logo text

Chapter 3 The Prophecy

"What's the name of your child again?" the witch asked. 
"He will be called David the son of Joey" The mother said with a low and washed voice.
"Hmm, read about the prophecy of old Witchers about Castor the son of Joey" the witch said as Young interrupted immediately.
"I heard her say David!" Young interrupted the Witch. 
"Hmm" The witch said as she began to prepare another concussion the mother of the new born baby.
"You can't rewrite the prophecy, can you?" The witch said as Young interrupted with a loud voice.
"Stop talking about the prophecy! Joey is ending that prophecy tonight, it he hasn't ended it already" Young responded as he steps closer to the witch. 
And the witch chuckles "What makes you think so?" She asked Young who kept staring at her.
"Please don't tell me that my husband is going to die" David's mom said.
And just in the door opened and all eyes flashed on the door and as Joey stepped.
"Oh Joey! you are here!" David's mum said as Joey keep staring at them as if something is not alright but finally smiled and rushed her and embraced her.
"I love you so much my queen" Joey said as he kissed her on her forehead and gave her another befitting kiss on her lips.
Then collected his new born baby from her as the baby's eyes was still shut but Joey smiled happily.
"Another warrior that will go viral like his father has arrived" Joey said out of happiness.
"Yes, our son David" David's mother said as Joey waves his head.
"No... no... the name of our son is not David darling, he will be called..." Joey Said as he takes a deep breathe and looks at his wife who kept on looking at him.
Waiting to know what he has to say and so as his warrior, Young, was also paying attention to his word.
"Castor, my son shall be called Castor" Joey said as Young and the Witch flashes their eyes on each other, following the statement the Witch made recently.
"Well, can I have Castor?" The mother requested and so Joey gave him the baby and then looks up to his warrior, Young.
And stepped closer to him "Don't mind me for forgetting that I have a great warrior standing right behind me" Joey said as they embraced each other and pats them selves on their backs like men.
"Come on, it's a new born baby Joey" Young said as Joey nods looking.
"Pardon me for not asking, did we win?" Young asked as Joey nods at him.
"It is a victory for the newborn baby and a new home..." Joey said as he looks at his baby again.
"For Castor" Joey added.
"And did you finally stop the Prophecy?" Young asked, and first of all, all eyes was was on the witch as Joey groans "Hmm"
He stepped closer to the Witch and looks into her eyes while Melissa, Joey's wife was watching.
"Yes, I have stopped the Prophecy" Joey said as the Witch chuckles like always and this one lasted for a few seconds.
"That's very brave of you thinking that you can stop an ancient prophecy, hmm, congratulations on your fate" The Witch said and smile ran over Joey's face with the hope that he has truly stepped the prophecy.
But he has no idea that the Witch is only speaking in parables but it was only Young who could understand the Witch's direction.
But he kept quiet because he wouldn't want to interrupt his master but he was just secretly keeping an eye on the Witch which the Witch as well noticed that look that Young was giving her.
Young however knew that the Witch is trying to create something strange in Joey's life but that's his though, but everything the Witch said comes through the prophecy.
However Joey was touching his baby boy while wondering and feeling how it feels to be a father.
After a little while Joey shifted his attention to the Witch "So can I hear what you have to say about my son's future?" Joey asked.
"Hmm" The Witch said as she continues making her medicines which she was using some incantation and magics in addition of preparing it.
But when the question came from Joey she dumped all that and stepped forward to him.
"All I could see was that he is going to become the strongest warrior to ever exist on earth" 
"But trust me it would take me one more a day to see through his lifetime" Witch said and that made Young to seriously start suspecting her.
She just told them something dark about Castor's future earlier so why not tell his father right here? that means she was trying to manipulate something.
"And why does it have to take a day when it usually takes you seconds to see the future of a child" Young asked as Joey looks up to the Witch following Young's question.
"Yes, I do that even less than a second, but because this particular one is special" The Witch said as Young wanted to interrupt but Joey shut him up.
"Young!" Joey called caught him off as they stared at each other which Young understood the look Joey gave him.
Which means that he should allow him to handle this on his own way and so Young relaxed.
"So how long was it going to take for you to see his future" Joey asked the Witch.
"Hmm, just take your wife home and take care very good care of her and the baby, then return here tomorrow with my reward for her safe delivery and then I will tell you about Castor's future" Witch said to Joey who stared at Young for a while before moving closer to his wife and collected the baby from her and handed it over to Young.
"We are going home, Young" Joey said and then lifted his wife making her lie within his arms and before stepping out of the hut he looks at the Witch again.
"Thank you for taking good care of my wife, you will be rewarded handsomely" Joey said as the Witch gives out a little smiled and took a deep breathe.
"You are welcome Joey" the Witch replied nodding her head.
"But can I get someone from you who can be taking care of her at home?" Joey requested referring to his wife.
"Yes of course, you would get someone from me tomorrow to take care of her only if you still wish to but before that I need my reward first" The Witch said and Joey nods.
"Okay, that will be my first thing to do tomorrow, thanks once again" Joey said as he looks at Young before walking out of the hut.
And as soon as he was stepping out of the hut the Witch interrupted.
