Chapter 2

... **and all your slaves will rise up against you. The beginning of your end will start. You will live in a dark corner without true light and tremble. You will be divided into many nations. You will crave Power and stop at nothing. You will rise up against each other. This will bring you destruction. Because He sees everything. He sees all your deeds. Nothing will remain hidden from Him. And you will be punished for everything ...

...But he will give you hope. From you will be born someone to guide you to the light. But you will crave his blood like greedy vampires. You will crave his life. It is Him who will connect him with the human child ...

... Listen carefully to Him! Because only Him alone can rescue you from the hands of death! ...

... if the chosen one leaves his pride and humbles himself, the human child will save him from destruction and all of you! Only in this way will you avoid punishment ...

... the elf and man shake hands as a sign of joining their lives. This brings together two races. Their worlds come together again, and there will be peace between them ...

Excerpts from the prophecies of elven prophets and fortune tellers about Kodashim's destruction and hope**

Chapter 2: 'Everything will be fine.'

"You still have 10 minutes till the end," the professor told us. I was so scared that I jumped on the spot. The PhDr. student who had an eye to us strangely looked at me during the rehearsal. I think she thought I was cheating. I took a deep breath to stop my heart beating so quickly. What did I just think about being lost in thoughts during the exam ?! I just lowered my head and continued to take the genetics test. Most of the test was done, so I passed it quickly after filling it it. I got out of the lecture room, where I sat down on a bench, leaned on my knees with my elbows, and buried my face in my hands.

"You silly! How could you think of some stupidity during the exam?! You almost got fired because of that!" I was angry at myself. Since that morning, my thoughts have been running everywhere but not where they should. Someone touched my shoulder and I jumped to my feet with surprise.

"What is? It's just me, " said Laura, letting go of my shoulder.

"Nothing. It's okay, "I said, putting my hand on my chest. I should stop thinking about it or I would have a heart attack. My heart was beating very fast.

"Move on," Laura ordered me, sitting down beside me.

"Now, spill it out. You've been weird since morning. And I doubt it would be cause of this test. "

"Nothing really happened," I replied, lowering my eyes. At that moment Laura hugged me.

"So if you don't want to talk about it, then okay. You know if you want to talk, I'm here for you," Laura stroked my back and I finally gave her a hug.

"Thank you, Laura. Thank you very much, "after a while I was feeling better, so we both had lunch. We talked about the questions that were in the test. As I thought of something else, my mood improved completely. We ate quickly, since Laura hurried to the train home. I was going to student residence and there I wanted to think about what I was going to do tonight. Laura and I went from school to the tram stop, where I said goodbye to her.

"Don't be so sad and smile, Lucia!" she told me before she got on the tram and I waved her. I slowly walked to the pedestrian crossing and waited for the green light to jump. After a while I got her. I stepped on the crossing when at that moment I felt for a moment that everything around me had stopped. Cars, trams, people and even birds in the sky immobilized. At that moment there was a male voice calling my name. I just stayed in the middle of the road for a few seconds, I didn't know if it really happened or I just got crazy for second. The green on the traffic light changed to red and I quickly ran to the other side.

"I just dreamed it," I said to myself on the way until I reached the door of our room. I pulled the keys out of my purse and unlocked the door. I slowly walked in and opened another room door that wasn't locked. Ema looked around and smiled at me. I gave her a hesitant smile.

"How was exam?" she asked me as she packed her suitcase.

"It should be fine," I said to her. I threw down my purse beside my desk, then went to sit on my bed and took off my boots.

"Really? You don't look excited, " she looked at me in disbelief. I just smiled and changed into the clothes I wore at the dormitory. Ema had clipped her suitcase and put it beside her bed.

"When are you going to the station?" I asked.

"Well, I'm still having lunch, and then I'm going to the bus slowly. Did nothing really happen? "

"Really nothing. I'm just a little shocked. You know what I happened this morning, "I sighed.

"Oh, so. I understand then, "Ema said.

"I guess I'll go relax for a while, so I wish you a happy journey and a nice weekend," I got out of bed and hugged her.

"Thank you, keep an eye on yourself, okay?" she smiled at me, and I just nodded. I heard when Ema went out to have lunch, and then I didn't see anything, at least not from this world.

