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On a bright early morning where everyone in the kingdoms is on his/her usual routine and so was the Oracle.

The Oracle was at the shrine making early morning sacrifice to the gods and after she was she was enquiring the gods of how pleasant the day will be.

As the woman was stirring the water on the alter and looking straight at it until suddenly she started convulsing.

This feat usually happens when the gods was about to show her a vision, a prophesy or an upcoming danger.

It took her about five minutes before she could be relieved and she was breathing heavily just after that.

' No, this can't happen, this shouldn't happen'

' It mustn't or else the kingdom will fall'

She was looking scared and sweating really hard then started making some repetitive enchantment.

Immediately she's done with the spell she stood up and left the Temple and went to the palace to warn the king.

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The King, King Mehra was a good king who always put the kingdom first in everything he's doing.

He chose to continue his father's legacy and make sure peace reign in the kingdom for a very long time.

He's the kind of man that Listen to the voice of the people and make sure justice is served.

Everyone loves him and how he reign including the neighborhood kingdoms which is the reason there hasn't been a war for a very long time.

Sitting beside him on the throne was his beautiful Queen Arabelle who was heavily pregnant with their first child.

The King just came to conclusion with his meeting with the council and they just left when the Oracle entered.

" Good morning, My King" she said kneeling before him.

" Is the morning really good, Oracle?" The King asked in return and went to sit on his throne.

" Yes It is Your highness but I'm afraid it might not be for long" the Oracle replied.

" I command you to spurt out whatever it is you meant by those disturbing words" king Mehra commanded.

" Forgive me your grace, I never meant for it to be in that manner but circumstances have changed" she replied.

" Tell me, What happened?" He asked.

" My King, it's not about what happen it's about what's going to happen" she replied.

" Just now my Lord, the gods showed me a prophesy" she replied.

" What does this prophesy say?" The King asked.

" On an inauspicious day, a child will be born which is cursed by the gods, this child shall bring with her a darkness we've ever seen before"

" This child will be the cause of thousands of deaths in the kingdom will bring caps and cause the downfall of the kingdom" she stated.

" Who is this child?....who are his/her parents?....who is this evil child thy wanted to ruin everything my forefathers had built for generation" the king said in anger.

" My King, that I do not know " she replied.

" How do we find this child in other to stop the prophesy, I can't let everything my forefathers had done been for nothing"

" Make enquiry from the gods to show us the way" the king rant in

anger which shown how much disturb he was with the prophesy.

" Your highness, According to the prophesy the day will turn dark as an omen to this prophesy" she added.

" When?......when is this happening?" The King asked.

" I know not your grace but I'm afraid it might be sooner than we think" she replied.

" Make more enquiry from the gods, I need results immediately......GUARDS" He shouted then two guards entered.

" My King " they both said kneeling before him with their head bowed.

" I need you to send out word to every soldier out there in every villages in the kingdom"

" Every pregnant woman you found, I want each and everyone of them right here in the palace before sunset today" he commanded.

" As you wish, My King " they both said then left.

" Go back to the temple and enquiry more from the gods, I can't let this prophesy come to pass" he said.

" Yes, your highness" the Oracle replied then was about leaving when the Queen entered the palace.

" Good day My Queee........" She was about saying when she started convulsing again Immediately she got close to the Queen.

" Hoc est infantima malom. Nos omnia perdetu el eam"

" Hoc est infantima malom. Nos omnia perdetu el eam" she chanted continuously.

" What is happening?" Queen Arabelle asked as she moved to the king.

" I don't know but I believe the gods are speaking with her, probably for a way to reverse this prophesy" the king said.

It took about two minutes before the Oracle was relieved and she turned to the king.

" What happened?....what did you see?" The king asked.

" I was shown a scary vision from the gods and this is from the future concerning the prophesy" she said breathing heavily.

" What did you see?" The king asked.

" Your grace, I .... can't......it no....." She stuttered.

" I command you to say everything to me right here right now, everything" king Mehra commanded.

" My Lord, in this vision I saw a young woman who I believed to be cursed child right here in the palace" she narrated.

" So it's no longer a baby?" He asked.

" Like I said your highness, the vision is from the future because you're alot older than you are now" she replied.

" So you're saying the child we let the child survive?" He asked.

" I know not but maybe it's what will happen if we let the child live" she replied.

" What happened in the vision?" He asked.

" The child bring so much havoc to the kingdom, leaving dead bodies everywhere around the kingdom" she said.

" And also she.....she....s...."

" She what?.....what did she do?" The Queen asked eagerly.

" She killed you my king..... right here in the palace" she said facing the king then turned to the Queen.

" And you too My Queen, both of you" she said and both the king and his wife were shocked.

" No...No.......that can't be true,.....we can't let this happen,.... who is this child?" The Queen asked.

" You're saying this happened in the future?" The king asked.

" Yes, My King" she replied.

" How do we find this child?......the gods should show you who the child is" the king said.

" Yes my king, they just did and forgive me for being the one to relay this heartbreaking news" she said.

" Just tell me who the child is or her parents" the king demanded.

" The child is no other than the offspring in the Queen's womb, one of them carries the curse" she said which took them by surprise.

" That's a lie....... that's not true" the Queen shouted.

" My Queen, I understand your plight but I'm a servant of the gods and my duties is to the throne.....I do not lie" the Oracle said.

" How can you be so sure about this?.....you mentioned earlier that you knew not who the child is"

" And just now you are very certain it's my child, there has to be a mistake somewhere" the king said.

" The gods don't make mistake, every ounce of their words are plain and always come to pass" she replied.

" There has to be something we can do......there has to be way to reverse this" the king said.

" I'm afraid there's none"

" Your Grace, I seek no pleasure in the death of the offspring but these are trying times........."

" You should know the child cannot be allow to live or it will be our greatest undoing............."

". .......the cursed one must die in other for the other to live" she added.

" What do you mean the other?" The Queen asked amidst tears.

" You my queen are with two children and they are both of the same gender" the Oracle replied.

" There are two of them?" The Queen asked.

" Yes my queen" she replied.

" And the sacrifice needs to be carried out immediately she's born in other to cleans the land of this mishaps" she said.

" I hate to make you choose, between your kingdom and your people or you choose your daughter and watch the downfall of every being on the face of the Earth" the Oracle concluded.

" I can't let that happen, my father, my grandfather and my great-grandfather fought to keep the kingdom at peace"

" I won't watch this happen, I won't let this befall my kingdom" the king said.

" You said there are two of them.....How do we know the curse one?" He asked.

" The one who bears the Mark carries the curse" the Oracle replied.

" This is not good, why would the gods curse us with something this grievous, is the gods angry with us?" The king asked.

" No my King, this is just an unfortunate circumstances, after this the kingdom will be at peace"

" Fine do what needs to be done"

TBC