Chapter 27. Entangled

It was happening already. Her eye color changing proved the moon goddess has blessed her with powers. Blessed her leadership and her marriage. I should have known she was destined for this. There was no way I and my late sister, Delilah could have stopped it.

They both walked down the stairs and I walked up to her. Her eyes were yet to return to normal.

"Ava," I called her name and she hugged me tightly. I held her close. I still couldn't believe she has grown up so fast and won't be seeing her for a while.

She pulled away. "My eyes, uncle," she said, sounding worried.

"Do not worry, you've been blessed, Ava," I replied, reassuringly.

Elder John came along examining her eyes. "In all my years of living, I've never seen anything like this. The prophecy didn't lie about the special abilities," he said.

Mary nodded. "The ancestors have blessed you for this cause you've taken upon yourself. Once the red sky is blue again, your eyes wi