"Don't forget to come... alone!" the Witch said as Joey turned and looked at her before nods nodding his head and walked away.
While Young stares at the Witch for a while before attempting to walk away but The Witch also interrupted him.
"You have been a great warrior to him but if you want your future, your destiny to rewrite to a longer life spam, please do not come with him tomorrow" The Witch warned him as he kept staring at her with a confused look on his face.
"Young!! Young!!" Joey began calling on him as he was waiting for Young outside and then he turned and ran outside.
• •
• •
NEW DAY.
The little innocent Castor was still sleeping on his bed while his mum Melissa was at his side singing for him.
Before she was interrupted by the food step sounding on her back and she looked back and it was her husband Joey who stepped close to her and kissed her on her forehead.
"Good Morning darling" Melissa.said to him while Joey was more concentrated on Castor.
"Castor looking beautiful" Joey Said as he stares at his wife.
"Yes, more like his father" Melissa said as they stared at each other for a few seconds they kissed each other deeply.
And Melissa grabbed Joey tightly while Joey lifted her to the bed and keeps her down there and left her.
"Am sorry Melissa but I think that I have to go and see the Witch now" Joey said as Melissa smiles.
"It's fine you can go and I will be here waiting for you" Melissa said as Joey puts on his shirt and took the scabbard that contains in his two special swords and fixed it on his back.
"Dari will take care of all your needs" Joey said to Melissa but she hesitated as she prefers Young more than Dari.
"But what about..." Melissa was still speaking when Joey interrupted.
"Young will be leaving with me to the witchers forest so Dari will take care of all your needs" Joey responded as Melissa nods and gave her attention back to her son while Joey stepped out of the room.
And stepping outside it was more like Young has already been aware so he already set Joey's horse readily for him.
So when Joey reached he jumped into his horse immediately "You come with me Young" Joey ordered as Young wanted to interrupt but Joey insists.
"I said you are coming with me!" Joey shouted as Young bows his head. "Yes your Highness" Joey said and went to take his own horse and together the both of them left the city of Helith moving down to the village to see the Witch.
• • 
• •
THE WITCH HUT.
The Witch was busy attending to her clients with some other maidens working with her.
And Just in the movement of a horse arrived at the compound and it was Joey and Young.
When they arrived they stepped into the hut and headed straight to the Witch while she was already looking at them till they approached.
"Here is a bag of your reward, there are so many things in there" Joey said as he drops the bag on top of the table while the Witch opened it.
And she saw in the bunch of gold coins and she quickly put it back to the bag.
"You are welcome, come in" The Witch said to them while Young stares at her but she acted like she didn't even notice his presence.
So they joined the Witch to the inner part of her hut where there was no one and so Joey began to look at the marks at the wall in there.
"Mark of the old Witchers of years ago, they needed to be remembered" The Witch said to Joey.
"That's not the reason why I am here" Joey said as he turned and faced her and so as the Witch began to tell him about Castor's future immediately.
"The prophecy! has just begun at its final stage" The Witch said as Joey stares at the Witch somehow.
"What are you talking about? I killed king George" Joey said as the Witch smiles.
"Yes of course, you killed king George but , obviously not the Prophecy! it has just began at your home" The Witch said as Joey was staring at her with a serious look while she began walking around him.
"The gods have decided to punish me by letting this prophecy come to you through your family, it was your son Castor" The Witch said while Joey was already breathing heavily.
"Yes, he will grow to become the strongest warrior to ever exist but he will have your blood spread all over his sword!" The Witch said as Joey grabbed the Witch on her neck immediately.
"How dare you say that to me! how dare you make up a story against me!" Joey yelled at her as she was already losing consciousness on his palms.
While Young was just watching what was going on and was as well being so surprised, though he is not that too surprised that the witch would say something like this.
And to Young's point of view everything the Witch was saying are lies bcause that maybe whole she asked Young not to come so she would convince Joey more and more.
"Joey if you kill me... then you will have this prophecy terminate your head!" The Witch said as Joey released her out of his hand immediately and she fell down and begin to cough.
While Joey bends down and looked at her face but without caring of her condition "What must I do to stop this prophecy" Joey asked as the Witch looks up to him.
"You only have 2 choices to make, apologize to those you have wronged, surrender the things you owned that does not belong to you, and leave to your kingdom and never fight a war again" The Witch said as Joey angrily hits his hand on the ground.
As the sands on the ground bursts into dusts "I can never do that! the people must fear me for who I am!" Joey yelled out and then began to explain with an angered deep voice.
"And am not ready to surrender to anyone! everything I owned was acquired from wars so telling me to surrender them means that even my wife and the baby will not belong to me" Joey explained as the Witch looks into his eyes.
"You have another option Joey" the Witch said as Joey smirked.
"What other option?" Joey asked.
"Kill your son Castor, and kill your wife, Melissa"

Book Comment (181)

  • avatar
    Cris Coyagbo

    be careful

    04/09

      0
  • avatar
    John Harvey Villanueva

    good

    06/07

      0
  • avatar
    SaguinNico

    𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡, 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑡

    03/07

      0
  • View All

Related Chapters

Latest Chapters