Katelyn slowly opened her eyes, not sure where she was, she turned over to find herself alone in bed. In a panic she sat up and looked around the room, there was no sign of Henry. As she was about to get up, the door opened quietly and a woman came into the room, the first thing Katelyn noticed was that the woman had the same colour hair as hers. ”Where am I? Where is Henry? Who are you?”
The woman sat down on the edge of the bed and took hold of Katelyn’s hand.
“So many questions dear Katelyn, calm down, Henry, Marcus and Ysidra are safely on Sesarilon, they are resting and recovering from their injuries, they shall wake when you return. This place is known by many names, some call it Shambala, we know it as Vesoria…and as for me, I am your mother, Maerwynn”
“My mother? But…but I was born on Earth to the Fitzalan family and…”
Maerwynn held Katelyn’s hand tightly to reassure her.
“No, you were born here on Vesoria and delivered to Earth, we left you safely on an altar in a church where a priest found you, we knew the Fitzalan’s were childless, the woman barren, so you were adopted by them, please my dear do not be shocked by this revelation, there is much I need to explain for all this to make sense to you”
Katelyn sighed, one moment she’d been on the whitestar facing death, now this, it was almost too much for her to take in, but she did feel a strong bond with Maerwynn, so the least she could do was listen to what she had to say.
“Alright I will listen to what you have to say, but one more question…where is Vesoria, it is not a planet I have heard of before”
Maerwynn smiled.
“Vesoria exists outside of time and space, you will understand once I explain everything to you…if I may?”
Katelyn nodded her head as Maerwynn continued.
“There has to be balance in all galaxies between the light and the dark, good and evil, it is the way things have always been. Without that balance, everything descends into chaos and inevitably, destruction, we have witnessed the end of many galaxies, almost leading to the total collapse of a universe and we cannot allow that to happen. So as those on the darkside send forth a dark lord to represent all that is evil, we on Vesoria send forth a lady of pure light, to represent all that is good. This is the way it has always been Katelyn, order has to be maintained. We almost lost the battle this time, although we knew that the arrival of a new dark lord was imminent, he somehow managed to break out of the darkness before we had a chance to prepare…”
“You’re talking about Zagan aren’t you?
“Yes Katelyn, on his own he would be dangerous enough, but there is the added complication of Anya, she was not meant to return to the darkside, when she lost everything in the final battle against Mirror Richard and was given the gift of becoming an Angel as Paige, we thought she would stay in the light. We knew she was with child, Mirror Richard’s child, but did not foresee that being a problem, unfortunately we were wrong. The child ‘poisoned’ Paige, though she wasn’t aware of it until it was too late, she died during childbirth, as did the child she was carrying”
“No wonder Henry seemed so sad when I met him, it must have been very hard for him to cope with…but if Paige died, how is Anya here now?”
“We didn’t capture Paige’s soul in time when she died, the darkside were already waiting, as you know Anya is a darkweaver, and once Paige’s soul was turned back to the darkside, Anya’s demon guards brought Anya back, but she is not the person she once was, her mind is now darker and more twisted than it has ever been. Zagan was aware of this, that is why he found a way to return, he wasn’t prepared to wait. He knew with Anya on his side, he would be virtually invincible. So we needed to find someone to balance his darkness with pure light, and that is where you come into the story Katelyn, I just wish we’d had more time to prepare you”
Katelyn was beginning to feel the weight of responsiblity that rested on her shoulders.
“I’m not sure I can take all this in, having met Zagan already, there is no way, even with the power of light on my side, that I can defeat him, you know what he did to Henry, Marcus and Ysidra…I had nothing to defend myself with, all I know is journalism, can’t you find someone else?”
Maerwynn laughed softly.
“You are the chosen one Katelyn, it’s considered an honour to be chosen for this role, as your mother I felt so proud the day you were born, knowing what your destiny was. And do not worry about defeating Zagan, you are not intended to fight him, you are the balance, the light to his dark, neither of you can destroy the other. As long as that balance remains, all will be well, but we suspect Zagan has other ideas and at some point he will start to shift the balance of power in favour of the darkside, but not yet, and when he does, you will be ready, believe me Katelyn you have all the armour you need to stand up to him, you are just not yet aware of it”
Pulling her knees up under her chin and resting on them, Katelyn looked at Maerwynn closely.
“And Henry has a role in this too doesn’t he, it wasn’t just by chance that we met?”
“No it wasn’t by chance Katelyn, he has a role to play, he is to you, what Anya is to Zagan. When you return to Sesarilon and Henry awakes, he will know of this conversation we have had and know that the both of you are destined to be together. Also Marcus and Ysidra will be made aware too, although their roles are not as important as yours and Henry’s, they are nevertheless essential as will be revealed in the future…but that is not for me to speak of now. There are two others who will also be made aware of this conversation, but you need to watch them closely, that is Darth and Elizabeth. As you know Zagan is Darth’s father, at this moment in time, Darth’s hatred for his father is very intense, but he too is of the darkside, so you need to be aware of that”
Katelyn was just about to ask another question when Maerwynn slowly got to her feet.
“It is time for you to return to Sesarilon now Katelyn”
“Can I just ask…”
Before Katelyn had even finished the question, she found herself sitting in a chair watching over Henry asleep in bed, she had returned to Sesarilon.
17th December 2011