Callisto’s Gift

Callisto’s Gift

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When 15-year-old Callisto's life's flipped completely upside down in a matter of hours, it's up to to her and her companions to restore a broken kingdom before an evil warlock, Zephyr, destroys all she holds dear. They travel across the nation of Pasiphae to find the only person who can help them, an old, wise wizard who has the power to beat Zephyr. Can this sheltered teenage unite a divided kingdom? Or will Zephyr and the darkness and pain of the real world show her that most things in life are out of her control? •••Updates Every Sunday and Wednesday at 11:11 am EST

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Nathaniel and I followed the screams of terror through the courtyard and found ourselves in front of the doors to the ballroom. He told me to get behind him, which I did, but even his broad back wasn’t large enough to hide the reality we walked into. Soldiers and guards, the ones who swore to protect us with their lives, were slaughtering everyone in the room. Women and children too. I couldn’t fathom the situation, and neither did Nathaniel, however we didn’t have time to when a guard turned to us and immediately lunged at us with his sword raised. 

Nathaniel pushed me back and drew his sword, to protect me. He managed to kill the guard, but as soon as he did, George spotted us. I thought I saw his eyes glimmered red for a moment as he ran at us, but I deduced it as a trick of the light. That didn’t stop my own bodyguard from running towards us, sword raised. In the knick of time, Donatello jumped between him and Nathaniel and began to fight him. “Run!” he told us, but Nathaniel stayed to help fight. Meanwhile, I stared at the massacre happening in front of me, trying to figure out how something so horrifying could possibly happen. 

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    I remember the carriage ride to the castle as if it was yesterday. Mother and Father sat across from me as we talked about the present we had gotten for Nathaniel for his 16th birthday. They mentioned how they were to announce rather jovial news at the ball. I asked them about the news, but they said “It’s a secret darling. And where’s the fun in ruining such a surprise? Besides, you’ll find out soon enough.” Right before I could badger them into telling me what it was they were going to announce, the carriage came to a stop and George told us that we had arrived. 

    The palace had always been the most beautiful place in the world to me with its stunning marble walls, floors, and ceilings that blended into stone around its highest towers. The old piece of the highest artistic achievement was surrounded by a lucious, green courtyard that eased into a small forest that surrounded the palace on all sides. The lineup of chrisp, disciplined maids and butlers ready to serve always amazed me, but I took it all for granted. 

    As soon as the carriage door opened, I completely forgot about the announcement and was simply overjoyed about seeing my childhood and best friend, Nathaniel. He greeted me with a warm hug and asked me about his birthday present. I didn’t tell him, but I asked him to take me to the ballroom to see the decorations to get him off my back. After showing me the new flowers his mother, Queen Irene, had added to the royal garden as well as the brand new chandelier that was added only a week prior, Nathaniel walked me to my chambers and left to get ready for his birthday ball too. 

    When it was time for the ball, Nathaniel came back to my chambers to take me to the ballroom where everyone else was. As we were walking to the ballroom, we passed Paul, the head of military affairs of Pasiphae and the most powerful person in Pasiphae after the royal family. He was going the opposite direction, and told us he had, “some things to take care off before he went to the ball”, and he told us to enjoy it. 

    The ballroom filled with paintings from the finest painters in the land was bursting with music, suits, and ballgowns. Our parents sat directly across from the door, with our fathers right next to each other, so that our mothers could converse next to themselves, and Nathaniel and I could talk in peace. We were late to the party, but we got away with it because it was Nathaniel’s birthday, after all. After a few toasts, jokes, and stellar meals, dancing resumed and everyone looked like they were having a great time, until it was time for the secret announcement.

    Our parents asked for everyone’s attention to tell them all something that was making them quite excited. After dragging out for a bit, they finally announced “It is with great joy and pride that I announce that my daughter, Princess Callisto, will be married by next spring.” “Married?” I exclaimed, “to whom?” “To my son, “ King Ferdinand said, “Crown Prince Nathaniel.” He was confused. I was confused. We were confused. No one told us anything about an engagement, yet everyone was celebrating the news. 

