“What if this moment is the last moment? What if I knew it then if it was the last. I would have said goodbye. Only if I could tell them how much I loved them. I never could. I would never be able to, now that they are gone.
Mom. Dad. Where are you? I am missing you. I am alone. ” sobbed Kiara, lifelessly lying on her bed. It was raining heavily, the rhythmic sound and the pleasant scent of the wet soil soothing one’s soul. But Kiara was broken. The memories of her dead parents piercing her soul. She was alone. It was dark, the moon had disappeared behind the heavy clouds. The cold breeze was caressing her mind which was immersed in pain and sorrow.
Her hand clutched the letter she found in her father’s wallet. It was a letter to her. She hadn’t gained the courage yet to read the letter. She knew she had to but her heart refused to accept that her life had changed. Refused to accept that her parents died. She took a deep breath and dared to read the letter, which she knew would engulf her in pain.
Dear Kiara,
I am sorry. We are sorry. We really loved you, you were an amazingly beautiful daughter. But by the time you read this, we would be gone. Far too away on the other side.
Kiara’s heart pounded. She breathed deeply, denying what she read. Her parents knew they were to die. She wiped off her tear and continued reading, expecting unknown to unveil.
I know life would be difficult, living it all alone but remember, we are always there with you. Always by your side.
I understand, it is heartbreaking to discover that we knew we would die. Love, we had to. We had to sacrifice ourselves for you. Promise us, that never would you give up. You have to live for we sacrificed our lives for you. It will eventually be difficult, challenging and dangerous but you have to live through. Not for us, not for you, but for something you would unveil on the journey. A journey you were destined to take on. You are not ordinary Kiara. Something lies deep within you. Hear the voice of your soul.
You are destined to wield the cursed sword. The legend of the cursed sword lured upon our ancestors and an heir was to take birth in the same family to free the curse. No one knows what the legend holds, but the prophecy claims that the journey would lead you to the legend. It reveals that the chosen heir must take upon a journey unknown, to the deep secrets that lie beneath. Only the chosen one would live, while all that hold her love must die. Sacrifice. She must live and free the curse, for if she fails to, the cursed sword would unleash horrors upon the next 100 generations, until the chosen one is again given a chance release the curse in another life. The family would know if it is the chosen one. She would whisper the unknown sacred mantra when immersed in the holy waters of the Ganga river. Beware, for she must not know her destiny until all those who hold her love die at a time chosen by the universe. To take on the journey, all that must be trusted is instincts. May the chosen one kill the cursed sword and release the horrors that lure upon.
Remember, you were chosen for you had the power within you. Remember, you were chosen for you have the strength within to live this life. Love, I trust you. Believe in yourself. I and your mom are always there with you.
With unconditional love and strength,
Yours mom and dad.