Chapter Twenty Eight
Ay’sha was a lovely gypsy princess who was born of the union between fire and ice. They wrapped around her, in a ‘ribbon of illumination’ at the moment of her birth. The darkness would never be able to surround her. Her parents gifted her with a channel blend that was brought forth by their union, called the ‘essence of inspiration.’ Ay’sha grew into a beautiful young girl. At the dawn of her sunrise year, she awoke to discover her mother had gone missing in the night.
She called to her mother at dawn and at dusk, but she could not be found. Ay’sha would not surrender to the whims of fate. She used the ‘ribbon of illumination’ to light her path. She set about wandering through the darkness in search of her lost mother.
At dusk Ay’sha came upon a sacred ring of flames. She stepped inside the circle unafraid, and the flames felt the weariness of her heart. She drew upon their energy and called out to the ‘essence of undaunted tenacity’. It spilled inside of her. The flames renewed her spirit and they danced within her soul. The night gave way to the awakening sun and the flames returned to the night – leaving the gypsy princess with their gift.
Ay’sha journeyed further into the gleaming sunlight, but was soon blinded by its radiance. She ceased her journey and stood alone inside the brilliance – unable to venture further. The sacred air was drawn to her plight and saw her heart was pure. The sacred air gifted Ay’sha with the ‘essence of liberated desire’ to aid her in the quest. She drew upon its essence and was able to soar to the heavens beyond the rays of the sun. Even flying from high above the treetops, she still couldn’t find her mother.
The gypsy princess grew thirsty from using the essence of the air to fly. She continued to soar until she saw a spring of fresh water. Landing on the ground, she drank from the spring and this awakened the water spirit known as Thundris. She asked Thundris to clear her mind through his elemental essence. He cast his spirit into the gypsy girl through violent drops of rain from the heavens and permitted her the use of his gift because her heart was innocent. Ay’sha thanked him and used the gift of his spirit called the ‘essence of obliteration’. Thundris’ gift helped her influence the environment that surrounded her. She asked every villager she could find and they spoke the truth to her. They had no knowledge of what had happened to her mother.
Long suffering, Ay’sha fell to her knees, placed both hands to the fertile soil and cried in despair. Her first teardrop awakened Shad’yai – keeper of all the earthen spirits. He searched her heart and discovered the reason for her sorrow. Realizing her mother was no longer a part of the earth Shad’yai gifted Ay’sha with a small portion of his spirit called the ‘essence of deadly breach.’ This gift allowed her to travel unhindered between the earth and the abyss.
She combined the essence of the strongest known element and blended it with her other gifts. Then, she ventured into the unknown darkness. The shadows surrounded Ay’sha, but she was still unafraid. Her journey through the abyss was fruitless and her mother was still lost.
The gypsy princess stepped back into the light and realized why her search was futile. Ay’sha understood that her mother’s spirit was wandering through the haunted emptiness, unable to hear her daughter’s calls. Only a sacrifice could bring her mother back from that desolate place of lost spirits. So Ay’sha once again boldly called forth the Earthen Keeper.
Shad’yai explored her heart and discovered her pure intentions. He would honor her request. The Earthen Keeper then drew upon all the essential power under his commanded and gifted Ay’sha with the ‘essence of Light’s enchantment’ – all which is pure and good. The incredible Light entered into the soul of the gypsy princess. She surrendered and her mother’s soul was returned.
Ay’sha drew the Light’s enchantment back inside her spirit before she died. She had given herself in exchange for her mother’s life. When her mother finally awoke and saw Ay’sha lying dead on fertile soil, she felt the power of her daughter’s sacrifice. The mother gathered each of her daughter’s spiritual gifts into her awaiting soul – inspiration, undaunted tenacity, liberated desire, obliteration and the deadly breach. She then drew into herself the ‘essence of Light’s enchantment’ – the powerful essence that had delivered her from a dark fate.
The mother returned back to her village, bearing each of her daughter’s gifts. She would bring forth life anew and bind an essence to her offspring at birth. To each of her sons, she gifted one lesser gift. To her daughters though, she would pour out Ay’sha’s pure spirit. The mother gifted her daughters with the essence of Light’s enchantment. This was prized above all the others. The daughters were shown this favor in honor of Ay’sha’s ultimate sacrifice.
From this bloodline the Essence of Life and Light will rise. The Ay’sha lineage will possess the power to eclipse the sun and command the celestial moon, wake the sleeping earth, speak to the blowing winds and commune with the waters of the seas…
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