I fixed all errors, added a little bit more info and re-uploaded.
Author's note:- This is my first fanfic to be gentle. Also this has a hint of the supernatural.
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The story goes that long ago a young teenage boy of noble birth and his tutor were so in love that they eloped to a distant country. The couple were happy for many years and the tutor being resourceful found a way to make his fortune. All was not well with the young nobleman however because due to the couple being both male, they could not have children. This made the young man very sad as he wanted to give his beloved everything but what he wanted was impossible. Even after reassurances from his lover, the young man still remained despondent.
There had been tales of an old woman who lived deep in the forest who could grant you your heart's desire for a price. The forest was a place few ventured into and never alone. The young noble man decided to take his chances and with a small bag full of gold coins one morning, he mounted his horse and rode into the forest. After riding for what seemed like hours, the young man came upon a little cabin that looked deserted and was shrouded in mist. Getting down from his horse and securing the reins to a nearby tree branch, the young man cautiously approached the steps and looking around for signs of life, climbed up the steps to the door. The mist seemed to get thicker the closer he got to the door. With fear in his heart the young man raised his hand to knock, but before his hand could reach the darkened wood a raspy voice spoke that sent chills done his spine.
"State your business or be gone."
The young man gasped and looked around. He saw no one and the mist had thickened so much that he could barely see back up the path he had come. Wanting to get back home as quickly as possible and hoping he wasn't making a mistake, he answered the voice.
"Good day. I have come looking for the Woman of the Forest."
"Oh a polite one."
The voice cackled and there was a noise from within the cabin.
"What do you want with the Woman of the Forest? And if I were you I would be careful how you answer."
The young man paused before taking a deep breath. Then in a rush he proceeded to tell the reason why he had come. As the young man rambled the door creaked open slightly. Stopping mid-sentence the young man stared in astonishment. Maybe he should leave now, it was getting dark anyway and he had a long way to go. He was still was deciding what to do, when the voice spoke again.
"Enter boy and don't waste my time. I have little patience and no time for wasters but as your request intrigues me I will help you."
Apprehensive but determined, the young man pushed open the door and halted in shock at the sight before him. There seated in a rocking chair before a blazing fireplace dressed in a flowing sapphire blue and crimson dress was a beautiful woman with long jet black curls and piercing blue eyes.
"Well?"
"Uh…"
"Do you want my help or not?"
"Oh! I am terribly sorry you are just not what I expected."
"Ha! I gathered that. So…?" The woman looked at him expectantly.
"What? ... Oh!" The young man hurried forward and held out the small bag. After taking the small bag the woman looked him over more thoroughly.
"Mmmm….You must really want this. Ok there are a few things that will happen if I do this for you. You will have only a vague recollection of what has happened here but you will not remember my true face, your body will change slightly as you become a Vessel and every month you will 'go into heat' –"
"Wait! What –"
"Do not interrupt me boy!" The cabin shook with the force of the command and the young man shrank back in fright.
"Now where was I? Oh yes….Every month you will 'go into heat' but only around your Chosen One. Of course your libido will remain normal when you are not 'in heat' but you will never feel for anyone else what you feel for your chosen. The same will be for the blessed male offspring when he comes of age on his 17th birthday. Now the Blessed One will be born every 100 years. They will be different in appearance and have certain abilities, some of which will be mirrored in the Chosen One, and because I like you, all your descendants will never want for anything. Do you have any questions?"
The young man took a breath and exhaled slowly.
"Ah…yes. Just two. When you said I would 'go into heat'…what did you mean?"
A smirk appeared on the beautiful face before him and the woman raised a perfectly shaped brow.
"I believe you will find out soon enough. Next question."
The young man opened his mouth as if to ask more about the subject then closed it and instead asked a question that had been making him uneasy.
"My Chosen One…is that…is that –"
"Ah! You already have one of those. Now shall we begin?"
After a sigh of relief and a quick nod from the young man, the woman stood up and went over to what looked like a food preparation area with a wood pit, a small table and two chairs on the far side of the cabin. She began chanting in what sounded like Latin as she mixed various herbs and liquids from the small bottles that lined the shelves in a cupboard on her right into a small bowl. After pouring steaming water into the bowl from the kettle that sat upon the glowing embers in the wood pit, the woman added one last drop of a clear liquid from a tall bottle, stirred the mixture then covered the bowl with one of the plates from the row of shelves to her left and set it on the table.
She tidied the workspace and went back to the row of shelves and picked up a thin cloth and a small cup before going back to the table. She set the cup down and placed the cloth over it, uncovered the bowl, stirred the mixture again and then poured it into the cup, using the cloth as a filter. The woman removed the cloth and placed it on the plate before picking up the cup. She turned back to the young man.
"Now boy be sure you want this because the effects cannot be reversed."
Looking up from the fire in the fireplace, the young man swallowed nervously and bit his lip. Was he sure? Would he regret this? No! came the swift reply. His beloved deserved everything.
"I am certain."
"Good. Drink this and be on your way. It will take three days to become effective, the middle of the month."
The woman smirked again as the young man walked over and took the cup from her outstretched hand. The cup held a dark liquid that smelt like roses. Looking back up at the woman, he put the cup to his lips and drank the liquid in one go. The young man was surprised at the sweet honey-like taste but said nothing as he gave the woman back her cup.
"Now be gone with you and take this."
The woman reached into a pocket and took out a small box and gave it to the young man. Thanking the woman, the young man walked out of the cabin, untied his horse, mounted and rode swiftly away without a backward glance. The further away he got the less the mist became. It was late when the young man returned home and as he entered the house he was met by his sweetheart.
"My love, where have you been? I was sick with worry for you!"
"Calm down my darling. I am alright."
Before the young man could say anything else his vision became blurred and his stomach cramped painfully. The last words he heard before everything went black were his name being called franticly by his lover.