The Blood Moon Twins
Chapter 132

CAULDER

moving closer.

"How do you know who we are?" I asked, planting my feet firmly. This woman didn't seem threatening, but her magic hung thickly in the air, as if it was constantly oozing off of her. I didn't know if we could be injured in this vision, but I wasn't about to risk it by "I've been waiting for you," she repeated, as if it was obvious.

"Yeah, but how did you know we were coming? Who are you?" Remy asked. She took a step towards the woman, and my hand shot out to grab her arm, stopping her. She looked at me with furrowed eyebrows, but she didn't resist my pull.

"You don't have to be afraid. I have no intention of hurting you, which I know you can already sense, not that you could be hurt," she said, ignoring Remy's questions. Great, so she would be a cryptic source of information. This was going to be fun. "So you know how we are here and who we are. How do you know all of this?" I hoped if I kept asking questions, she would eventually give us the answers we needed.

She gestured to two chairs across from her. They look like they were set up just for this meeting. Remy looked at me, motioning towards my hand still on her arm. I still wasn't sure about this woman, especially since she had avoided the question about who she was, but I let go of Remy's arm regardless. I didn't sense any danger, and while this woman could be lying to us, I didn't think that was the case.

We moved over to the seats. Remy settled in right away, while I couldn't relax. Trust was not something I gave away willingly-not anymore. It was something that would have to be earned and proven repeatedly with actions. This woman wasn't getting my trust anytime soon.

"I know you both have questions, and I'll get to as many as I can before we run out of time," she started once we were sitting. There was still no recognition in her eyes, and she hadn't looked at once. However, she always seemed to know where we were, so I was starting to question whether or not she could actually see.

"Why do we have limited time?" I asked. I felt on edge, and I was sure I would feel that way the entire time.

"We have as much time as your magic will allow, but everyone has a magic cap that needs to be replenished," she explained.

I knew that already. After a long day of training, I felt exhausted and knew what I could do with my magic was limited for at least a few hours, sometimes longer. I felt dumb for asking the question.

"Who are you?" Remy asked. She was asking the more important questions.

"My name is Adirina, but I prefer to be called Rina. This village calls me The Seer, because my magic allows me to see all pasts and all futures. I am also your great ancestor," she explained. Finally, no avoiding the question. She gave a direct and clear answer. "Wait, really? So you're like our great-great-great-great-great grandmother?" Remy asked, genuinely surprised.

"Something like that, but you'll need to add a lot more greats to that" Rina chuckled.

I wasn't surprised. She looked too much like Cain, my mother, and myself. It just made sense. "You said you can see the future, and you knew we were going to use our magic to come talk to you, but I thought the future wasn't predetermined. Also, is this actually happening for you, or is this only happening for us?"

I didn't understand how our time magic worked. I knew what we could do with it. I knew when we looked into the past, what we saw had really happened, but I had no idea if what we did while in these little visions actually affected the world around us. I had too many questions about the mechanical aspect of our magic and no one to ask about it. Rina had to have the answers I'd been wanting. "Are you sure that's what you want to spend your time asking me?" she asked.

"Yes," I said confidently. "If we are changing the past when we go back to it, then we need to be more careful, and if the future is preset..."

"The past cannot be changed, no matter how powerful a sorcerer is," she answered. Then she quickly answered, "At least not with the type of magic we possess. As for right now, I am seeing this in my life. This conversation is actually happening, but this is an exception. Since we share the same blood and the same magic, you were able to actually connect to me, but this isn't changing anything. If someone walked into this room, they would only see me talking to myself."

"What about the future?" Remy asked at a level that was just above a whisper. She was scared of the answer, rightfully so.

"The future is not set in stone," Rina said. "I see all futures, which means all possible futures. There are ones more likely to happen based on decisions people make. When an inexperienced time sorcerer, like yourself, looks into the future, they see the future that is most likely to happen with how things currently are. Most can only see one possible future at a time. I am an exception."

Remy's body physically relaxed as she processed what Rina said. Blade told me Remy saw a future where Blade was killed, and it had been weighing on her. She didn't say anything to me, but I didn't blame her for that. If I had seen Harper die in a vision, it would have been difficult for me to talk about, too.

"So is the prophecy about the Daughter of Moon and Magic and the Son of Blood and Magic just a vision taken out of hand?" I asked. This was the real reason we were here, and I didn't know how much time we had left before Remy's and my magic depleted. "Prophecy?" Rina asked. She sounded genuinely surprised about my question, which didn't make sense. We traced the prophecy to her, so I was sure she was the one who had seen the vision that others just took out of hand.

