"You said you were expecting me?"
"Indeed, I was," Edith replied and took the seat in front of them, "Let me introduce myself. I am Edith the prophecy holder, it is nice to make your acquaintance, Belle," she used her name in such familiarity as if she knew her for a very long time.
An oracle was someone who knew what would happen in the future, it was someone who could guess on the mysteries of the world. Lucas had brought her here because she had told him she was uncertain with what she had to do.
"Did you know my parents were going to die?" she asked the woman and saw Edith nod to her question.
"I am sorry for how things went but you need to know a few sacrifices are made when you are trying to fix something," said Edith.
"Sacrifices are made by black witches too but to break things," countered Belle to have the woman smile.
"You are right about it, Belle but the people you have lost are for a reason which I believe you are already informed about," her eyes s.h.i.+fted to look at Lucas and then back at Belle.
"The alignments of stars," Belle answered. Edith had a calm expression that reminded of the person who sat next to her right now.
"You have come here for direction," said the woman, and Belle looked slightly taken aback by her words on how she knew why she had come here. She appeared to be a human but the way she spoke and looked at her, she doubted she was a human, "I can only give you pieces of information but you will be the one who will try to match and answer them. The prophecy of the alignment of the stars came right after the witches and others tried to seal the black magic which was being misused by the witches. When a prophecy comes up, it gives away a doubt of what was done was not enough because the purpose of putting the magic in there where it has been stored was for a reason."
"Do you think the black witches will be able to get the power back?" Belle's curiosity increased.
Edith smiled, "The black witches will have the magic that was placed back," she nodded and Belle felt her heart sink, "But your efforts won't go in vain. You must know that for the stars to make a difference in the existing scenario, they need to be alive. Not one, not two but all the three of you and there will come a time where each of you will die."
Lucas who heard this narrowed his eyes, "That's impossible."
"Believe me when I say it will happen and it will be for reasons you will least expect," said Edith to both of them. She noticed how Lucas was affected when she mentioned about Belle dying. This was not good, thought the woman and she could already figure why Belle would die.
"Is there no way to fix it?" Belle asked, not happy to hear that she was going to die soon.
"That only time will tell," hummed the woman, "The first one to die is the one who got ambushed first but then I think there's a way if you learn to communicate and know where to ask for help," the woman now was speaking in riddles and she didn't know what the woman meant by 'communicate'.
Wait, the first one meant the girl with the touch who went by the name Vivian.
"Which spot do I fall in?"
"The last," answered Edith, "If you fail to save the first, the other two are doomed. It is important that you all stay alive but do not mention the word to other as words can travel far enough where you don't want people to hear what you speak," she warned, "You came here looking for a purpose but I think there's more than what you think that needs to be saved," she smiled looking at Belle.
Lucas, who had been quietly listening to Edith speak, asked, "Do you know when the unfortunate event will happen?"
"Somewhere during the time of Winter. After the celebration of Hallow," Edith then looked at Belle to say, "Give me your hands," she said and Belle brought her hands forward to place it in Edith's hand which was when she felt the black atmosphere around her, "Don't be alarmed by what you see."
Belle questioned how much this woman knew and how much she was holding back.
"You have the ability of death. Wonderful," whispered Edith, "If you are looking for direction, find death. It is the easiest approach. Death is everywhere, Belle. It might be something you don't want to see but if you're stepping into this which you have, you will need to see things which you don't want to. You can always come back if you have something to ask."
"Thank you for the insight," that she was going to die, thought Belle to herself.
"I have something to ask this man. I hope you don't mind," Edith asked Belle who nodded. Bowing her head, she left the room. Once Belle left, the woman turned to look at Lucas with a grim expression, "So attached. She's going to be hunted with you," she informed.
"She will be fine. I will prepare her before they think to hurt her."
"The Hawerts have asked me to report about you and the other two. You have caused quite some uproar and I have to do the job," she was surprised how he knew where to find her.
"Comes with being the first Grim," Lucas knew the woman wouldn't report about him.
When Lucas left, Edith continued to look at the door and she said, "There's no one else better but you to teach her. After all, you were one of the three who was present during the binding of black magic," she murmured.
