Ruby POV 

Staring into the mirror that hung on the wall of my bedroom, I narrowed my purple eyes and studied my face.

Twenty-one.

I didn’t look different.

My long, thick black hair fell down my back in waves, my creamy skin clear and smooth, and my large lips still pouted as I frowned.

My body is becoming fuller as I grow older and I have to say I quite like my larger boobs and broader hips.

They make me feel grown up.

Womanly.

But none of this had happened over night.

However, what I couldn’t put my finger on was how I felt...different.

There was this overwhelming sense of something to come.My body was on high alert.My skin tingled with the anticipation.Of what, I am not so sure.

Perhaps I was just excited about my birthday after all.

Racing down the stairs, two at a time, I barreled into the quaint and cozy kitchen expecting to be met by Maggie’s smiling face at the very least.

With my hand gripping the doorway as I spun into the room, my disappointment caused me to stop dead.

The room was empty and everything was much the same as it was left last night.

When I came back for dinner, Maggie seemed more subdued than usual.

We ate our dinner in silence and when she finished, she excused herself for bed without even a mention of my birthday tomorrow.I wanted to go after her and check if she was okay but something stopped me.

She would talk to me when she was ready.

Yet, faced with the reality that she had not even bothered to get out of bed to celebrate with me like she had always done before, I knew I could not let this go.

Marching towards her room, the irritation I was feeling grew.It was the company of others, I have accepted that this is my fate.

So, the least she can do is bake me a cake! When I reached her room, I opened the door without knocking and stormed inside.

her bed.Her sad eyes lock

cold hand in mine, I scanned her

That much was clear.

voice comes out like a broken husk, and she

I asked, panic

though I could use my magic to heal her if she

is running out," she muttered with a small

her pillow like a halo and my

"What do you mean?"

dying, Ruby.My time on this Earth is nearly up and! am sorry that I have failed you," she whispered, and her

I shook my head.

talking about? She is an Elder witch! She can

one hand to my face to calm me and when my eyes locked with hers, I froze.There was more pain, sorrow and regret in them then I had ever witnessed before knew this would be how it ended but I thought

This made no sense.

on the balls of my feet as looming dread makes my stomach drop.The feeling was back.The feeling that everything was about to change, only this didn’t seem to

flowered wallpaper of the room around us started to vibrate

from the chests of

Pay attention child.My magic is fading.When I created this realm 11 years ago, it took a huge amount of my power and energy.To keep us hidden and the realm untraceable, it has been feeding from me slowly.Draining my soul.The day would always come when I had nothing left

as she clutched her

is

her

the power to destroy or save the human realm.I have trained you the best I can but you will need to

the ceiling started to crack and crumble above

only way I could delay the prophecy from coming true.But it seems I

"Take this."

me a black bag and I stared at her

use the last of my power to open the

without you.None of this makes any sense! What am I supposed to do?" I cried as the tears started to run

extraordinary and I know you will

away and I stood shaking my head.She lifted her hands as her eyes glazed over and a swirling blue liquid pattern

glanced back at her in bed and she

I am sorry," was the last thing that left

through the portal and landed

portal closed and I

power to open it again.Perhaps if I could just jump through for a

of the realm is

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