can't count how many times we have come in and out of this charade by events and your own request." She flipped through her pictures and found what she was looking for.
Handing the phone to me I looked down at the screen. There was an image of me sitting on a plush chair but with longer hair. I had a very sad and serious look on my face in the still image. I didn't recall that chair or that hair style at all. It was like it wasn't even me—just an interdimensional twin. My hands began to shake as my finger reached over to push the play button.
I nodded at the camera and began in a strong, authoritative tone, "My name is Celeste Ravenwood. My age is two hundred and five years and I am a Shaman. I am not a witch but I have many of the same skills that a witch could have. I am an empath, I can see glimpses of the future, I can see the past, I have strength within me that is unrivaled by even the warlocks or vampires of our kingdom. I am a force to be reckoned with." I looked at the camera. It didn't look like I had aged more than a year or two from my current age. What the heck.?! I had aged in a video I had just seen?
"Because of my strength I have many enemies. Enemies that would love to control my powers or even enemies that would love to see me dead." My video-self took a breath and released it slowly— a cleansing breath. Hmmm , "I am vulnerable to many. My protectors sometimes seem to be the only ones I can trust. But can I? Can I trust without making myself and the kingdom vulnerable?" I looked away off screen as if I was seeing something that concerned me. When I turned back my face was… like a mask.
"I asked Mortisha to transport me to the past. To hide me from everyone that would try to control me. To protect me from everything that could destroy our future. Of course, that can only be for a predestined amount of time. There is no hiding from our future for eternity."
"I would tell myself that I have loved and been loved—that is my one saving grace. I know what it is to truly be in love and I have been completely consumed by it, body and soul. It was my most wonderful and cherished memory." I closed my eyes on the screen and then looked back up, my eyes seemed different, almost purplish, "I would never reveal my love, because you will discover it on your own" I laughed darkly and then a secretive smile crept over my lips. Hmmm, the future me had some naughty little secrets. I liked that.
"Mortisha is showing you this video because I have obviously been found out. My discovery requires that you make a decision. Only Mortisha can tell you what decision I have made in the past—I would not know. But weigh the possibilities quickly and make a decision soon. The future of our happiness and kingdom rest in your hands. Strength and blessings to you!"
I nodded to the person recording the video grimly before the video stopped. Then there was silence.
13
I looked up at Tisha and shook my head slowly. What in the world have I gotten myself into? What was I running from? What had happened that would make me run away? How did I ever become queen of anything? How long had I been queen? How was I ever going to make it to be 206?! Gosh I'm old!
Tisha gauged my response and then sat herself down on the couch, staring off into space a little before she switched her eyes over to focus on me again. "You must have questions."
"Ummm," where in the world do I begin? "I get that I'm the queen of a kingdom, everything that I can see from what you say."
Tisha nodded solemnly.
"The man I saw on my porch has something to do with it?"
Tisha nodded again.
"Do I know him and if so what is he to me?" I eyed her suspiciously.
She flicked her wrist at the mercury image in the air and the face of the man appeared in the reflection. She sighed heavily before she responded, "He is your husband."
"My WHAT?!" My eyes felt like they would explode with sheer shock, "Are you kidding me?! I can't believe that you would say something as
Handing the phone to me I looked down at the screen. There was an image of me sitting on a plush chair but with longer hair. I had a very sad and serious look on my face in the still image. I didn't recall that chair or that hair style at all. It was like it wasn't even me—just an interdimensional twin. My hands began to shake as my finger reached over to push the play button.
I nodded at the camera and began in a strong, authoritative tone, "My name is Celeste Ravenwood. My age is two hundred and five years and I am a Shaman. I am not a witch but I have many of the same skills that a witch could have. I am an empath, I can see glimpses of the future, I can see the past, I have strength within me that is unrivaled by even the warlocks or vampires of our kingdom. I am a force to be reckoned with." I looked at the camera. It didn't look like I had aged more than a year or two from my current age. What the heck.?! I had aged in a video I had just seen?
"Because of my strength I have many enemies. Enemies that would love to control my powers or even enemies that would love to see me dead." My video-self took a breath and released it slowly— a cleansing breath. Hmmm , "I am vulnerable to many. My protectors sometimes seem to be the only ones I can trust. But can I? Can I trust without making myself and the kingdom vulnerable?" I looked away off screen as if I was seeing something that concerned me. When I turned back my face was… like a mask.
"I asked Mortisha to transport me to the past. To hide me from everyone that would try to control me. To protect me from everything that could destroy our future. Of course, that can only be for a predestined amount of time. There is no hiding from our future for eternity."
"I would tell myself that I have loved and been loved—that is my one saving grace. I know what it is to truly be in love and I have been completely consumed by it, body and soul. It was my most wonderful and cherished memory." I closed my eyes on the screen and then looked back up, my eyes seemed different, almost purplish, "I would never reveal my love, because you will discover it on your own" I laughed darkly and then a secretive smile crept over my lips. Hmmm, the future me had some naughty little secrets. I liked that.
"Mortisha is showing you this video because I have obviously been found out. My discovery requires that you make a decision. Only Mortisha can tell you what decision I have made in the past—I would not know. But weigh the possibilities quickly and make a decision soon. The future of our happiness and kingdom rest in your hands. Strength and blessings to you!"
I nodded to the person recording the video grimly before the video stopped. Then there was silence.
13
I looked up at Tisha and shook my head slowly. What in the world have I gotten myself into? What was I running from? What had happened that would make me run away? How did I ever become queen of anything? How long had I been queen? How was I ever going to make it to be 206?! Gosh I'm old!
Tisha gauged my response and then sat herself down on the couch, staring off into space a little before she switched her eyes over to focus on me again. "You must have questions."
"Ummm," where in the world do I begin? "I get that I'm the queen of a kingdom, everything that I can see from what you say."
Tisha nodded solemnly.
"The man I saw on my porch has something to do with it?"
Tisha nodded again.
"Do I know him and if so what is he to me?" I eyed her suspiciously.
She flicked her wrist at the mercury image in the air and the face of the man appeared in the reflection. She sighed heavily before she responded, "He is your husband."
"My WHAT?!" My eyes felt like they would explode with sheer shock, "Are you kidding me?! I can't believe that you would say something as
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