"Yes, the prophecy that predicts Blade and I will destroy the world when we become one," Remy said. Her voice was exasperated and perhaps a little annoyed. Rina had to know what we were talking about, so I didn't blame her for being annoyed. "Yes, I know what you are referring to," Rina said. Her voice was calm and non-judgmental, even with Remy being annoyed.

"Then why did you act confused," Remy asked, still clearly frustrated.

"Dear child," Rina began. Rina didn't look much older than us, but she acted like she had lived several lifetimes. In some ways, I supposed she had. "It's because I was surprised people were calling it a prophecy. I wasn't expecting my words to hold such weight in the future. Not many people take the ramblings of a blind woman seriously. It's why I'm locked away in my room by myself." "Wouldn't you have known people took you seriously if you can see all futures?" I asked.

Rina's lips pulled into a smile. "Only if my visions were that easy. I can see all futures, but it's not an easy task, and with that immense amount of information, I often forget what I've seen and what I know until I see it again. I'm sure you are right that some part of me knew my words held weight in the future, but it has been a forgotten truth for a while. Or perhaps this meeting is changing the future just enough that I fight harder for people to hear what I have to say. Despite what my abilities are, I don't have all of the answers."

"So what answers do you have about this prophecy or prediction or whatever it is?" Remy asked. "Am I really destined to destroy the world if I mate with Blade?"

"You are not destined for anything. No one is," Rina explained.

Remy let out an audible sigh of relief. "That's great news."

"But it's a possibility," Rina said before Remy relaxed too much. Remy's body instantly tensed again. "In all of the futures I have seen, when a daughter of moon and magic and a son of blood and magic mate, they create an intense reaction. Combining the genes of a sorcerer, vampire, and werewolf creates a chemical or magical reaction that was never intended to be created.

"In one future I saw, it was your mother who created this reaction. In another, it was Caulder's daughter. This vision was never about you specifically, just someone who fit the criteria."

The room fell silent as the weight of the words fell onto us. The prophecy wasn't about Remy specifically, but it could be. If she chose to be with Blade, to mate with him, she would trigger the prophecy. That was unfair. Remy found the man she wanted to be with. She found her mate, something she wanted since she was a small girl. Something she wanted more than I ever wanted, and now she was being told if she chose to be with him, she would destroy everything.

I sprung to my feet, stirring the air with my frustration. "There has to be a way to stop it from happening. Remy deserved to be with Blade without the risk of destroying the world. There has to be another way in one of the futures you can see."

"I never said Remy would destroy the world if she mated with the Son of Blood and Magic. I said she would create an intense reaction." Rina stayed surprisingly calm, even as I spewed aggressive words towards her. I had a feeling that we weren't the only ones who got frustrated with her. People didn't like to hear bad news, and I was sure Rina had told plenty of people things they didn't want to hear.

"What does that mean?" Remy asked, her voice cracking. She clasped her hands together, trying to stay calm until Rina explained more.

"It means that a great power will be created when you mate with Blade." Rina stretched her hands out in front of her. "What you do with that power, only you can control. It will either swallow you whole, destroying what you love, or you'll be able to conquer it, saving those most precious to you. Or you'll conquer it, but not before you destroy the ones you love. There are several possibilities, and no matter what I tell you, I can't change anything. Only you have the power to choose your future, Remy. Either you will choose Remy or Remoria. Think wisely before you do anything that could trigger the prophecy."

This explanation made things a little less grim, but it still wouldn't be easy for Remy. The weight of Rina's words was still weighing heavily on her, and she couldn't seem to bring herself to speak.

"So there is a future where Remy can be with Blade without causing mass destruction?" I asked on Remy's behalf.

"There are many futures where that happens." Rina turned to face me. "Remember you have power in what happens, too."

I blinked at her a few times, more questions filling my head.

"You're running out of time," Rina said, and I could feel it. My magic was dwindling, and I felt tired. "You won't be able to return to ask me anything else, so don't waste your energy on it."

"But I still have so many questions," I said. We got the answer we came here for, but it only led to more questions.

"One last thing before you leave," Rina said, as if she hadn't heard the plea in my voice. "You have your wolf, Caulder. You always have. He's just mute," Rina said.

I furrowed my eyebrows, not fully understanding.

Before I could ask, Rina added, "You think you are less werewolf because you can't hear your wolf, but it's not true. He's always with you. You just have to listen to what he's feeling, instead of what he's saying." She turned and looked at me directly, sending chills down my spine. There was still no recognition in her eyes, but it felt like she could see me in ways I couldn't see myself. "You, too, are destined for great things. Don't underestimate yourself. You have a power that will change the world, just like Remy." The vision faded, and we returned to our time. I felt more confused than satisfied, and the look in Remy's eyes told me she felt the same way.