The dream is the same every night now and it has become more glaring.
In his dream humans are made into a doll and controlled by a shadow a figure holding whips as he flies on a Black griffin.
It is followed by an army of docile humans whose actions were being controlled by the shadow-like creature.
Orion seeing himself in a white robe arrives on a Phoenix.t
There is always a bright white light before he wakes up.
And this has been going on since he could remember.
It feels privileged having the ability to see the future through dreams and visions.
Orion seems how his father becomes chief in his sleep.
He seeds the destiny of his sister, Salsa.
Becoming a queen, and uniting all the colonies and hamlets of the universe in peace and order.
Establishing balance in governance and leadership.
This particular dream about the shadow, however, is something more of a mystery that he has not been unable to unravel.
His mind is filled with several questions upon questions.
Who is this shadow-like creature and why is he after him?
Why are there so many docile humans following him?
Why does he keep seeing a bright light dazzling his face preventing him from further understanding what the dream could be about?
Amid Orion's pondering.
We are taken aback again.
To the time he was talking with the monster.
A messenger of the spirit of whispers.
"I have been watching you since you were born, your mother and father way before that.
'I have seen you take your baby steps and say your first words as a child.
Orion still holds his crossbow, but in a more relaxed manner now.
He stands beside the monster watching the stars with a lot of questions brimming in his mind
'I have been told about my destiny by my parents and the situations that brought about my birth
'I have even had some dreams about some part of it, but I want to know why I have been watched all my life this way
The monster moves away into the high tower while Orion follows it already sure by now that it means no harm.
Swaying slowly and majestically as they walk to the top of the tower.
'You see child, there has been a war brewing between forces of the universe
'The war between darkness and lighting.
'The conflict between the powers that wanted to free the universe and the ones that wanted to control it
'A war as old as the beginning of time itself.
Before damnation and perdition came upon the universe.
Men became enemies of themselves and fought to bring each other down.
By the steel of their swords and the slash of their blades.
There used to be order, peace, and unity.
In the beginning, there was no form of chaos in any way.
All that existed were true and pure and all the colonies were under one high lord Vadominari.
A true senior high lord of the spirit of whispers and the controller of order among the colonies in which man and spirits even dwelled together.
'I think I know the story, Orion cuts in
'Darkness came upon the universe after Vlada lost his war against the pure priests of the spirits of whispers.
'He was sent to the earth with his minions and they all began to corrupt the earth of men, turning ambitious men into puppets in the hands of Vlada.
'It is all in the books of the old hour.
The monster looked at Orion.
Its eyes glow again.
It looked far ahead at a redwood tree surrounded by crows.
Deciding to digress a bit as Orion also stared at the tree.
'Remember child, the higher powers are always watching and waiting for the war even now while we speak
'You do not know the whole story. The histories given to men are what men believe
'The high lords control the order of things, do not be quick to believe all you have been told or read child.
Orion sat on the edge of the tower, curious and confused.
He interjects quickly 'I do not know your name
'If what you are saying is true, then what you mean is that I do not know that which is true, and that which is a lie and that I do not agree with.
The monster chuckled a bit.
Dipping its paper-thin skin hand with its steel-hard claws into its chest.
It brought out an egg.
Decorated in a gold pattern with a double-headed Phoenix arising out of the fire.
'This is an egg from the future, and you will need it to defeat the dark lord when it's due time
'It only answers to you as its master, but the evil one must not get his hands on this egg.
Orion collects the egg carefully from the monster.
The egg begins to glow the moment it reaches his hands.
He begins to see flashes from a double-headed phoenix arising from the fire.
He started to see machines and metal humanoids with a mind of their fighting for freedom.
One man rules over them all.
The deal between man and extraterrestrial beings and the trade between kingdoms.
'What did you see? the monster asks Orion who looked across at the red tree.
Now heavily invested with crows with their loud raspy sounds swaying.
He could see flashes of a deep red fiery eye staring angrily at him.
Snapping back to the present.
He says to the monster
''We are being watched, I still don't know your name stranger
Ignoring his question once more, the monster replies
'I know, we will meet again child.
'But how will I find you asked Orion
'I am always with you, replied the monster and there was a brief moment of silence.
Suddenly there is a bright white light.
Orion finds himself on the way home with the egg in his hands.
He could still see flashes of the two-headed phoenix.
Amid the wilds in a room stood the shadow-like figure of a man.
Flooded with darkness and several crows.
By the wall is a table moving on its own.
Tilting back towards the shadow-like man.
A large jagged hole was dug through the wall standing as if daring any being to enter.
The echoing of owls and crows can be heard resounding throughout the house.
Everywhere was bleak, cold, and completely dark.
The room atmosphere became a shade of very impenetrable pitch black.
With a little reflection of light emanating from the black candles.
Placed at a small altar before the shadow like a man.
The man's eyes looked dark-souled and sadistic.
Staring at the altar before him with a blankly stare.
He clenched his fists and grinned evilly like a scoundrel with a depraved mind.
Not long afterward we begin to see shadow-like beings like himself appearing like silhouettes.
