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.

frame in her bed.Her

her side and taking her cold hand in mine, I scanned her

That much was clear.

like a broken husk, and she coughs

happening?" I asked, panic in

a doctor, though I could use

afraid my time is running

her pillow like a halo and my

"What do you mean?"

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

I shook my head.

She is an Elder

and I can heal you!" I scanned her body for any obvious signs of injury or illness but I saw none.She reached up one hand to my face to calm me and when my eyes locked with hers, I froze.There was more

This made no sense.

my stomach drop.The feeling was back.The feeling that everything was about to change, only

room around us

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

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 have prepared

she clutched her

What is

her eyes snapped

power to destroy or save the

started to crack and crumble above

for 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 always with Cora.She has always protected

"Take this."

black bag and I

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

of this makes any sense! What am I supposed to do?" I

I know you will do

lifted her hands as her eyes glazed over and a

her in bed and

you back your memories.Just know that I am sorry," was the last thing that left her lips before she released a ball of energy into my chest, knocking me

the portal and landed

portal closed and I

I tried to summon all my power to open it again.Perhaps if I could just jump through for a few more seconds, I could

of the