Magic Knight Rayearth Fan Fiction ❯ Spirit of Cephiro, Heart of Cephiro ❯ Act 4: Two Prophecies ( Chapter 4 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Author: Sparkling Moon Phoenix.


Genre: Anime, Adventure, Fantasy.


Rating: T just to be safe.


Status: Work In Progress.


Chapter: Act 4.


Standard disclaimers apply. Clamp, Sunrise Television owns the rights to MKR. I am just using the characters for a fiction of my own devising and the enjoyment of Rayearth fans everywhere. Any original characters, spells etc are © Sparkling Moon Phoenix 2012.


Author’s Note: Bold italic speech indicates radio conversations.  
*Starred Italic script like this indicates telepathic speech.*


Summary: This new MKR fiction begins just after Hikaru Shidou is kidnapped by Eagle Vision.  The once mystical realm of Cephiro is falling apart far faster than anyone could ever have imagined.  But the meeting of two people could save Cephiro, and possibly more than one world.


Spirit of Cephiro Heart of Cephiro


Act 4: Two Prophecies


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There are many ancient legends passed down through the countless generations, some even before the Time of Great Sundering.  There was an especially dark period in our history when we lost contact with the bright world of Magic, Cephiro.  The race I come from is gifted with healing powers and gifts of sight, although not as strong as the Sight possessed by the Magic Knight of Prophecy.


As the ancient myths of Cephiro tell, three Magic Knights called to save the people during times of darkness.  They journey growing in strength and magic, awakening the slumbering Mashin.  However, should a time of great upheaval approach Cephiro, the fourth Knight will come with the other three.  Granted gifts of sight and spirit, the Rune God Artemis shall be hers to serve and command.


She will be known as the Oracle of Light, her Sight given in service to the Blessed of Fire and Light.  Her destined purpose to Guide the Blessed and Her Consort, offsetting the powers of the Oracle of Dark.  A dark time approaches, not just for Cephiro.  For all the worlds waiting for the reawakening of Cephiro and the salvation of its as yet unborn sister civilization.

 
In preparation for this, the wise Pillar of Cephiro, Shaia Da’Fai sent her only daughter, along with the solitary daughters of three royal clans of Cephiro through the dimensional barrier erected by the One, to live in obscurity on a world known as Earth.


High Princess Shaia cast out her Consort, now Nameless after he spirited away a great treasure.  Drowning in sorrow at the loss of her bonded soulmate, she summoned three Knights who fulfilled their task and ended her life.


After the death of Shaia the Wise, Cephiro collapsed; the ancient bonds to the other worlds torn asunder.  During the reigns of each succeeding Pillar Cephiro became a shell of its original self, until all memories of former glory faded from the minds of the populace.  The burden of sustaining Cephiro became too much for the Pillars, without a bonded mate to ease their minds.  The Magic Knights were called many times to grant each Pillar her first and final selfish wish.


Fearing the worst we shielded our world from the sight of those who would cause great harm.  After the Sundering, a seer by the name of Tian, was gripped by fate.  Her words revealed the existence of two opposing Prophecies; one of Light, one of Dark. We knew then a Magic Knight of Prophecy would be called, accompanied by the last children of the forgotten Royal Clans.


We knew then the time of the two Prophecies was at hand.  We of Antarra, will aid the Blessed and her Consort.


Extract from the personal journal of Deshara Flintin, High Oracle of the Antarran Council, unearthed in the Library of Arvice.