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.

anger quickly dissipates when I see her 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 so than yesterday.She

That much was clear.

voice comes out like a broken husk, and

What is happening?" I asked, panic in my

a doctor, though I could use

my time is running

spread around her pillow like a halo

"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

I shook my head.

She is an Elder

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

This made no sense.

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

the flowered wallpaper of the room around us started

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

keep us hidden and the realm untraceable, it has

as she

is happening?

and her eyes snapped

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

as the ceiling started to crack and crumble

sorry for what I had to do, Ruby.But it was the only way I could delay the prophecy from coming true.But it

"Take this."

bag and I stared

the last of my power to open the portal.You must

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

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

shaking my head.She lifted her hands as her eyes glazed over and a swirling

at her in bed and

know that I am sorry," was the last thing that left her lips before

through the portal and landed

portal closed and I breathed

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

of the realm