Gift of Fire by Ja'Lisa Shanks (best historical fiction books of all time TXT) 📕

The hills in Ireland are filled with Magic and Myths that go back to the beginning of time and are home to many differnt beings or people who sometimes meet and fall in love. It was during one of this few chance meeting an Ice Fairy and Dragon Warrior fell in love for a short time and then parted ways but little did they know that their breif passion had created a new race in the magic world. One the fates had long waited for the first of few to be born that has the power to save all life in the world.


chapter one
Birth of fire in ice
Dawn breaks over head and fills the sky in sharp brillant accending red, Setting the new morning sky a flare to mark the day that an ice fairy has given birth to something that never has before walked the magic lands of Ireland. "Oh my word what a tiny creature to bless this hillside Cyrstal a true gift form the fates." declairs the Winter Queen in total awe of the new life that has been created.
"Thank you my queen but I know not what to name this child for she has none of the winter beauty to name her after I fear she might remain nameless untill the fates bless her with a name." cries Cyrstal who is feeling strange emotions she never felt before love, nerves and worringly fear of what this child may have to deal with in her life... The baby's first cries set the nurse fairies in to fulluries of movement that stops when the baby girl opens her eyes for the first time to look apon her mother.
"Oh Fates look at those eyes" gasps the new mother as she looks into eyes that have four colors not the three rings of color like normal magical or mythical being known through out Ireland. "Her eyes are a mix of both ice and fire" comments the Queen in true amazement for she had never seen eyes like this in all of her immortal life.
The strange redish color blending down into yellows and whiteish blues making the most stunning and beautiful eyes but four colors that flash like ice but burn with an intenstity of the hottest fires what a truly special child gifted to have blessed the Ice Fairies.
"Flareance that shall be this childs name, Flare for the fire in her eyes and the ance for the brillance of her crystal whiteish blue color this is in common to the first snows." Delcares the winter queen hoping that the fates would except this name with pride.
"yes oh yes that is perfect your magiesty thank you,Flareance she shall be called Flare for short just like the dawn she was born on!" cries Crystal for surely this child would be blessed for only two other fairy childern had ever in a thousand years to be born had been named by the queen her child was special in every way.
While the Queen said a blessing apoun the new child the Fates appeared in the bed chamber immedently the queen and present fairies except the new mother who was still on her birthing bed bowed in respect for this was a truly blessed day, For the fates had come to bless the new born fairy child.
"Blizadora well met young Queen and Cyrstal Petals what a fine gift you have given these worlds today" spoke the Fate in the middle who is the fate of the present.
" No thank you, your Graces for the chance of me bring this child into the world to start with. She is my first and the best to be blessed with." shyly comments Crystal with her head bowed for all fairies believe the Fates decide everything even births and deaths not just destiny.
"Ah yes you are wise to thank us now but that may not be the case in the future little fairy." Future declares in a chilling voice that leaves Crystal and the Queen in shock how where they to offend the fates by this child?
It was then Flareance started to giggle and souding like twinkling Ice Cycles playing in the wind that made Past and Present of the Fates to smile and laugh with tiny little girl who seemed to know just what was happening and was trying to change the mood of the room, oh yes they decided this child was the one of the few how would help to change everything for the better.
"Finally a magical being who will finally do some good for all worlds not just her birth world, Such a refreshing thing less work for us ladies" Jokes the Past Fate who had the most oddest sense of humor out of the three.
This made Crystal rise her head in shock would they take her baby? Was she but just a vessal and not raise her own flesh and blood would the Fates demand her first born like in the olden days of magic and myths surely not. She wouldn't let them that was her baby and she would keep it even if it killed her.
"Oh hush Crystal your fearful thoughts are unjust and totally wrong we will not be taking the child with us. For she would never survive in the plains of inbetween no you will raise her for 16 years then you must send her to her father for the remanding two years of her childhood so she can know both sides of her blood for one day you all will need her help." Softly explains Future knowing that this child was indeed going to need all the blessing they could give the poor girl.
"Yes your graces but how shall I find her father for the Dragons are not easily found?" asks Cyrstal in confusion then in sudden worry and fear that pass over her face when the thought of Ashened not claiming their baby or possibly never wanting the special girl?
" We shall take care of that he will come to get her one the day after her 16th birthday and so make it a grand one for the child we just do love parties and she will desrve hers." Giggles the present Fate while the other two frown at her in disapproval.
"It will be done your Graces my word on this." swares the Winter Queen as she looks at the Past Fate who bestows a small smile on the Queen. "Of course my daughter we know it will be done. We just like to remaind you all of what to do that way it does get done." Reprimes the Past fate for she knew how headstrong the fairies were after all she gave birth to their race.
"Now we must bless the child and leave you to recope for bareing any child is hard work, So I hear by bless this child with wisdom form the ages to know her self and to beable to server the greater good of all kind" says the Past fate in totaly calm voice for she had no idea what else to give the child.
"I bless this child with Patience for she will sorely need it for her life ahead." Declares the Present fate in a chiling voice. While the fairys murmmer in awe the Past and Present fates dissapper form the room no longer needed their job was done.
"I shall bless you Flareance Grace the power of strength and startegy in this life to come of you." Future fate states in contentment one uping her sisters and giveing the girl a head start for what is to come to pass" After giving her blessing the last Fate dissappered form the room leaving the fairies in shock and for once fear of the unknown for what will this child become and to have such strong blessings on top of her natural born gifts?
"Rest now and rejoyce in you new child" says the Queen for she now had a lot of thinking to do about this powerfuly blessed child. "Yes my Queen thank you" sleeply replies Crystal as she hands the baby to a nurse fairy. They would take the best care of her baby was the only one to born in a thousand years which was what worried the Queen to few childeren and a species dies out. While the Queen went to her chambers while the nurses in charge of taking care of the baby.
They started to notice that all the animals that lived in the fairy hills were coming to see the child. One by one each different speices of animal sent one of their kind into the room to rub, lick or touch the child in almost like a blessing only form the magical animals and normal ones. This had never happen before when the last two fairy childern were born here so why were the animals blessing and comeing to this child? The nurse was unsure what to do so she sent a ghost to the queen asking for advice should she keep the animals form the baby or just leave everything be to watch and report?
The Queen had no idea what to say so she called her court together to try and make some kind of sense of what had been given to this world. "My court I have called you today for the Hill has a new member Cyrstal Petals gave birth this dawn to a little girl. I have named this child Flareance for when you see her it will be clear as to why she was named such.
The Queen told her subjects for what she had to say next could cause an up roar through out the worlds of fairy. "My Queen why only one name? what will her second name be all magical names have to parts why only one for this child?" inquires Wind Falls the Queens general. Murmmers ran through the assembled fairies for that was a wise question what would the Queen say just what was this child?
" I did give her two names but I feel as though she will only be known by her first name Flareance. This child is far more special than even I could tell you she was not only blessed by the Fates but each of the animals have given a blessing to the child as well. Have any see such a thing happen before? For I not in my rule but there are a few of you that are able to give adivice on this for you where there in the begining years. Please tell us what your ideas are on this so I can comfort the new mother and the nursing staff." Pleaded the Queen for once having no idea on how to lead her people on this day.
I have only see this once before my lady and it was in the time when the land chose its kings and queens. That magic was lost when the Fates took the bloodlust form our people so everything could live in some kind of harmany with all worlds," rasps winter pine the growing of trees