Their faces are revealed by the flash of thunder and lightning.
'My birds by the sea and by the west have been monitoring things
'I have found the one they call their champion
He said with a wicked grin
'He is not ready continued the shadow like a man as he addresses his minions talking and laughing menacingly at the same time.
We finally get to see his face which was well different from the rest.
He was handsome in a sinister kind of way.
Fair almost pale white, with deep and expressive sparkling brown eyes.
The kind of look capable of inflicting trauma on the person to whom it is directed.
Everyone was dressed in red robes with a staff each.
Seated as they discuss.
'Gringot how are the humans, the man turned to him
Gringot is the second in command of the evil lord.
The one in charge of gathering the human army while Vlada oversees.
'Another note worthy of mention is the fact that the lords of the spirits of whispers both pure and evil are immortal.
They never grow in age nor do they grow weak in strength or health.
After Vlada was exiled from the higher Avalon.
His gifts and powers were not taken from him.
He was simply barred from entering the Avalon for the rest of all time.
'I have my dolls everywhere ready to strike when you are ready my lord, Gringot replies and a satisfied evil smile crept across Vlada's face.
Another person that appeared amid their discussions, is a young girl called Kanya.
One of the most ruthless of Vlada's minions.
She used to be a warrior princess in the higher Avalon before she was thrown out alongside Vlada.
For fighting by his side as all other of his minions who are sent into exile like him.
She still yet serves as a warrior princess to Vlada and goes to and fro to his bidding
Binding all dark contracts with all the powers that be in the human world.
Preying on the greed of man to be in control of all.
'Master, The boy has the egg and you are aware.
'Let me go get it from him and deliver it to you.
'It's a dangerous weapon in his hand Cake said visibly worried.
Vlada smiles smugly
'The egg is of no use to us, he is the one destined to wield it.
'Even he does not know how Vlad said whilst laughing menacingly and continued
'For a so-called chosen one, he is no match for me, I will crush him quickly and soon enough
He then looked at Kanya
'Keep an eye on him, may my sea birds be with you.
Kanya nodded her head and vanished while the rest continued the meeting.
Mlaric groans in extreme pain and agony.
Seated by his side is Orion.
While Yarah tries to console the weeping Salsa.
Blood gushed out slowly and uncontrollably.
No matter how Orion and the healers tried.
The bleeding could not be stopped.
Mlaric had gone hunting with his son Orion.
He had been attacked on the way by a monster with wings.
Its head is is like that of a Mirabilis and bites with its teeth.
Shaped like long sharp fangs.
The monster was covered in thick black fur and smelt terrible.
Its tail was equally as sharp as its teeth.
Mlaric was beaten in the neck.
It all happened so fast with the monster taking off.
But it could not escape the sting of Orion's crossbow.
The Grey cloak on Mlaric had been soaked to the brim.
It had now become a shade of bloody brown
Yarah's was already hoarse from weeping and when she spoke it sounded very distorted.
Chief healer tried his best to stop the bleeding and stitch the wounds.
Even bringing the best of Gingco spices but all to no avail.
Time is supposed to heal all wounds but even time itself has been rendered powerless in this situation.
On the day Mlaric died.
Blood thumped from his artery.
Spilling his heart as he yelped in pain.
By his pool of blood sat Yarah.
The flowing blood was partly congealed.
Dulled to a reddish brown.
The Mirabilis flight became slow due to its wound.
Its arm is seen drifting lower than usual.
It is soon laned by a stilt house.
Transforming into Kanya
A petite young lady and one of Vlada's most powerful allies.
She quickly removes the crossbow arrow stuck in her arm.
After moments of enduring the intense burning sensation.
She felt better as the wound closed up shortly afterward.
The wound healed a few moments later like it was never.
There and then she carried her mongoose pet.
Feeding it with a serpent that it soon devoured n a short while, squeaking satisfactory
Outside the house had the same air of mystery and quiet atmosphere except for the crows cawing outside.
Orion takes one last look at his father's body.
While trying to console Salsa who had always wondered why a dead body had to be burned to ashes.
As she weeps uncontrollably with their mother.
He, however, was glad and optimistic that his father had fulfilled the destiny of the lords of the universe.
He will transcend to the house of Avalon beyond in bliss.
After the rites were made, the body of Mlaric was burnt to a crisp.
Reduced to rubble, while his wife and daughter wept.
Orion on the other hand is preparing himself for the war of his destiny and how to find his father's killer.
He channeled his sorrows and mourning to training in combat and the learning of arts.
Adequate study of the book of histories while being aided by his special egg.
Helped him with the power to see the past as well as the future.
It was in one of these visions that he saw a woman transform into the monster that killed his father.
However, he could not see her face.
He is also shown flashes of the meeting between Vlada and his minions.
A bit of what they discussed was revealed to him before he was spotted by Vlada and the vision vanished.
He thought of the beast he met briefly and imagined it was there.
Suddenly the monster appeared right before him with its glowing eyes.
Holding a map in its hand while it said to him
'I told you, child, it said I am always with you and your father sends his greetings
'He is in a much better place with the pure messengers of the realm now.