*The chamber was almost totally dark. The only light source was a small flashing light that floated above a small table. There was no window in the chamber but a massive wooden door. The face of the Elven King Lester appeared in the light. His face betrayed a deep thought. That was how he sat for a while when someone knocked on the huge door.

"Come in," the king gestured, and the door opened slowly and another elf entered.

"Sir, everything is ready," he announced.

"Good, I'll be there in a moment," the king nodded, and the elf closed the door again. The King of elves stood up, his hand touching the flashing light above the table. This enlarged and illuminated the entire room. Lester turned toward the wall where the young elf's portrait was hanging. The king gently stroked the image.

"Finally, your departure will make sense, Leo. Thanks to you, we will finally be able to defeat Zevahim, " he said, and at that moment he turned to the table. He touched the light again, and it was gone. Subsequently, only the door slammed*.

*In a moment the scene changed. It was no longer a chamber, but a great hall. On the one hand there was a huge door, much larger than those in the chamber before. On the ground was a long strip of narrow blue carpet from the door to the steps of the throne. The throne wasn't huge, but it still seemed noble. At that moment the door with a whisper opened. A red-haired elf stepped forward, and a white-haired elf in armor walked in his footsteps. It was the first time Lucy had seen King Drake and his friend Leroy in a dream. The king went straight to the throne, went up the small stairs, but did not sit down. He stood and turned to Leroy.

"So you're telling me that fighting on the border suddenly died down?" he asked in disbelief.

"That's right, Your Majesty," Leroy lowered his head.

"Keep those talks for another time, it's just the two of us, Leroy. It is strange that for many years they have created riots at the borders, sending threatening letters and suddenly stop doing so. They're up to something, " the young king's eyes narrowed as he always did when he was unhappy.

"Recently, all the rebellious kings gathered in a secret assembly. Maybe it has something to do with it, " said Leroy.

"That's quite probable. Those oldsters are definitely going to do something and we have to find out what, " Drake went down the stairs and put his hand on his friend's shoulder.

"You're in charge of trying to find out anything about their new plot. If you find anything new, let me know immediately, okay? "

"Of course, your High-," he didn't finish, cause Drake squeezed his shoulders and Leroy smiled guilty. He still couldn't get used to the fact that his best friend had become his king, so he always tried to address him respectfully, although Drake didn't like it, and he preferred to call him privately as an old friend. Though he had become King, Drake had never forgotten an old friend whom he had greatly appreciated.

"I'll let you know if there's anything new, Drake," Leroy smiled, patting Drake's hand on his shoulder. The young elven king folded his hand from his shoulder and instructed him to leave. As soon as his friend left the royal hall, Alma and the elven child entered. With one hand, it clung to the edge of her dress and walked beside her with her eyes down. Drake approached both.

"If I think correctly, you already knew about what Leroy had just told me. I don't even have to guess that you know why this is happening. Can you kindly tell me why you never tell me about it?!" Drake was really angry and it was heard in his voice. The elven child was shaking his shoulders, and it seemed to cry when Alma grabbed his arm.

"I see everything, but you know that you have to learn about some things at the right time, never before," Alma replied soberly. His anger could not distract her. The young king still looked at her with anger.

"You always get me angry  and you know it well!" yelled Drake and the child squeezed Alme's hand tightly.

"Did I anger you even when I sacrificed my eyes so that you could connect with a human child?" Alma said calmly, but the young king winced at those words.

"All right, let's leave it like that. You don't have to pull it all the time. You know that if I knew what you had to sacrifice for that connection, I would try to find another solution."

"There was no other solution and it will not be. Just don't waste what I sacrificed and save the entire Kodashim, otherwise we will be ruined, " Drake looked into her empty eyes and knew that Alma was right.

"I know well, Alma. I'm not going to miss that chance you gave me. And now, if you dare, I have to go to Gus for a few answers, since you don't want to give them to me, " said the young king, and as he turned, a long red cloak howled behind him.

"Take care of yourself, Drake. At the Guardian, your destiny awaits you, " said Alma, looking in the direction where Lucy stood. No one else saw her. Alma smiled at her, and Lucy realized that the elf could see her. Lucy reversed her gaze until she hit the wall* ...

That's when I woke up. I opened my eyes quickly and was disoriented for a moment. But after a while it passed and I realized that my face was sweaty. My head hurt incredibly. I put my cool hand on my forehead and dared not close my eyes anymore. I was afraid I would fall asleep again. Those dreams were not dreams at all. I really lived through them. I've always been in them, even though nobody seems to have seen me. Nobody but that female elf. The wall I touched with my back was real. I could still feel the cold on my back that seeped through the wall.

