NARRATOR :
In the beginning of the existence of shifters, there were those species who thought themselves a bit more glorious than the others and the griffins were one of such races, been able to fly and been gifted with telepathy and a few of them been able to do magic was something that made them think they had become invisible, they were hated above any other race and many sought their doom hence when the other races heard what had befallen them there was no kingdom that resisted the temptation of celebrating their downfall, the foxes went as far as throwing a bouquet to celebrate, the dragon's paid extensive homage to their King for saving everyone the time of worrying about those vain creatures.
it was indeed a time the shifter community would never forget
Twenty years later, King Jerome who had left the South with a promise to return had been able to reunite his people, although they still couldn't breed new generations of griffins, they had gone as far as performing rituals that turned humans into one of their kind even if the process was an abomination before the gods, as punishment for their actions the gods had made sure that the shift never completed, they were always stuck Mid Shift and Jerome had no qualms with that, as long as there were soldiers for the battle he was planning he was good.
He had waited for those 20 years, formed alliance with the human hunters whose obsession with hunting shifters had grown beyond measure, he even succeeded in having a man in the northern castle since the arrival of the beautiful woman he would make his queen, all he was waiting for was the perfect opportunity to take what was he's, yes there was going to be a slight difficulty in executing his plans considering Nathan had invited every shifter old enough to fight but that wasn't going to stop him, instead he would create a diversion strong enough to distract everyone from the young Queen, that would be the perfect opportunity to take her home with him, she belonged with him and none other.
Unknown to him, the gods were about to execute the "TWIN PROPHECY" and every man who stood in the way was going to experience their full wrath.
Selene who had finally executed the second phase of the prophecy by crowning Claire as Queen felt the shift in the air, it was time to end what shouldn't have been.
With that She turned to Ashton and pulled him closer to herself and said :
"It's Time Ash, whatever happens from this point on will determine whether or not you will become all our doom, I'm sorry but even I can't help you at this point, you must believe in yourself and your family, but most importantly you must believe in the Twins, I will see you when the crown will be set upon the head of he who is found worthy, I believe you will save us all today"
With that said she looked over at Claire and Aurora who were laughing at something Clayton had said, she watched Claire smack Clayton at the back of the head earning a laugh and a groan from the both, she smiled at them then she turned over to Nathan who already knew that this was the moment that would change everything, she nodded her head as an indication that he knew what to do, he nodded in return then turned towards the twins,
Selene looked up into the sky with a heavy heart knowing that the next few hours were going to either make or Marr her godson, she looked around once more then vanished from the midst of the mortal realm into the midst of her godlike siblings who were equally watching the events that would unfold in a bit, They were equally bothered by Fate's refusal to tell them the outcome of the next hours, they had concluded that it might turn out positive considering Claire's Vision, when they had come to this conclusion and began relishing in a little bit of relief, Fate had made a rare appearance to them and told them that what Claire had saw was only a mere possibility in the midst of a million other possibilities, it wasn't set in stone because even he for the first time couldn't Weave this into time, he couldn't set the conclusion in stone because for the first time they all had to depend on the power of three mortal beings and the love of a beast for his mate., this revelation had put the realm in absolute distort, surely they couldn't sit idly by and watch things go wrong, it was time to activate the Powers of the Twins of destiny.
CLAIRE'S POV :
I Stood there with Aurora and Clayton, with Clay teasing me about my crown been bigger than my head, we both laughed and I smacked his head which caused him to groan and roll his eyes, I laughed at his immature behavior and non stop whining,
I stopped laughing so hard and started wiping my eyes with his robe which caused him to groan again, making Aurora go into another fit of laughter, I smiled and was about to say something when Nathan cleared his throat, we looked up at him and instantly noticed the gloomy look on his face,
Aurora went over and he pulled her closer into a hug then whispered something to her, she immediately whipped her head to us then let out a nervous breath and smiled uncomfortable, Clay and I instantly realized that there had to be trouble if their moods were no longer light, I looked at Nathan who in turn was looking behind me, I followed his line of sight till it landed on Ash who looked pale beyond imagination, Ash nodded his head to Nathan which he reciprocated with one of his own.
