A/N: Here is a the next chapter, if you are all nice, I might give you all a treat and post more.

Disclaimer: Unbeta'd, so all mistakes are my own. All copyrights belong to Ms. Harris and Mr. Ball.

How A God Is Born

VLAD'S POV:

(After Kristina Dies)

"I think I am starting to understand." I state to the room.

"Well, please, why don't you share with the class what you know, then I will answer all your questions. Niall, how did you get here?" She asks the old Faery.

Niall answers Freya without moving his gaze off of Kristina, "I'm not sure honestly. I was with Michael when he got a text from Vlad, telling him to get home immediately. I told him to go and to check in with me when he got the chance, and that I would stay in Faerun while he was gone. Later, I felt this pull, and instantly I was here, but Kristina had already died." He says the last part with silver tears running down his face.

"That must mean she wanted you to hear this, but she didn't want you to see her in her weakened state." She tells Niall before nodding for me to tell the group my hypothesis.

Taking a deep, unnecessary breath, I begin to tell a story that has taken me years to compile. "In the beginning no souls had bodies, much like in the Summerland's. But The Originals- Zeus, Hera, Odin, and Freya- took on bodies so that they could help evolve the world. Now, the rumor that every spirit, soul, whatever, has been around from the beginning of time has no validity that I have found. The only spirits that have been around since the true beginning are The Pure Ones and The Originals; The Gods and Goddesses. Now they all stayed in their spirit form until it was necessary for them to take on bodies. The spirit would choose a mated couple, no one night stands, a couple that truly loved each other to be the spirit's 'Blood Parents' or biological parents. The body would grow to maturity then die. Myth states that once the mortal body reaches maturity, it transcends, which requires death. It is the joining of the body and spirit. It is said to be a very painful process, in which some that were not strong enough killed themselves during the transformation."

Freya seems surprised by my knowledge, but begins to fill us in on the truth. "That is all true, well mostly. At the true beginning of time, The Originals came into being. We all then singularly had children. When it was time to create other beings, we Originals took on forms and started making them. Originally, we made the Fae, Dae, Vampires, Britlinging's and Handmaidens. Eventually, mankind came along, but that is another story for another time. Along with mankind came all the other Supe's you know today. Our children started taking on forms as necessary to help control, well, everyone except us. But, my oldest daughter said it wasn't her time. She waited for millions of years to find her Blood Parents. But that wasn't the only thing she was waiting on. It truly wasn't her time to take on a form and leave our realm until 21 years ago. She is the Final Goddess."

Michael is the first to ask a question, "Then why is she dead?"

Sighing, Freya takes mercy on us. "Ok, it's like this. When a Pure One decides to take on their form, they must take a truly, PURE vessel. The only truly, pure vessels are embryos. So, what happens is: The Spirit picks its Blood Parents, The Blood Parents mate and conceive a child that becomes a vessel for the spirit of a God, The Child is born, The Child ages, When the Child becomes 21, they die, Their Spirit then merges with their adult body and takes their true form and becomes a God, Then they are immortal."

She must be able to tell that we are all about to ask more question because she just puts her hand up to stop us and continues:

"I know you all have questions: Kristina has known from day one who and what she is, She was physically unable to tell you before she died, That is because when she starts the active part of her transformation, she becomes weakened and can be killed, she can be killed until the Transformation is complete, No God can tell anyone, I guess you could call it a safety precaution. Kristina is my daughter, but that does not change the fact that she always saw Katherine as her mother and both of you (she points to Michael and I) as her fathers, what one lacked, the other supplemented, that is why you are so close knit to her Vlad. No, the Transformation is not complete yet, it takes 24 full hours, she will be vulnerable until then, her heart might have stopped, but her body is merely resting until her spirit is strong enough to make the trip back. She wanted to tell all of you, but could not, I was able to use a loophole and promised her that I would come to you all after she died and explain what was happening.

Niall, she must have enchanted you so that once she had died you would come. The reason she made sure Michael and Vlad were in the room before she died was because she was afraid you two would do something drastic, she also spelled the room so that once you two were in here you couldn't leave until I arrived. She went to great lengths to make sure she wouldn't have to worry about you all while she was gone. Anymore questions?"

Michael seems to regain his senses first and asks, "How long has she been going through this transformation? Was it painful?"

"Essentially she has been going through it since she was an embryo. But she has been going through active Transformation since she turned 20. That is why she and I were no longer able to commune. It is a process that must be done alone. I suspect she has only been in severe pain the last few weeks. I contacted Ludwig and informed her of everything that was going on. I also gave her some tips she could give to Kristina to make it a little easier. In the end, it was excruciatingly painful for her. The stronger the God is to become, the more painful the Transformation. And Kristina will be the most powerful God in existence. She is also the last God." I could tell that this was affecting the Goddess greatly.

"Will she maintain her powers?" Niall asks.

Freya gives a slight laugh before answering, "Of course, Think about it Faery. All of your powers came from us. She didn't get her powers from you; it's the other way around. Now, each God or Goddess has certain things that we are better at than others. Kristina will be the same in that respect. She will only gain a few gifts after her Transformation; the rest will have to wait until she finds her Eternal Mate. After that, they will be the most powerful couple in existence."

I have been silently processing all of this information, but the thing that keeps worrying me is that Freya said she is weakened and is not immortal yet. I must know how we can protect her. "You said she isn't truly safe until she wakes. What can we do to protect her? Are you going to stay?"

"Her vessel must be kept intact and safe until her spirit returns. Once we are done here, I will seal her room. No one will be able to enter until she exits tomorrow. Now as a warning, she will be very hungry when she wakes; for food and blood. I suggest you have both waiting in around 24 hours. She will also have a lot of pent up energy. Since she has vowed to stay pure until she meets her mate, I suggest engaging in a practice fight or a nightly run, or maybe a prisoner torture." Freya states, which calms most of my fears, but we will need to find a way to help her release her energy.

"You keep speaking of a mate, but Kristina has turned down all suitors from the beginning. I never saw her looking for one either." Could it be? Kristina has never told her father about Him. She said they were destined for each other. She confided that to me years ago when she first started having suitors.

"She is searching for her Eternal Mate. I know who he is and I know she will find him. It was her wish that he be the only one to know her carnally; I think it is a very sweet sentiment, especially since she is such a sexual creature. She knows from her visions that she will not meet him until after her transformation. They will know instantly that they are mates. Kristina has never been able to see him in her visions, which has driven her crazy for centuries." She finishes with a laugh.

All this information is starting to sound familiar. Freya keeps calling him her Eternal Mate. She also called Kristina the Final God. "You said that she will be the most powerful God and that she is the final God. Does that mean that The Prophecy of Old will finally be fulfilled?"

Freya just smiles at me in response.

"What Prophecy?" Niall asks to anyone who will answer.

Freya just nods to me as if to tell me that it is my turn for story time again.

"The Ancient Prophecy: The one that spoke of The New Council. The Last Goddess and her Eternal Mate will bring about an unprecedented balance to the mortal realm, making it safe for all beings again. Very few have heard the entire prophecy, but parts of it that I have heard are starting to make sense now: 'Raised among human she will come, from the Ancients she is from'." I always knew there was something different about her.

Freya breaks the silence by announcing, "Now, everyone say your goodbyes. Anything else, Kristina will answer when she returns. Although, I think you will realize you don't have many questions once you know she is safe."