Chapter III: Invocations of Prophecy, Oaths of Destiny

Canal Street Electronics was in business for over almost three decades, but had yet to see a single customer. It was a marvel that the business was still open, a marvel that was actually due to the gold that a Dragon Master was awarded for his work.

Luong Lao Shi, the former Chinese Dragon and dragon master of Jake Long, sat in cross-legged meditation within the confines of his inner sanctum. He could hear Fu Dog, his faithful Animal Guardian, watching a Sit-Com features mermaids and mermen. It perturbed him that he could be so inconsiderate of his present predicament, but sighed in acceptance, knowing that he would want no other friend or guardian.

The door of the store was thrown open, and both Haley Long, his granddaughter and Sun Park, her dragon master, entered in a hurry.

"A prophecy has been invoked Lao Shi," said Sun, panting.

Luong's eyes widened, "By who?"

"A leprechaun," said Sun solemnly.

Haley looked confused, "What's the big deal if it was a leprechaun,"

Fu Dog pattered into the room, alarmed at the news, "Kid, Invocations of prophecies, done by someone who is NOT an oracle, is always a bad thing," he pawed at a book on the shelf and brought it down, the opened book shimmered lightly as an almost holographic image appeared, it featured the semi-beautiful Oracle of Delphi, "oracle's blood, the blood that can see, allows them to naturally foresee events that are to come," the oracle's face grew smaller as an almost mile long family tree quickly dotted before her, "after a few thousand years, the bloodlines thin and we end up with less than powerful oracle twins like Sara and Cara. However, ALL magical creatures have the gift of foresight, linked with their seventh eye,"

"Their seventh eye?" said Haley, in disbelief, she blinked, "I only have two,"

Fu's face twisted into mock annoyance, "Pay attention kid," he grunted, "always the same, same thing with the other kid," he muttered beneath his breath, "can't let me finish my sentence,"

Haley cleared her throat, "I'm sorry Fu,"

Fu Dog smiled, "Thank you, now where was I? Oh yea, now every single creature that has the blood of magic within them, has the potential to prophecy, however, a prophecy is only invoked or seen, when certain events have transpired that will lead to one of two plausible outcomes,"

Fu Dog's face fell dramatically, "The simple truth of the matter though, is that invocations only occur in times of great distress,"

"What do you mean?" said Haley, almost spellbound with his every word.

"Well, leprechauns are the beings with the weakest connection with their seventh eye, for them to actually have a prophecy invoked means that it was in a time of almost unimaginable distress," replied Fu, scratching himself for fleas.

Haley's face remained unchanged.

"I mean, that the only three other times that prophecies were invoked were at the Great Dragon War, The Dark Ages, and the war between the Wizards and the Centides," said Fu.

"The Centides?" said Haley with a frown, "never heard of them,"

"Exactly, because after that war," said Lao Shi with sad eyes, "they were extinct,"