Nathan kissed Aurora's forehead then started walking towards the back door, in confusion I turned to search for answers from my mate only to see him equally headed in that direction, Clay and I took that as a sign that we needed to also follow them.
Few minutes later we were in a really big room that had a wide table that housed both ancient and modern scrolls, I had never seen a thing like that before,
I started looking around the walls that equally had scrolls nailed in them, till my eyes landed on one in the far end of the room, it was larger than the rest and It was hanged in such a manner that you would think it was written right there, I started walking towards it till I stopped right before it with Clayton right by my side,
this moment actually felt different, we felt in sync with each other, it had began after the crown was placed on my head but I felt it was probably a part of the new connections that were been woven in my mind,
I looked at him then back at the scroll before me, I wanted to read the content but was interrupted by Ashe's voice,
"this has been the scroll room for centuries now, sometimes the scrolls will just appear while other times they were delivered by the elders, this particular one came the day I agreed to go in search of you Claire, I was headed to my office when I suddenly felt the building shake, I saw light coming from this room so I ran in here to know what was going on, when I got in this was what I saw, I called many shifters to see if they could interpret it but none could hence I left it, when Nathan arrived I showed it to him too but he said it wasn't meant for us to interpret because it is the language of the gods, I decided to leave it be, after the coronation Selene told me it was time, I don't know what she meant but I believe you both might understand all of this better"
When he finished his speech I looked at Nathan hoping for some answers but he just smiled and nodded his head towards the scroll on the wall.
I turned again and held Clay's hand because I was totally freaking out, he smiled at me then did something I didn't think he could, he spoke through our mind link telling me it was now or never, my smile became wider and I nodded my head showing him i understood, we looked back up and as if on a count we began:
"In the thirteenth solstice in the south will the twins of destiny be born, bonds shall be broken and ways shall part, time shall become a factor of training, seasons shall come and go, one will feel the void the other has left while the other will be left in the depth of affliction, on the fortieth season one will fight for a way through from those depth of afflictions and will ignite the bond with the beast whose soul lingers with uncertainty and vengeance, bonds will be united and the twins of destiny will be as one again, the other will be bonded with the beast whose breath will send a king to the great beyond,
Time will become of essence because one will be deemed worthy of the crown, and surely will be crowned, that is the moment when all will be set in motion, battles will begin and there will be the severance of the soul that has lingered since time immemorial, then and only then will the concept of Wills and Love be of essence"
Know This, he whose soul is at unrest must guard that which completes him with strength because upon death will the beast awaken and all will be lost that he once swore to protect, "
By the time we were done reading I felt my eyes were no longer the same and I felt a new surge of power course through me and into Clay and also from Clay into me, I looked at him only to realize we were no longer on the floor we were levitating, I looked down and saw our family joined hand in hand as though they were praying, I looked at Clay and saw his other hand stretched towards mine, I took it and immediately felt a strong force hit us both at once causing us both to scream, everywhere had become absolutely bright, we were cocooned in bright blinding lights with ethereal whisper surrounding us.
After a short while I felt us slowly going back down, I was caught by Ash while Clay was caught by Xenia, the Dragon's second in command with her twin brother Xerox.
I held Ash a bit tighter then turned to look at Everyone who stood there really quiet as though waiting for someone to first speak.
my father broke the silence and confirmed what we were all thinking because he said
"If we go by everything that has happened, then that means we are in the phase of the prophecy were the crown has been given to Claire, that also means we should get ready for battle."
We all nodded our heads in agreement, and I was about to tell them that it's probably what Selene meant when she said it was time, but I was interrupted by a loud bang on the door, we all looked at each other before Aurora slowly went to the door and opened it, there stood a battered looking warrior holding his bleeding sides securely, I gasped and felt Ashe's arm tighten around me, we took a step forward while Aurora stretched her hand to the man to offer support, he finally looked up from his bended position,
but the next words that left his mouth made me realize that indeed time was no longer a concept I understood.
"Your Majesties, We've been attacked"
With that said he fell and passed out, we kept telling ourselves that we needed to prepare, unknown to us we actually were already in the battle field
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