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.

I see her small, fragile frame in her bed.Her

her face with worry.She was gaunt and pale, more so than

That much was clear.

Birthday child," her voice comes out like

I asked,

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

is running out,"

spread around her pillow like a halo and my dark eyebrows

"What do you mean?"

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

I shook my head.

She is an Elder witch! She can live for

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 pain, sorrow and regret in them then I had ever witnessed before knew this would be how it ended but I thought I had more time," she smiles as she drops her hand back over her body, unable to

This made no sense.

back and sit 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

of the room around us started to

the chests

realm untraceable,

winced as she clutched her

is

her eyes snapped

to destroy or save the human realm.I have trained

ceiling started to crack and crumble above

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 me.And who is

"Take this."

me a black bag

open the portal.You must leave before this

not leaving without you.None of this makes any sense! What am I supposed to do?" I cried as the

and I know you will do what is right.Now

lifted her hands as her

at her in bed and she

was the last thing that left her lips before she released a ball of

landed

portal closed and I breathed

my feet, 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 get

magic of the