Beyond Fate
With a flick of her hand, Destiny summoned a gale-force wind that stripped Jasper of his robes and hurled him backward.
Then, she turned.
“Enough!”
A wave of her hand—walls healed, flames snuffed, silence reigned.
Odo and Seth approached, standing at her side.
Destiny addressed the chamber, her voice echoing beyond the physical. “These two—my firstborn and his son—will inherit my seat. If and when I step down.”
She glanced back at the broken faces of her children.
“Since you have nothing to offer but betrayal, I leave you to reflect.”
A great sadness welled in her eyes. For a flicker, just a moment, the steel cracked and grief poured out.
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