Tea of Prophecy
Lady Meng Po was having afternoon tea in the captivating but mysterious Spirit World. However, it wasn't her regular tea party of hosting humans' souls to determine which hereafter they'd be sent to. Nope, today she was having tea with her family. Her father, Taimusupritto. The Spirit of Time and her son, Adroanzi, the Guardian Spirit of Children.Unbeknownst to all who dwelled within the Mortal World, spirits don't procreate the same way as mortals do. They're capable of reproduction when their life energy reaches its peak. Yes, having two parents remained ideal to speed up one energy to reach its zenith to produce offspring. Others just had to wait the old-fashioned way until it came about independently.Yet, everyone in the Spirit World shared the same fears regarding their or future children's lives. Specifically, significant concerns regarding their worldly anchors scattered throughout assorted spiritual locations helped tie them to the mortal world. If those consecrated locations happened to be obliterated, the spirit attached to them would immediately perish.Lady Meng Po's mother had suffered such a fate. Her mother had once been a sacred tree spirit that had offered extraordinary protection from malevolent spirits that once infested new settlements in the outer edges of the Fire Nation over a millennium ago. However, some fools had cut down her tree while intoxicated, and she'd perished when it fell. Her husband had once been one of the various protectors of the afterlives. He'd been tasked with guarding the souls of the damn so they didn't escape from their hereafter.However, he'd been brutally slaughtered when the dark spirit of the fraudulent Avatar Yun escaped to exact vengeance upon Avatar Kyoshi! Consequently, the Magistrate of Souls had been rendered a widow, which forced her to raise their only son with only her father's help. The gorgeous spirit slowly sipped her jasmine tea before looking in her father's direction. As the Spirit of Time, he was nearly as old as Raava and Vaatu. He'd been born shortly after them. The form he'd chosen for himself depended on what time he was 'seeing' at the moment.He was a child for the past, a young adult for the present, and an old man for the future. The Time Spirit had a prophet's sight, so he was born sightless. Her father also didn't speak much; when he did, it was forever in riddles. Scratch that. He continuously spoke in riddles to everyone who wasn't his daughter or grandson. Yet, since he was the Keeper of Time and a prophet, he HAD to talk that way with others.Glancing at her son, who had enteral youth as the Guardian of Children, she loved that he looked so handsome and precious. Even if his body physically remained that of a child, he had extraordinary wisdom from his enteral life. Adroanzi looked like an eight-year-old boy with ebony hair in a pageboy haircut. His eyes were constantly changing colors, and he wore very humble articles of clothing. He was sitting comfortably as he drank his favorite tea, ginseng."Is everyone alright, Mother?" her son asked the stunning woman before him. She looked a bit downcast."Yes, my darling. You seem a bit down in the mouth," her father nodded. Even for a sightless gentleman, he knew his daughter well enough to sense how she was feeling. She forced a smile upon her face."I only lost my husband two months ago, Father. If you and my son hadn't been out in Man's World that day, I could've also lost you. However, I'm surprised you didn't foresee Yun escaping," she explained with resentment.Her father's guilty expression didn't do anything to take away the heartbreak in his daughter's heart. The Time Keeper was in his old man form at the moment. He felt guilty and wished he could've done something to prevent his only child's heartache. Therefore, he chose his following words carefully. "As I've told you before, my beloved child. I can't communicate all that I see, nor can I control my visions of time. They come and go at their own pace. I know you are still furious with me for being incapable of saving your mother, Hou Tu," as teardrops fell from his face thinking of his late wife.Pulling himself together, he continued, "I can only imagine how much your fury increased for failing to save your husband, Shinigami. I apologize for inducing you and my beloved grandson's misery. However, it is a heavy, undesirable burden I must bear." he spoke softly to his daughter.She wiped away her silver tears before nodding. "I do understand, Father. Regardless of understanding the limitations of your abilities and how you can't directly interfere with events, it nevertheless still brings me great sorrow to be without my beloved mother and husband.“Again, I wish to remove the pain, my precious one. Sadly, the only thing that can heal a broken heart is time. I see different points in time, but I do not have the power to turn the clock back or forward.”“It will be alright, Mom. Father wouldn't want you to be unhappy forever.” “No, you are correct. He wouldn't be. However, we must discuss the prophecy we must all help come to pass.” “You speak of the three young girls from the one vision I dared share with you?” her father asked.“Yes, one girl of the past, two in the present, two in the future. You said their fates intertwine and will silence a great evil that won't come till the next Air Avatar.” “Mother, I did my best to watch over Avatar Yangchen's sister, Sky, when she was alive. I made sure that her bloodline was continued and already ensured. However, who do you want to watch over now?” “Avatar Kyoshi's adopted daughter, Obsidiana. Along with Obsidiana's best friend Turquesa. Obsidiana's future descendant will carry on her mother's legacy by becoming the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors. Turquesa's descendant must overcome many challenges to preserve the art of Southern waterbending.” “I fear we can again only act indirectly, but if those three girls' descendants aren't born, then the great evil will annihilate all of humanity,” her father reminded her. “Then its our duty to help. I presume you've gotten permission from both Raava and Alanna for this?” Meng Po inquired, to which her father nodded. “Then we shall begin our duty to see this prophecy pass. Otherwise, even the future Avatar won't be able to save the mortal or spirit worlds.” The family nodded and spent the rest of their time silently drinking tea....
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