Chapter 42: The Spirit Speaker!!!
Far away in the Khumalo continent, Kendra was moving in the forest of the beast nation.
Although the veil between the human world and the elemental world had been broken, each nation still existed and had its territory, the only difference was the absence of movement restriction for both humans and elementals.
She kept running and running and running, she ran till she got to the land of water nation, she then moved to the hidden sea realm she had created.
It was then that she saw all the children practicing and moving swiftly in the sea.
She discovered that all the children had grown, the least of them was now a teenager, they still gathered in the protective sea realm she had created for them, they practiced and improved themselves on the control of the water element
The guards were there to guard them, feed them, and lead them.
They had grown into a private army, to one day repopulate the water nation.
Even in Elemental schools, water elementals were extremely rare to find.
Emperor Wang had given order of special treatment for any person capable of wielding the water element.
They would at most find one or two genuine ones, besides the numerous half human breeds in an entire continent as the rest were hidden in the region Kendra had created.
The General had to come with some forces to check the water nation, but after weeks of searching without yield, they finally gave up on the idea and moved on.
As Kendra looked through the faces of the children and guards, they stood stunned, unable to muster the strength to respond,
"Priestess Kendra is alive", the children rushed forward to encircle her, while the guards were so emotional, they couldn't keep on their stoic expressions.
After the reunion had been concluded, Kendra, decided to tell them about the events of the past five years and all that transpired, they had heard of some of them through the water crystal they had sent out, purposely to monitor events.
The water crystal could be used as a messaging tool, it could also be used to spy.
Its capabilities were extremely beneficial in secret spy missions.
'l will be going into seclusion with the Oracle, I would not want to be disturbed if you never hear from me again, don't be too worried, I need to assist my son in the fight for complete freedom."
Kendra spoke slowly but sternly,
The crowd didn't understand what she meant, but most just took it at face value, with that being said, Kendra simply turned and walked away.
She moved into the sea from the protective realm barrier and merged with the sea, like starlight she moved across a large expanse of water and appeared millions of kilometers below the water surface.
As she stopped, she took in her environment, In front of her was a shimmering blue alter, on top of the alter was a big mermaid that had three heads and two arms, and a fishtail.
"You seek audience with the Oracle, you could have simply informed me with the crystal, my child, you need not come here", The mermaid spoke with a look of worry,
"Great Oracle, I came here to seek your assistance, a great calamity has befallen the world and I barely survived, the chosen one is dead."
Kendra was expecting a look of shock or confusion on the face of the Oracle but the latter just looked unperturbed and was not particularly surprised.
"That was to be expected of his destiny..." The Oracle said leisurely.
Kendra was taken aback.
"Oracle, you said he will save mankind, he barely saved the elemental world from chaos and nefarious leadership, the god of the Earth nation has complete dominion, beast-like void assassins are running rampant even some humans are enslaved. This is not per the words of the prophecy"
Kendra was rather vexed as she spoke but she tried her best to keep her emotions under control.
"My child, Lancelot's seed still lives, naturally he will have his abilities, the prophecy would be passed on to him. Worry not, the vessel may be different but the prophecy still stands..'
The Oracle spoke with such certainty as if it was a known fact.
Kendra wasn't having any of it, now she was losing control of her tempered mood,
"How can you say that, Oracle, my lover is dead, and now my son could be killed because of a stupid prophecy that changes with events, and if my son where to be killed this stupid prophecy would find another vessel... Pffft"
Kendra was really angry, however, all through it all, the Oracle remained silent as if she had already expected of her frustration,
"what would you have me do, my child?",
Kendra was now really mad, but she knew there was a limit to how much of her tantrum the Oracle could tolerate.
So she held back and calmed herself.
"Make me a spirit speaker for my son",
Kendra's response made the Oracle dumbfounded.
"A spirit speaker, you would seize to exist, your corporeal body would be gone, is that what you
want?"
Kendra nodded her head firmly in response,
"Yes Oracle"
The Oracle grew silent before she spoke,
"Kendra, I know of the pain you suffered and how much loss it is to you, but if you take this path, you might never get to hold your son again after all these is over, only a true god-king can reverse a spirit speaker existence"
Kendra was resolute in her decision, as she stared back unperturbed
"Yes Oracle, that is what I want"
The Oracle couldn't press further, She just jumped from the alter and fused with the Ocean, appearing before Kendra in milliseconds,
"I'm sorry for all you're going through my child". She then put her hand through the body of Kendra.
Kendra could feel a slight warmth that spread through her, time seemed to slow down as every single drop of the ocean stood individually as if separated from others.
Kendra's body started to shrink in size gradually until it vanished completely, her presence was still there but it was intangible, it was like that of a block of ice which could be seen through and maybe even unnoticed.
"It is done," the Oracle said before returning to her initial position on top of the alter.
The oracle had a feeling of sadness but she nonetheless granted Kendra's wishes.
A spirit speaker could only be attached to a soul, like Kendra, she had chosen to attach to her son's soul, she would be like an inner conscience to direct the soul's affairs, and if the speaker was strong enough they could even protect the life of the soul their attached to.
A spirit speaker could also speak to the soul depending on the connection, between the soul and the spirit speaker, for Lancelot Jr being the son of Kendra, closeness would be the topmost grade of quality., hence higher spirit
speaker abilities could be on display.
Kendra vanished at once, merging into the light and disappearing.
The Oracle was sad as she watched her disappear.