The Labyrinth of Destiny

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Author: Callie Kanno
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Seer.”
    “Who is the Seer?” asked Adesina.
    “One of the lesser Ancients,”
explained Sitara.
    “Not lesser in any aspect that
matters,” quipped Ruon.
    Sitara smiled at the demon as one
might to a petulant child. “No Ancient is.”
    “And yet you continually make the
distinction,” he snapped.
    Sitara gave the Laithur a level
gaze. “Such loyal defense from one who has forsaken his duty.”
    Ruon appeared to have no answer as
he turned away in disgust.
    Sitara took over the explanation in
a low voice. “The Seer was an Ancient who could see all things—past, present,
and future. He preferred to live underground because the dark and silence
allowed him to see more clearly. The Laithur were the servants of the
Seer…until they embraced the Darkness and became demons.”
    Adesina’s mind was filled with
questions, and she could hardly decide which to ask first. “Who are these
Ancients to which you keep referring?”
    “Goodness,” said Riel, smiling,
“much knowledge has been lost.”
    Adesina and Ravi shared feelings of
self-consciousness, but neither said anything.
    “The Ancients are the deities that
rule the universe,” began Sitara, but she was interrupted by Ruon before she
could continue.
    “We are here,” he said abruptly.
    Sitara had not exaggerated when she
had said that the Threshold was not far from where the Council met. The walk
had taken them less than half an hour.
    The Threshold itself was another
low outcropping of rock amid the flat landscape. There was an entrance like the
cave that led to the Threshold of Zonne, but this entrance was shallow enough
that Adesina could easily see where it came to an end.
    She had been expecting something
similar to the Threshold of Zonne—a platform or a doorway of some sort.
Instead, there was nothing but the slight indentation in the rock.
    “Is this it?” asked Adesina in
confusion.
    Legends say that the Thresholds
come in many shapes and sizes. Ravi thought to her with a hint of
uncertainty.
    “Yes,” affirmed Sitara, “this is
it. The Northern Threshold. This is the only other point of connection between
this world and your own. This is the only remaining way back…home.”
    Adesina looked at Sitara in
surprise. She had never considered that the Immortals would view her world as
their home, too. It must have been a long and lonesome wait for them during
their imprisonment.
    They will not have to wait much
longer , Ravi promised.
    Adesina smiled in agreement. No,
they will not.
    “What do I need to do?” she asked
aloud.
    “All Thresholds share the same
power,” explained Sitara. “You were reborn upon a Threshold, so your vyala is tied to theirs. You alone have the ability to open a Threshold at your
will.”
    Adesina stared at the outcropping,
hoping to gain some sort of inspiration. “How?” she asked after a moment.
    “Connect to your vyala ,
little sister,” Sitara said kindly. “It will guide you.”
    Adesina closed her eyes and let her
magic flow from the center of her being. It warmed her as it spread, filling
her with life and light.
    This was her first time connecting
with her vyala since becoming a Serraf, and Adesina immediately sensed a
difference. It wasn’t just that her powers were stronger—which they were—but
they seemed deeper and more profound. Her connection to the world around her
was more than just a greater awareness. She had become one with the world. The
rocks and the plants were a part of her.
    With this change in the forefront
of her mind, Adesina turned her attention to the Northern Threshold.
    The rock itself was nothing
extraordinary. It had nothing that set it apart from any other rock in any
other world. But when Adesina looked beyond its physical form, she saw
something that caught her breath.
    There was a tunnel of swirling
magical light that led to worlds without measure. Adesina could not see the
other end of the tunnel, but she could feel that the possibilities were
infinite. All of space
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