Malum In Se
Summary: Sofia and her friends and family face their biggest challenge yet when the Never Realm rises up and unleashes the most dangerous magic wielders in the world. It's going to take the help of everyone, including some unexpected allies, to defeat the Never Realm and its most supreme evil being: Malum In Se.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sofia the First. However, I do own the Never Realm, Malum In Se, and several other OCs in here. Nana belongs to MarionetteJ2X.
A/N: Okay, everyone! :D Time to see what was going on with Davina and Nana. I love how some of you already have theories. That's good. Even Lady Maeve has a theory in here. You'll find out what the full context of everything is during chapter 11, but in the meantime, let's see what our Mistress of Light Magic has to say. 😉 Fun fact: I've already written chapter 9, and it was even finished before chapter 7 was. Bahahahaha! It started out like, "Ooh, I had a great thought for the chapter. Let me write that down!" …And then I literally wrote the entire thing in like an hour. ;p The life of a writer… ALSO, this chapter is meant to be short. The next one is a bit longer though. 😊
Chapter 8: Lady Maeve's Prophecy
That evening, knowing full well that the Never Realm was steadily growing closer, a great number of people were gathered in the throne room with conjured beds, blankets, and pillows. While it wasn't quite time for people to go to sleep yet, that didn't stop a few: namely Goodwyn and Winifred, Corban and Miranda, and Colonel Vincenzo (which most agreed was a good thing, considering his increasingly irritable mood). Most of the other kids had already gone to sleep as well, though Brexley and Sapphire were still communicating and playing dolls with each other while Dexter and Kitanya sat nearby watching them, all while catching up on the last few years in which they'd not seen each other. Perhaps it was too early to say for sure, but they appeared to be on the road to recovering and rekindling the friendship they once had, though they weren't naïve enough to believe that it would return overnight.
Many others, of course, weren't quite able to sleep yet, for obvious reasons. Sofia was sitting in between Cedric and Amber, the latter leaning against her fiancé. The younger princess was holding a sleeping Nana and gently caressing her hair in a soothing motion while talking quietly with a few others who'd gathered.
"I'm worried, you guys," she sighed, expressing her concerns to not only Amber, Desmond, and Cedric, but also to Lady Maeve, Malvino, and Sir Langshire (the Reimagians), who had felt it best to catch up with their former student from her sorceress training days. "I'm afraid that this may be something we can't defeat…" She frowned before glancing up at them. "And even if we do, there will always be some other form of evil out there, waiting to destroy us all. Won't there?"
"Even if that is the case, Sofia," Cedric began, getting his partner's attention, "we may still be able to defeat this evil together."
The princess shook her head in disbelief. "How? How are we supposed to defeat something that has been described as 'evil in itself?' How is that even possible?"
Lady Maeve, who had been sitting across from them and silently observing, smiled calmly. "When the darkness falls," she began, her wise, warm voice calling them to attention, "the stars shine their brightest. Darkness can help the light, and light can help the darkness. A little light goes a long way, but the darkness can hide and shield you from the malevolence of the world. Let them work together, and you will be victorious."
Amber blinked as she sat up, her eyes narrowing at the older woman. "I bet you got high marks in your creative writing courses."
"Sounds like a prophecy to me," Malvino informed them as Lady Maeve chuckled quietly before getting up and walking away. "Whatever the case, I have never known Lady Maeve to speak words like that without there being a significant meaning behind them. She doesn't speak capriciously."
"But what exactly did she prophesize?" Desmond wondered as Amber leaned against him once again.
Sir Langshire sighed. "That is what we must find out for ourselves, I'm afraid."
Sofia glanced down at her sleeping charge, holding her more closely than before. "I just hope we can figure it out before it's too late…"
Merlin, who'd witnessed everything that had just occurred, stopped Lady Maeve before she could settle into one of the cots. "You know something, do you not?"
The dark-haired woman hummed thoughtfully. "What I know is irrelevant. In fact, I know little more than everyone else here. It is up to others to determine what is best. I am merely a vessel for possibilities." She glanced back toward the others, and at Nana in particular. "Now they must become the vessels…" She looked toward Merlin with a mysterious smile. "…for peace."
The old wizard blinked as she moved past him and settled into her own small cot, covering up with the provided blankets and going to sleep. "I wonder…"
To be continued…
Next Chapter: Promise Me