturals

28. The real prophecy

ANNA

We got to the coven in the evening that day. We were very tired so I managed to tell my Mum all that happened before I went to bed. We will try to make sense of it all tomorrow.

The next morning, Mum brought me and all my friends to her room where we talked about everything that had happened.

Mum looked tired and I wasn't sure If she had any sleep at all.

“There is—I don't know how to say this to you,” Mum said as she took her stare away from me.

“Do you know why the dagger didn't kill—”

Mum interrupted Tasha before she could finish asking her question. “That bit is quite clear. He is half-vampire and half-demon, the demon part of him is what's sustaining him so far.”

Nika looked carefully at my Mum. “But there is more, isn't there?”

Mum remained silent and tears streamed down her face.

“Mum, what is it?” I asked, running to her side and placing a strong arm around her neck.

Something wasn't right. Mum did not cry easily. . . or at all.

After taking her time, she began to explain. “You see, when you got the prophecy, I wasn't sure if it was real because I know how tricky the ancient witches are.” She cleared her throat. “So I checked it myself and what you were told isn't correct at all.”

Nika chipped in a question. “I have many questions but let me start with this. How did you check the prophecy yourself? Is that even possible?”

Mum began to cry again. She then told us that to check the prophecy, a great sacrifice had to be made. That sacrifice was the life of a Supernatural—whether werewolf, vampire, demon or witch.

Tasha's eyes were widened and jaws dropped. “Did you ¹kill one of the witches?”

“I couldn't bring myself to do so,” Mum replied.

Wait. . . so you thought about it? I wondered in my thoughts.

Mum went on to tell us how she did what she called the “unthinkable”. And quite frankly, I couldn't believe my ears. Mum was always the tough type but she was kind, considerate and thoughtful. But after hearing what she did, I wasn't sure about that anymore.

“I guess you had to do it but it's pretty messed up,” Tasha said, clearing up the air.

Mum told us that Abigail, one woman who usually goes out at times to get supplies, found a very young vampire. The vampire boy seemed to have been chased by some people so Abigail brought him in, only for Mum to sneakily put vervain in the boy's drink and then behead him later. She did that so she could be able to check the prophecy herself.

“Anna, say something," Mum urged. “Call me horrible, call me evil—just say something.”

What could I say? Nothing I can say would make any difference. Besides, vampires aren't exactly living beings so I guess it's not a big deal.

“The deed has been done, now onto more important things, what did the prophecy say?”

Mum seemed a little relieved with my response. “I could barely believe my eyes when I saw the writings on the sacred wall."

After Mum said what she saw, my breathing changed and it had me thinking if I didn't prefer the lies I was initially told. According to the real prophecy on the Sacred Walls —walls where prophetic revelations are inscribed—in the spiritual realm, I, and the hybrid were soulmates.

Yeah. It was this crazy! The prophecy said that I and the hybrid would fall in love.

That wasn't all.

Mum saw on the Sacred Walls that the hybrid and I had to be together and that our being together was key to ending the virus and the vampire race for good.

With everything that had happened during the last few days, there was nothing I could hear that would shake the life out of me. I guess I should know better than to undermine how efficient life was at throwing hurdles at me. In this case, one that seemed insurmountable.

None of it made sense. While I was a witch, I wasn't too much of a “fan” of fate. My mother had countlessly told me that “The universe sees the end of the road before the road appears”, I always found it easier to adopt the idea that we could do anything and our lives weren't preordained or any sh*t like that.

This was making me feel otherwise.

“This is preposterous,” Nolan let out.

Mum took her time to explain all she read on the walls, and if it wasn't the outrageous thing ever, I couldn't say what was.

In short, the prophecy stated that the fated hybrid and I were written in the stars and our love was eminent in restoring the world. Also, if either of us died, the world was doomed forever.

I didn't know whether to feel important or cursed. Or both.

Nolan was so enraged and hearing all this made him even madder. “So if I heard you correctly, we have to make sure the hybrid and Anna stay alive . . . great!”

“Not to mention that Anna probably has to do the nasty with the hybrid," Tasha said humorously.

Everyone turned at Tasha but it was no use saying anything to her. Tasha was just . . .Tasha!

“Okay let me say this loud and clear, the prophecy is utter bullsh*t," I said, standing up from the wooden chair I was seated, in and then pacing in a short space.

“I second that," Nika supported. “There are many things I don't like about this prophecy and we can't accept it. Firstly, Anna has no feelings for this hybrid, secondly, Anna and this hybrid have no relation, how the holy f*ck can their destinies be intertwined? Thirdly, why does the world's fate rely on the two of them? We don't even know what caused the damn virus in the first place?”

Nika was right. None of it made any sense and it was folly for us to base our actions on a prophecy that was so ridiculous.

“It just seems like loads of nonsense, it probably isn't relevant," Nolan said.

Mum buried her face in her cupped hands and rose to her feet. “I have to disagree with you all. The prophecy never lies and is always there for the good of all even at times like this. Dare I say, even more in times like these. That's why Anna was told lies by an ancient witch because the dead witches clearly don't want anyone having witch blood to be in Union with a vampire, even worse, one who was both vampire and demon.”

We were all in silence. I guess reality began to kick in and we started seeing that the prophecy was unchangeable and going against it was just as good as running towards damnation.

Mum continued. “Is the prophecy fair? Absolutely not! Is it what we wanted? Hell no! Do we have a chance if we go against it? Sadly, no." She moved towards me and held my hands softly, stopping me from pacing restlessly. “We all have to be strong and let some things work on their own."

“In that case, we need to rescue the hybrid from the demons,” Nika said.

She was right. At the end of the day, bringing an end to the virus and trying to save the little life left on the planet was all that mattered. What else could matter?

“How about Anna's preordained love with the hybrid?" Tasha inquired.

Mum shrugged her shoulders at her and then forced a smile. “I guess that's what I meant when I said ‘let some things work on their own.”