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.

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

I scanned her face with worry.She was gaunt

That much was clear.

comes out like

happening?" I asked, panic

like we had access to 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

a halo and my

"What do you mean?"

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

I shook my head.

She is an Elder witch! She

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

This made no sense.

lean back and sit on the balls of my feet as looming dread makes my stomach drop.The feeling

wallpaper of the room around us

from the chests of

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 you enough before

winced as she

is happening? I’m

shouted and her

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

the ceiling started to crack and crumble

am 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."

a black bag and

of my power to open

leaving without you.None of 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

her hands as her eyes glazed over and a swirling blue liquid pattern appeared

back at her in bed

that I am sorry," was the last thing that left

fell through the portal and landed on my butt with a

portal closed and I breathed

summon all my power to open it again.Perhaps if I could just jump through

magic of the