His Lost Tribrid Novel

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.

small, fragile frame in her bed.Her sad eyes lock with mine and all I see is pain

her side and taking her cold hand in mine, I scanned her face with worry.She was gaunt and pale, more

That much was clear.

child," her voice comes out like a broken husk, and she

is happening?" I asked, panic in my

a hospital or a doctor, though I could use my magic to heal her if she told me

am afraid my time is running out," she muttered with a

spread around her pillow like a halo and

"What do you mean?"

nearly up and! am sorry that I have failed you," she whispered, and her eyes started

I shook my head.

about? She is an Elder

I froze.There

This made no sense.

of my feet as looming dread makes my stomach drop.The feeling was back.The feeling that everything was about to

the flowered wallpaper of the room around

head whipped around and eyes dilated as items started to fall from the chests of drawers and frames shook on the wall.Was this an earthquake?

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 to give, but I hoped to

winced as she clutched

is

her eyes snapped

is one thing you must never be, Ruby.Scared.You play an important role in the prophecy.You have the power to destroy or save the human realm.I have trained you the best I can but

screamed as the ceiling started to crack and crumble above

what I had to do, Ruby.But it was the only way I could delay the prophecy from coming true.But it seems I have failed.I could never have killed you, my child.My loyalty was

"Take this."

handed me a black bag and I stared at

last of my power to open the portal.You must leave before this place turns

this makes any sense! What am I supposed to do?" I cried as the

be brave.You are extraordinary and I know you will do what is right.Now

her hands as her

her

the last thing that left her

through the portal and landed on my butt with

and I

open it again.Perhaps if I could just jump through for a few more

of the realm is