Warriors of Prophecy

Prophet froze as he heard Mystic’s words. The light. Once again his vision filled his mind and he stared at Rhiannon with a new sense of wonder. Finding her in the desert was no coincidence. He was meant to find her and bring her back here. No wonder he felt something each time he stared at her. “Who the hell are you?” He whispered.

Gazing at Mystic, Rhiannon sighed. Mystic nodded and she bit her lower lip. “My official title was Crown Princess Rhiannon, heir to the Kingdom of the Light, and daughter to Emperor Darius. My twin sister is Crown Princess Morrighan.” She stood straight up and stared at Prophet. “But now, I’m just Rhiannon. The Kingdom of Light is no more and like the prophecy foretold, darkness has taken over. After twelve generations, the kingdom is no more.”

Despite having a feeling of what she was going to say, each word came as a shock to Prophet. He found himself grinding his jaw to keep it from falling open. The prophecy that he had been fed all his life was now coming alive before his very eyes. This woman…this princess…was real. This wasn’t just the Rebels fighting alone anymore. Now they had an ally.

“We’re not alone anymore.” Mystic spoke softly.

“I want to speak to Rhiannon alone.” Prophet kept his eyes on her as he spoke.

There was a shuffling of noise as the rest of the Wild Ones stood up and began to make their way towards the door. Rhiannon stood nervously as she watched them leave. She wasn’t scared because she didn’t feel fear around Prophet. She just was nervous. Prophet’s eyes were unreadable and he had a blank look on his face. She looked up as each of the Wild Ones pat her on the shoulder as they exited the room.

The room was empty except for Rhiannon and Prophet. Once they were alone he let his shoulders drop and his face softened. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth when we met?” He walked around the table as he looked at her.

Rhiannon cocked her head as she laughed bitterly. “In this day and age it’s hard to trust anyone. F.E.A.R is everywhere and you ask me why I didn’t blurt out my true identity to a stranger?”

For the first time Prophet smiled and he chuckled. “Ok fair enough. I can see why you were nervous to tell me.” He came around to stand in front of her. His eyes met hers and he gave her a soft look. Prophet brought his hands up to rest upon her shoulders. “You don’t have to be nervous about telling me anything anymore. We are your allies, Rhiannon. We want to help you. We want you to help us as well.”

“How can I help you?” Rhiannon asked him. As far as she was concerned any help she could give the enemies of F.E.A.R was worth it.

“First of all we need to rescue your sister.” Prophet told her. “We can’t let her waste away in that prison much longer.” He told her. “I will need to know anything and everything you remember about its location.”

Rhiannon’s eyes lit up as she felt her body trembling. “You’d help rescue Morrighan?” Before she knew what she was doing she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. “Thank you so much.” She buried her face in his chest.

Prophet was shocked at first when she pressed her body against his. Slowly he wrapped his arms around her and returned the hug. “You’re welcome Your Highness. We will do all we can to help the both of you.” He found himself resting his head upon hers. “You are welcome here. In fact we will get you a room of your own. This is your new home.”

“Please, don’t call me that.” Rhiannon lifted her head. “I’m no longer a princess.” Her voice cracked. “I’m just Rhiannon. So…please….”

Brushing her blonde hair out of her face, Prophet nodded. “I’ll make sure everyone knows.” Then he smiled. “Rhiannon. It’s a beautiful name so you should be proud of it.” He had no idea why he was drawn to her but since meeting her Prophet found that he couldn’t keep her out of his thoughts.

She found herself blushing as she lowered her head. “Thank you.” The offer of a room and belonging here had a sense of safety filling her again. “The room will be much appreciated, again thank you.”

“Do you know how to defend yourself?” Prophet asked her. “Everyone here trains to learn how to fight the Shadow Men.”

Rhiannon blushed in shame as she hung her head. “No. I was hidden away when the darkness came. My sister and I were kept away from things like that. Then we were taken by the Shadow Men.”

Putting his fingers under her chin, Prophet lifted it to look into her eyes. “Then you will be trained. We’ll teach you to fight and to be stronger. You will become invincible. Together we’ll face and fight the Shadow Men. We’ll get your sister back.”

Listening to his words Rhiannon believed him. There was truth in his voice. “I will tell you everything that I know. Thank you again for saving me.” She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him again.

With a small smile on his face, Prophet hugged her back. “It was my honor, Rhiannon.” However the more he thought about it she might be the one who was saving him.

