The Final Battle (RAPTURE Series Book #3)

Chapter 16 A Revelation From The Moon Goddess

We spent this night before getting all the pre-ceremony settings ready throughout the night. Saying prayers to the God and Goddess, setting up candles at the four corners, and the alter. Cleansing the whole area of unwanted negative energies. Throughout the night we called the corners, raise the dome of protection around the entire area where the ceremony will be held. And lastly, start to slowly build up the necessary, Goddess Powers, that I will need later tonight on the full moon to shift from my body to the Goddess Plane to speak to Diana directly. It is very tiring work to set up a rite like this, but one I find very necessary; being the way I became pregnant without ever having had sex with anyone. I have questions that need answers desperately; I believe Diana is the one that can give me those answers.

The time has come to begin, the sky has darken, night has fallen, and the stars are all shining so brightly out in the inky darkness of the heavens up above us. The moon is starting to rise high in the sky as we continue to raise the Goddess' Powers within the circle of protection we are under—it starts to radiate an eerie glow—we are ready to begin the final chant of the incantation needed to send me on my way to the Goddess Plane. I started the chant the first time; Lady Xandria continued it till I drifted off to the Goddess Plane.

Heavenly Goddess Diana Hear Me!

Supplicating Before thy Holiest One,

An Unworthy Servant Seeks Answers,

Grant an Audience of Enlightenment,

I Beg the in thy Name of thy Goddess Diana.

As I Seek So Shall It Be.

Bless It Be, O Great Goddess Diana!

I woke before the Great Goddess a swirling yellow cloud glowing brightly all around me. I tried to look down at my body, but it wasn't there just more of this swirling mist of yellow. I gazed around me taking in my surroundings as far as my eyes could see was the same thing, swirling mists of bright glowing yellow. “Child of my Blood why have ye come before me? Thy child is growing very well within ye is she not?” A voice from all around me spoke. I could not pinpoint it's whereabouts from a single point.

“Yes Great Mother Goddess she is. I come before you for answers if it pleases you?” I spoke to the gaseous cloud around me. It was very eerie and a bit unsettling.

“Fear not my daughter yer safe and thy child as well. What answers do ye seek from me?” She asked.

“This child I carry how was she consieved, I have been with no man before, ever? Is there a purpose for this new vampire I carry within my belly? Is she some special one sent to help with the peace of the world?” I hope I didn't over step my bounds asking things like this to the one true Goddess.

“Ah, my child, I gave ye this child to carry for me. I placed her in thy womb to carry, a special child of light like none ye will ever see. For ye will die upon giving birth, and she will come directly to me. She is the Aether not a vampire as ye so well stated. Ye will be reborn, but through so much pain of others which ye will never remember my child. It is as it should be. When the child is born ye will die, she must rise up to me, only then can ye be reborn to thy family. In four lunar months she will return as the Aether to take her rightful place at your side to bring forth peace among all your kind on earth.

“So, I must die to bring forth this child and peace on earth is there no other way?” I asked stunned.

“No my child it is as it has to be. Yer time has come, but when ya return yer going to be a much enlightened person and have a child by yer side to help ya. Death is only a fleeting thing for ya this time, yea will go on to live a long happy life thereafter.” I woke up lying upon the cold stone alter where Lady Xandria placed my tranquil body while I was with the Moon Goddess.

“Did you get your answers Valia?” Lady Xandria asked.

“I did though they didn't all make a lot of sense. I am carrying a child of the Moon Goddess' herself and it isn't a vampire. She called it the Aether whatever that is. Um... Lady Xandria. Why are you down on your knees?”

“You are carrying the child of Diana, the Spirit. The most holy in your womb, Valia. You carry the sacred spirit within you. Do you know what kind of an honor it is to carry her within you? She had really blessed you, the Moon Goddess I mean.”

“Would you please stand up Lady Xandria.” I helped her to her feet, I felt so stupid her kneeling down before my stomach. I hope others aren't going to start doing that before me. That is going to start to get old really quick. “Can we keep this little secret between the two of us please? I don't want others to do what you just did around me all the time.” I asked her. “I would like to just live a normal life for the next two months that I have left please.”

“Next two month left? Care to explain? Valia.” Ops did I just slip already.

“It was nothing, I meant to say next two month... of pregnancy left. I know I am going to get big as a house, and it is enough that they are going to be making a big enough fuss over my size without this hanging over my head.” I hope I covered up well enough I would hate to have to try to explain the dying part to anyone, heck I hardly understand it myself.

“I guess we can keep it our little secret, but no more going out on any missions, deal? If we can come to that understanding then I will keep your secret.” Darn she drives a hard bargain.

“Fine no missions, but I am still going to practice with the group to stay in shape.” My one concession I promised myself to continue praying to the Moon Goddess and get back into shape practicing with the group daily. It is the least I can do for myself and the baby's health.

“I guess that will be fine your mother and grandmother all practiced while they were pregnant so I see no reason why you can't, it helped them with the births of their babies. Sure fine.” Phew I am glad that is over.

We released the watchtowers then drained the Goddess Powers we built up to the ground, then opened the protective dome around the sacred area. Finally, we grounded ourselves for what felt like an hour. When we felt ourselves finally at a neutral with the earth we went back into the small shack to get a small bite to eat and me some blood to drink for the baby and I. We stayed there resting till about noontime before flashing back to Germany for the rest of the day. Lady Gaia flashed me back home the following Tuesday morning.

That morning through afternoon I spent with everyone in the sitting room explaining everything the doctor told me about the baby, how much bigger she had grown, how her development was coming along, when they expected the due date, which was in just two more months. For a vampire they assumed I was having—I never told them about her being the Aether—this was a normal birth rate, I assume it will be the same for the Goddess' child as well—I pray it will anyway.

We had a really nice celebratory meal that night with juicy rare steaks for me and my little one smothered in a cheese sauce, and I had another tall glass of Royal blood to go along with my meal. I am getting three of them a day now with a small one at night if I wake with problems during the night from the baby waking me. Which is all the time lately the little stinker. Got to love her. I was in bed early that night by the time the sun went down, I was down and out for the count.