I noisily drained the rest of my cup while the women were sitting in shock pitying my past life. It reminded me of the tea my Grandfather used to make when he visited us called Zolopoleoga, Although it tasted mostly like Zolopoleoga ,  I could taste more snappers in it than the flavor of Zolopoleoga itself. When I had to drink  this bitter stuff my mother would always say,

"Ana, you don't need that many snappers to sweeten your tea."

Then Lily would laugh her beautiful laugh that sounded like tinkling glass, she would say,

"Mother we all know that's not true Grandpa's tea is horrendous!".

My mother would say, "

"Lily, that not very kind"

. But she would quietly laugh as she walked out to the garden to tend to the flowers.

My thoughts evaporated when Glenda  soothenly said,

"Anastasia dear, I don't mean to pry into your past life more, but  you're comfortable enough to te--"

"Just hurry up and tell us how your mom and sister got killed."

Esmeralda  said impatiently 

" You deserve to know"

, I said with a sigh. I reached into my jumper pocket and handed Glenda the yellow, tear stained letter I found at my mother's final resting place. The stupid woman began to read it aloud but quickly stopped when she realized it was written in Ooskan. I smirked as I took the letter out of her hand and began to read the letter in English, it said,
                       
Dear Anastasia,
   By the time you find and read this letter it will far too late for you to save me. I have handed myself over to a man called "The Soul Stealer", in order to find and switch places with Lily. The Soul Stealer claims to have Lily at his headquarters and he has agreed to let me switch places with Lily so she can live. My dearest Anastasia, please do not hold my decision against me. If my sacrifice hadn't been made your sister would be slaughtered without mercy. I know the Soul Stealer will slaughter me like a farmer does his livestock.

I fear my journey is close to its end. I allowed the Traveler to train you not because you're the best in the world at what he does but because I love you. I knew you were the child in the prophecy the moment I looked into your fiery eyes. Your eyes were not fiery with evil like the children of Lilith  yours were fiery with a look of determination that only a child with the Gift could have.

                          I  knew that eventually you would have to go to the traveler like all other children that are blessed with the gift but I didn't believe that day world come so fast. I should have told you about your gift before you were even 5 , but I waited because I believed I had time to watch you grow up and I could give it to you along that time. I didn't so I am telling you this as I lie in a pool of my own blood. Run far away from  your home and stay in hiding. Do not wait for Lily she should be there or she could have not made it there and died on the way.

My dearest Ana, you are destined to save or destroy the universe before you reach the age of twenty-four. Remember to never give up, avenge my death ! that is  your first step in becoming an ally with both the good and dark. The dark  not all bad. Although, if you give into anger and violence you will destroy the  universe and the galaxy  will go into eternal darkness.

                        Bring justice to those who deserve and avenge the deaths  of those who deserved to be avenged. I understand if you believe I am not worthy to be avenged, but you have to learn to find the fine line in between evil and good if you wish to see not only others clearly, but the world and most importantly, yourself clearly as well. If the prophecy is accurate, you need to gather a small army of gifted people like you to go against the darkness. You are only now beginning down the path to reach your full potential. You will gain powers you have only dreamt of as you advance through your life.

Do not listen, see, or feel, when you are aware of suspicious things. Trust your instincts and don't think it is the only way you can survive once you begin to train the army of gifted children that will become the gifted soldiers that save us all. Once you arrive on Earth you will discover your first power as you experience the twenty-five year time distance.

I know you have every power that a gifted child can have. Do not give into anger and kill without mercy. Doing violent deeds because of anger is your first step to becoming a servant of the dark. Remember, find the fine line between good and evil if you wish to survive. I made my sacrifice for a reason that you will someday be faced with too.

This reason you will have to prove if you are a follower of the light or a follower of the dark, or if you have found the fine line in the middle. Remember, the moonlight shows who you truly are. Not just by appearance but by what' s on the inside as well. I don't believe you can do this Ana, I know you can do this .

                   Your Loving Mother,
Rose