    I was livid that my parents made such an important decision without consulting me and told them I “hate” them before storming out of the room. I passed a young boy with crimson eyes and short, kinky black hair as I left, but I paid him no mind. I should’ve. Nathaniel, being the incredible friend he is, followed me to the garden and asked me what was wrong. I told him how I don’t want to get married against my will. It wasn’t fair. “Look on the bright side,” he reasoned, “You don’t have to marry some prince from another kingdom that you don’t know. We’re already best friends. Marriage is just for the public’s peace of mind you know.” 

He made sense. As a princess, it was my duty to bring assurance and peace of mind to my people no matter the cost, but I just couldn’t figure out why they didn’t even ask me. It’s my marriage after all. Nathaniel kept trying his luck with breaking my stubbornness, but  I ignored him. He noticed that I was shivering and gave me his coat. He told me how I “should complain inside where it’s warmer.” I giggled at his comment and my giggle made him laugh, which made me laugh even harder until we both were gasping for our breaths in the cold air, but our laughter was shattered by the trail of screams that led us to the massacre. 



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34 Bab
Prologue
Nathaniel and I followed the screams of terror through the courtyard and found ourselves in front of the doors to the ballroom. He told me to get behind him, which I did, but even his broad back wasn’t large enough to hide the reality we walked into. Soldiers and guards, the ones who swore to protect us with their lives, were slaughtering everyone in the room. Women and children too. I couldn’t fathom the situation, and neither did Nathaniel, however we didn’t have time to when a guard turned to us and immediately lunged at us with his sword raised. 
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I tried looking around to see if there was anyone still sane enough to help us, and that was when I saw my father trying to fight off three guards with Nathaniel’s father as his mother held mine in her arms on the floor. I saw the blood on her dress, but I tried to convince myself that it wasn’t hers. I lied to myself as I called out to them. Nathaniel’s father turned to us, and told us to run, but a guard saw this as an opening and ran him through. 
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Two
Two days into our journey and all I did was complain. I wasn’t used to walking for long periods of time and used that as an excuse to annoy Nathaniel and George. I told them that we should’ve stayed behind and helped everyone out like how Luke did. I called Nathaniel and George a bunch of cowards for placing our well-being over others and that made Nathaniel snap. 
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Three
I remember walking through darkness following the sounds of my parents’ voices calling out for me. Their voices grew more urgent the closer I got to them, so I ended up running until I found myself standing in front of the doors that led to the ballroom. I knew what I would see if I walked in, so I turned around and tried to run away, but my feet were stuck to the ground. I looked down to see blood everywhere. The blood was holding my feet down and I couldn’t get out of it. I followed the trace until my eyes landed on the source, my parents lifeless bodies. 
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Four
Two days passed, and Nathaniel was still angry with Donatello for knocking him out and taking him away from the confrontation. For the sake of breaking the horrible atmosphere, I asked George where we were going, and he told me to check the map. I opened it and it was moving. As in the map was getting smaller with every step the horse took. We stopped and so did the map. We were puzzled by what was happening, but decided to continue along. 
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Five
That night, we walked into the most crowded bar we could find and told everyone in there that I knew where the missing girls were. A few guards asked me for proof, and I told them that I saw them take the girls deep into the woods and I barely escaped with my life. When they asked who the kidnapper was, I pinne
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Six
The immediate aftermath of the incident wasn’t all that dangerous. Emmanuel, Sage and the rest of the town gave us supplies for the rest of our journey, and apparently Emmanuel knew who we were. He told Donatello and George that “Nathaniel is a bit immature, but with time he’ll make an incredible king,” which w
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Seven
We continued travelling along, following the map, and Donatello and George taught Nathaniel and I self-defense along the way. Nathaniel already had some sort of training as the crown prince, but I had never even been allowed to hold a knife, so I struggled a bit. Even though I felt like I was holding everyone b
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Joan and Donatello arrived a little bit earlier than predicted and immediately noticed that they were in a military town. Military towns were towns located near military camps. Most supplies for the camp are attained from these kinds of towns. The most distinctive feature of military towns is the presence of soldiers, everywhere. However, they managed to avoid most of them and get to the town’s clinic. That’s when they met Nara.
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Before I could even get my bearings, debri began to crumble above me and I had to dive out of the way to avoid getting hurt. I looked up to see what almost fell on my head, and I saw the Palace of Ceres, my home. It was on fire and falling apart. I stood in awe and horror at the sight of my home being burned to
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