Tomorrows Child by Starr West

me by saying what she thought I wanted to hear.
    I turned the
pages and looked for more. I wanted to believe this writer. It was
crazy, but I trusted books, and I wanted what she said to be true,
but I had to know more. I flicked over a few pages.
    “… there was a time
when magick was available to all humanity and people only used it
for good. This ancient magick was used to heal the sick, grow
crops, and work with nature…
    “ They didn’t realise
they had a choice, but the people had been given free will… Over
time, they discovered that magick had two sides - dark and light.
The dark magick didn’t automatically mean that it was evil magick;
it was just a balance, like night and day.
    “ It was the desire
in men’s hearts that created evil… It was the intention that caused
evil, not merely the presence of darkness, but the intention behind
the magick. This was a choice made by mankind.
    “… evil grew to a
point where a few possessed all the power and humanity was almost
extinguished. Darkness without light…
    “ Naturally, animals
possessed more magick than people and this caused a new type of
jealousy … magickal creatures were slaughtered to capture their
magick or manipulated to carry out the wishes of a master…some
became creatures of the night, evil beasts unable…
    “ The creatures could
only exist on earth if the magick remained… the magickal creatures
needed the light while the beasts needed the darkness…
    “ A veil was
necessary to protect humanity… trapping the ancient dark magick
would require capturing all the magick, thus leaving humans without
a connection to the earth and without access to magick…
    “ There were many
disadvantages. The creation of the veil meant that entering souls
would pass through it and lose their connection to the creator
thereby forgetting their origins.
    “ Despite knowing the
problems the veil would produce, there was no choice - the veil had
to be created…
    “ In time, it became
obvious that this created a time of great darkness. Without magick,
there was no connection and little reason to live. There was no
dark magick but there was also no light… so the veil was modified,
allowing some of the magick to filter through, just enough to give
hope back to humanity. It was not enough, however, to enable one to
abuse with dark magick, or so it was hoped. It wasn’t obvious at
first and no one knew that a new energy existed on earth. Some
still had memories of the time before the veil and told stories
about a magick that once existed.
    “ The filter had
created an imperfect system, one that let in both the light and the
dark, but much less than had originally been available. Without
knowing it, the people were again able to embrace both kinds of
magick. Their choices led them one way or the other, but a balance
was eventually achieved, where light and dark coexisted equally. As
long as a balance remained, the veil remained strong and intact. If
the balance became unstable, the veil would begin to weaken and
flaws would appear.”
    I turned a page
or two and found the final chapter.
    “ A time is coming
when the veil will fail. It is unknown what the result will be but
one can expect…”
    I looked up and
saw three pairs of eyes looking down at me. I didn’t know how long
they had been watching, nor did I care. If this were the truth, why
did they keep it a secret?
    I questioned
the trio, “Is this true?”
    Libby shrugged,
“It depends what you read, but most likely, yes, I would say it’s
true.” Libby took the book and scanned the page. Phoenix sat, and
Tahinah boiled the kettle.
    Libby spoke
first, “We weren’t keeping secrets. Everything happened so fast;
there was no time to tell you.”
    “And,” Phoenix
continued, “you didn’t even believe in magick a few days ago. What
would you have thought if we started telling you about the veil and
the possibility of monsters?” He actually made sense.
    “That’s beside
the point,” I