Chapter 117
Nix shakes her head and tightens her lips; the Black witch continues to stare at Nix for a moment before nodding her head and dipping hers down and starting to whisper and mutter.
“What is she saying?” Athan asks as he turns to walk towards the Black Witch.
“London? Hekate?” Archon calls moments before everything stops.
Looking around Nix looks back to the Black witch with a raised eyebrow.
“I guessed that you didn’t want them to know what you were doing so I froze them. I can also tell that the fates have told you the whole story and therefore you are now on a deadline to make a decision about what you are going to do. I personally would tell them to go fuck themselves as they could have stopped this many times and chose not to but then again, I wonder if the life I saw before I met Phoebe and Shakti would have happened.” The Black Witch says sadly.
“Were you happy?” Nix asks as she looks at the Black witch
“Yes, I was happy, me and my daughter were happy we lived a happy life she then got mated to a wolf and the coven join the weres and there was harmony through our side.” The Black Witch says wistfully.
“That sounds nice. Why did you decide to do what you did?” Nix asks as she takes a seat on the dirt in front of the witch.
“I didn’t want to. But Shakti killed my mate and that cause me to get angry and hateful, from there I couldn’t think straight so I found myself doing more and more things that were wrong I did stop a few things here and there but mostly I let them be.” The Black witch mutters.
“If you could go back, would you?” Nix asks as she looks up from drawing in the dirt.
“Yes, in a heartbeat. But no at the same time as I know what that is going to cost.” The witch responds
“Some sacrifices are hard but worth it?” Nix asks
“Not all, but yes for some things sacrifices are everything” the witch mutters. “When are they coming for your answer?”
“Two sleep cycles, but I would say more like one now, time moves differently. I don’t want my or I should say I don’t want Hennessy’s family to know. We both agreed that this isn’t something we want to fight about, and we don’t want them to be sad about what is going to take place” Nix says as she continues drawing in dirt.
“So where does that leave me?” Caleb asks as he moves into the light.
“Wh... What? How long have you been there?” Nix growls as she glares at Caleb.
“We would be reset, so there is a chance that we will meet again but there is also a chance that we won’t so….” Nix mutters as she looks out the corner of her eye.
“I won’t allow you to do this” Caleb growls as he takes an aggressive step towards Nix.
“Yeah, that is cute and all but what the hell are you going to do?” Nix says as she jumps to feet.
“I found my fated mate, and now you are telling me that I have to say goodbye and that I just have to be ok with that. I have cool new powers that I haven’t really got to use and once again I am just meant to be ok with that?” Caleb says sadly.
“Look at it this way. If we met again there is a chance to try your new powers out would that be great” Nix says with a sad little giggle.
“Yeah” Caleb says with a sad look.
“When are you leaving?” Caleb asks as he looks at Nix with tears in his eyes.
As Nix goes to answer, a loud pop sound within the room turning around the old woman stands there wringing her hands together.
“What?” Nix snaps as she looks at the nervous old woman.
“Um, I can’t wait anymore, you need to make a decision, and you need to make it now” The old woman says almost desperately
“Why? What did you fuck up now?” The Black witch says as she laughs
“Shakti has escaped” The old woman says quietly.
“What the fuck do you mean that she has escaped. Escaped where?” Caleb shouts
“You are totally useless” Nix mutters. As the Black Witch laughs
“I will give you all the life that you were meant to have” Nix says looking at the black witch
“Tish, my name is Tish, and I thank you for giving me a chance for a new life.” Tish says as she looks at Nix.
“Take care, and make sure that you teach your daughter the correct way to live” Nix says as she bows her head. As Nix turns to look at Caleb the old woman claps her hands and snaps her fingers.
“So be it” The old woman mutters everything moves like it is on rewind.
With each memory and event pain rips through Nix and Hennessy as feather after feather is ripped from her body. Nix screams as she tries to keep Hennessy with her, but Hennessy slips further and further away as the events continues to go back. They reach Hennessy’s birth, and the feather is violently ripped from her body. Each feather hurts more than the last and last longer than the last.
Nix watches as the final feather is ripped from her body as Archon is born and the heavenly realm rejoice in the birth of the prince.
The kingdom celebrates, and the Phoenix offer blessings and good tides. Everything slows and comes to a stop.
“Welcome Prince Archon, may your life bring joy and blessings to all the people”
*Six years later*
“Did you hear the news apparently there is going to be a powerful bird goddess born she is so strong she is also part Phoenix”
“A new Phoenix hybrid”
“Wow”
“Exciting”
“Oh the oracles are really blessing us”
“Everyone in the Heavenly realm we would like to introduce you to the twins that have been born. Athena and Phoebe. Everyone wishes them good tidings as they grow and grace us with there presence in the future.” Prince Archon calls to the realm. The clapping and cheers drown out the realm.