"What should I do? What am I supposed to do? "I was really scared of this discovery. I sat down on my bed and hung my feet off it. I hugged my shoulders with both hands. I was shaking. Why me? Only one name came to me at that time. Only one person might be able to help me. But before that I have to calm down.

"Everything will be fine, you will see," I tried to convince myself. After a few minutes, the shiver passed, so I lowered my hands to my knees. I had no idea what time it was at all, but I went to change my clothes, walked over, took just my papers and my cell phone and went straight to church for service. I needed Him to give me courage. I had no idea what path was waiting for me, but I needed it. I don't know why it was me. I had many questions in my head that only He could answer. But at the same time, I knew the answers would always come at the right time, just like the female elf said...

After the service, during which I finally calmed down, I walked on the streets of Bratislava. I didn't call him in advance. I had his address stored in my notes on my phone. I probably knew where the block of flats was, but to be sure, I entered the address into maps on my mobile and turned on GPS. I took my gloves out of my pocket, put a cap on my head, and walked on. At least ten minutes of walking were waiting for me. It was pretty cold outside, a small cloud of steam formed in front of me every time I breathed. It was already dark, but the lights were on the streets, so I could still see the road. I didn't stop, I just looked back and forth on my cell phone and checked if I was going right. The whole journey seemed to me like eternity. I met all sorts of people. Some came from shops, some just entered them. Many times a couple passed by me, whether they were in my years or older or younger, but they always held hands. And since it was cold, they were always holding tight of each other. I went through these couples with a sad smile on my face. But I didn't stop once. I didn't even meet anybody familiar. Eventually I came to my destination. I rang the bell at his name. No one answered but the door opened. So I walked in, stepped up the stairs to the third floor, looking for his apartment number. As I found them, I noticed that the door was biased. Something didn't seem right to me, so I loudly knocked quite a few times, and so I walked in. But I stayed in the hallway when I heard voices. Roman was talking to someone. In a language that was unknown to me, so I didn't know what it was about. As they spoke, the other voice became familiar to me, but I couldn't assign it.

"Roman?" I called. Suddenly the voices were silent. There was a rumble in the opposire room  and a moment later Roman came out.

"Lucy? What are you doing here? How did you come in?" he asked, surprised.

"You opened me, didn't you? I rang and the door was already open. I even knocked, "I replied. I looked at Roman, who seemed a bit strange to me.

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry. You're right, I opened door to you. What brought you to me?" he asked me, looking back into the room and closing the door.

"I'd like to talk to you about something, but I guess you have a guest."

"There is no one here. Come and sit down, "he said, pointing to the couch.

"But I heard you talking to someone," as I said it, so I saw Roman getting nervous.

"Oh, that! Well, I was on phone with the professor of archeology. "

"Is he from abroad?" I asked, waiting for his reply.

"Yes," Roman replied quickly.

"Ah, that's why I didn't understand you," I replied, and Roman finally sat down in the chair opposite the couch with a smile. I folded my hands on my knees.

"Roman, I'm sorry to bother you, but I didn't know who else I could talk to about it," I began, and Roman frowned in his chair.

"To be honest, I also wanted to go and talk to you. Come on, you can start with what bothers you," he interrupted for a moment, but he let me go. I got a little weaken. I didn't know what he wanted to talk to me about. At that moment Roman's cell phone rang. He looked at it and frowned.

"Sorry, I have to take this, I'll be right back," he picked up the phone and closed in his room. I stayed there, so I looked around the living room. Finally, my gaze wandered into the kitchen, which was next to the living room. I could see from the couch that there were probably some artifacts on the kitchen table. As I looked at them, one of them glowed. Curiosity won so I got up. I walked into the kitchen and looked closer at the table. There were many things on it, but I didn't pay attention to them. All I was interested in was a necklace. It consisted of a black ribbon and a blue oval pendant on which a gold rune was etched. It was strange that Roman had something in between these artifacts, and the strangest thing was that the pendant was shining. And it shone more and more. Curiosity overwhelmed me again, so I reached for the pendant and took it in my hand. The light filled the room and I closed my eyes. At one point I was in Roman's kitchen and in the second I was falling not sure where ...

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