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“This will be your room from now on.” Mystic led her down a metal corridor and they stopped in front of a large iron door. “Inside you will find a mattress and some blankets. If you need anything, please call one of us.” He was happy the woman was staying because now they would have an edge against their enemies.

Giving the man a gentle smile, Rhiannon opened the door and looked about the room that would be hers. It was fairly clean and for the first time since she could remember she actually had a room that was all hers. Turning around, she faced the Wild One. “Thank you Mystic.”

“You’re welcome Rhiannon.” He grinned at her. “I’m told tomorrow you begin your training. Prophet is going to be training you himself. You should consider yourself lucky. This is the first time that he’s ever done something like this.”

Rhiannon’s mouth dropped in shock. “He’s training me himself?” When she agreed to training she had no idea that their leader would take it upon himself to be her mentor. Now she was even more nervous than before.

“Yes, you are very special.” Mystic cocked his head. “I’m surprised that he wanted to start so soon though. Your injuries haven’t fully healed yet.”

“I’m more than ready. Besides we have to locate the prison to rescue my sister. He promised.” She pointed out.

“Ah yes, the other beacon of light as foretold.” Mystic chuckled.

“Yes the damn prophecy.” Rhiannon sighed. “I’ve been told that prophecy as a story since before I could walk. Do you know how disturbing it is knowing that your kingdom is to fall and there is nothing you can do about it?”

“But there is something you can do about it. You can help us take down the darkness and restore it.” He pointed out. “You being the oldest twin will be Queen.”

“The Matriarch will never allow that to happen.” Rhiannon snapped. “She’s destroying everything.”

“Never say never.” Mystic shook his head. “You need to have faith.” He nudged her. “Faith is more than just mortar, stone and wood of a building. You’re not alone anymore. You’re part of the Legion now.”

“It’s nice to be a part of something. Goodnight Mystic.” Rhiannon smiled as she entered her room.

“Never forget that we’re your family now, Rhiannon. Goodnight.” Mystic waved to her before she shut her door. Once she was safely in her room, he turned on his heel and started to walk back down the corridor. He whistled low under his breath and then he chuckled as he rounded the corner.

“Did you show her to her room?” Prophet was leaning up against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest.

Mystic smirked as he stopped and stared at his friend. “I did.” Then he raised his eyebrows. “Was there a reason that you couldn’t? Or is it bad manners to escort a woman to her sleeping chambers after thinking naughty thoughts about her all day?” He teased.

“Watch yourself!” Prophet’s eyes narrowed.

“You think you can hide what you are feeling from everyone else, but not from me Andy.” Mystic used Prophet’s given name. “I know there is something going on with her. Now tell me!”

It had been a long time since anyone had used his given name. Prophet or Andy as he was once called sighed. “I think the vision I had last week might be about her.” He confessed.

“The one about the beam of light?” Mystic asked. He knew exactly what vision Prophet was talking about because after he woke up, he was the first person that his friend told.

“Yes that one. Rhiannon is from the Kingdom of Light. I found her in the desert and when I found her I held her in my arms as she woke up.” Prophet told him. “The only part I’m concerned about is the part about the light growing dimmer and dimmer.”

Rubbing his chin, Mystic frowned. “That part could be about her twin. She is in the prison. You know as well as I do that not many can live there for long without succumbing. Especially if she sacrificed herself so that Rhiannon could get free.”

Prophet paled as he let his head fall back against the wall. “Fuck! Then we have to get her sister out soon! Rhiannon will never forgive me if anything happened to her sister.”

“She’s important to you already, isn’t she?” Mystic smirked.

“Jinxx, stop. She’s a princess. She’s important to the people.” Now it was Prophet’s turn to use Mystic’s given name.

“But the people don’t realize who she truly is. Being a princess has nothing to do with this.” He pointed out to his friend. “I saw your face when you arrived with her. Everyone could. This has nothing to do with the rebellion or her title. You’re attracted to her.”

“I’m going to bed.” Prophet moved away from the wall. “I’m training her early in the morning and then we’re meeting in the Council Room so she can speak to us about the location of the prison. We’re planning a rescue of her sister. Night Jinxx.”

Watching his friend walk off towards his quarters, Mystic sighed. “Night Andy.” He wished his friend would for once stop being the Prophet that they needed him to be and remember what it was like to be a man. Maybe Rhiannon could help him with that. Smirking, he suddenly got an idea in his head. Maybe Deviant could help him.

Notes

This is just a small chapter, and part filler to give backstory. Now things will get going with Rhiannon's training and the planning of her sister's rescue. I hope you are enjoying this story!