Vampires Realm Prophecy 01 - Child of Light

She wondered if turning her would stop her from aging and whether Valentine had already considered it. The mark over her chest burned and she looked down at it. She knew what it was trying to tell her. She couldn’t let him turn her, no matter how much she wanted him to. If she became wholly vampire, her ability to use magic would die and the prophecy would be affected. If she didn’t have the power in her blood any more, she wouldn’t be able to fulfil her destiny. The prophecy spoke of magic. That’s what Mathias had said. She had to retain it, had to remain partly human, at least until everything was said and done.
    Pulling back, she looked deep into Valentine’s eyes. There was still so much concern in them.
    “I’m okay,” she said with a genuine smile and tapped the side of her head. “Everything in here is getting into order now. I’m okay. I’ve realised that they changed my memories, not who I was or who I’m destined to be. They can never change that. It was mapped out before my birth.”
    He nodded.
    “What time is it?” She glanced at the drawn curtains and then back at him.
    “Sunset was five hours ago.”
    She frowned when she remembered that Dmitri had said he would hear back from his outpost in Romania tonight. She already knew what the answer would be and what she would have to do. Elena had told her what was happening and she’d witnessed it all in a vision. Today’s sleep had brought another with it.
    “Is there any word from Dmitri’s men?” she said and was met with a shake of his head. “I had another vision.”
    “What did you see?” he said, his brow creased with worry.
    She stared at the fire. “I saw the castle again but no robed person this time. The vampire was there. He’s the lord of Tenebrae. I saw many vampires, a vast army of them. They were amassed in a room, the same room I had seen the battle in.”
    “Was it during the eclipse as before?”
    She couldn’t remember seeing any windows. The vision had been short, just a snippet. It had barely been enough for her to recognise her surroundings. She couldn’t even remember seeing Valentine there with her. She had seen another vampire though. It had been one of the guards of the lord of Tenebrae. He had removed his helmet, revealing his jaw length fair hair and intense blue eyes to her. He’d said something, but there had been no sound.
    “I don’t think so,” she said. “I don’t remember much of it, but I’m certain it happens before the battle.”
    “If Dmitri’s men report back that the army is there—”
    “We’re going to fight them,” she interjected, not letting him say what she could see in his eyes. She knew he didn’t think it was the right thing to do. He wanted to take the scroll to Mathias. “I saw a program on the television when I was imprisoned in my room. It was all about an unusual eclipse that is coming. I know it’s the dark day that the prophecy speaks of.”
    “When is it coming?” He looked sceptical and she wished she could tell him the date of the eclipse so she could prove that going into battle without translating the scroll was the right move, but she hadn’t caught it or it hadn’t been mentioned.
    “Soon.” She saw her answer did nothing to convince him. Leaning forwards, she placed her hand over his where it was resting on his knee. “Please, Valentine, believe in me. My every instinct is telling me that time is running out and we have to go into battle now. Elena said it herself. She knew I’d had a vision and what I’d seen. We have to go now if we’re to save the world. We have to stop the lord of Tenebrae before it’s too late.”
    He sighed and curled his fingers around hers. “We will go to war, but only if Dmitri’s men report back that there is an army and only if Mia and Dmitri will offer us their services.”
    She gave him a grateful smile. It was obvious that he still wasn’t convinced that going to war was the right thing to do, especially after they had insisted on seeing the scroll because there was a chance it would contain information needed to fulfil the prophecy. A part of her said that Valentine was right, they were going in blind, but she couldn’t wait any longer. She wanted to take hold of her destiny and she wanted it over with already.
    The star on her chest ached and she pressed her hand to it. It sparked fear in her mind and doubts rose to the surface. She tried to ignore it, but the more she did that more painful it