Prophecies
Thick black smoke began appearing in the small clearing. Everyone began to cough. Stalking through the smoke, unaffected, Persephone reached in an grabbed a black-robed man out of the smoke by his ear. " and here..comes my dear "hubby" showing up right on schedule, but hun, the performance was a bit off today and personally I think it does nothing to help your appearance." Stated Persephone while slapping her husband, Hades on the chest, a little too hard for his liking.
Hades was a well-built man, but not in the muscular and handsome sort of way. He was dark-skinned, olive skinned to accurate, (most of the god/esses were olive skinned), with dark hair, slicked back into a very un-handsome hairdo. Let's just say his face wasn't exactly super model type.
"Hey! Ow they hurt, now don't get frisky just yet, I'm here to discuss matters", stated Hades while Persephone rolled her eyes at his remarks. "And what 'matters' would these be? Hmm does it have to do with the Muses' child?" "Yes, yes it does have to do with the child! Wow Persep, you're really getting the hang of this 'thinking' thing. Anyway, I have heard from the Fates that this very child..will have powers, beyond Zeus, be more beautiful then Aphrodite, and strong then Hercules…so naturally, I should raise her as my own, then make her my wife..to 'control', only someone like me could do that..right?"
"Oh no! Hold up bucko, we're not that dumb" Hera yelled at Hades.
Personally, I wouldn't mind having someone else around that hell-hole, I'm not jealous that Hades wants the child, heck I don't even want Hades, but I can't let him have her, him in possession and influencing that great of a power…..would be disastrous. Though Persephone.
Everyone was arguing amongst themselves. All of the sudden a second 'puff' of sickly green smoke filled the clearing.
"...?" Hera screamed at the top of her lungs. "This clearing is too full! We might all die from the smoke..gosh people!".
Everyone stopped and waited for someone to emerge from the smoke. Apollo, already knowing who was behind the veil of smoke, started to walk forward, unbothered.
Emerging from the smoke, a pretty, sort of young mortal moved gracefully towards Apollo. Everyone gasped. This was Apollo's mortal oracle! If she came to us..then something great will be foretold!
Dancing gracefully towards him, the Oracle stopped in front of him and opened her mouth. Out from her mouth came a wisp of smoke. All of the sudden, a resounding voice echoed in everyone's head, realizing that this was the voice of the oracle, then withdrew their hands from their ears and concentrated on the voice.
"I am the spirit of the first Oracle, Delphi, and the Oracle of the great god Apollo, the slayer of the mighty Python. I am here to tell you of the child. The child will be great; her power will be alone for her to yield. Listen carefully because this prophecy will affect you all:
There will be one of nine
Challenged by the heart, mind and soul
The power she will behold will quietten the greatest beast
And awaken the fire in the smallest creature
She alone will stand
A journey the One will endure
Until Harmony comes on the Echo of Dove's gentle wing
Staring around at each other, pandemonium broke out at once, everyone clamoring towards her. All of the sudden, the Oracle became the mortal girl once more, (when the Oracle is no longer possessing the mortal, even though they share bodies, the mortal will become normal again).
"Raven! Are you alright?" Apollo inquired the mortal/Oracle. (raven is the mortal name of the Oracle, the Oracle possesses a different mortal every hundred years). Opening her bright green eyes, Raven sat up, her waist-length black hair waiving in the breeze. "I-I must..g-go now!" disappearing in another wisp of green smoke, Raven left the clearing.
Glancing around, everyone had just noticed that the child-in-the-flower was gone! Unbeknownst to anyone, Artemis had slipped away on her great silver wolf, with the child.