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INTRODUCTION |
THE WILD POWER PROPHECIES. The first prophecy is a statement of facts: The first sentence of this prophecy tells of how the Wild Powers are the only people who can stop the darkness from taking over and destroying the day world. They literally will stand between the light and the shadow. The second sentence tells of how the Wild Power children have blue fire in their blood. This is what their Wild Power is. Blood must be run to evoke the blue fire. The third sentence of the prophecy means all the Wild Powers were born in the same year, and, since Aradia, who is the blind Maiden of the witches, is eighteen years old, the Wild Power children must all be seventeen. The final sentence of this prophecy states a simple fact. All four Wild Powers must work together to stop the darkness from taking over. If even one does not cooperate, the darkness will, as the prophecy says, triumph. It is therefore clear why Circle Daybreak and the Night World Council are playing tug-of-war. Circle Daybreak wants the human world to survive and to make this happen they need to convince all the Wild Power children to side with them. The Night World Council just needs one Wild Power – whether it be to convince them to work on their side or to kill them – to stop the human world from surviving. The second prophecy describes each Wild Power: The first sentence describes Delos Redfern. Delos was the Prince of the Dark Kingdom enclave, which has been hidden from the rest of the world since it was founded. Delos was the second Wild Power to be discovered. The second sentence of the prophecy is about Iliana Dominick. Iliana is a Hearth Woman – the ancient word for Harman. Being a lost witch, Iliana had trouble working with her Wild Power until she was really put under pressure! The prophecy held true though; Iliana found her spark. Iliana was the third discovered. The first Wild Power to be discovered is described in the third sentence of the prophecy. Jez Redfern is half human, half vampire. This makes her part of both the human world and the Night World. The sentence about Jez basically means that Jez is watching out for both worlds. The fourth sentence of the prophecy describes the final Wild Power, who will be found in the final Night World book, titled Strange Fate. The prophecy may suggest that this Wild Power may join forces with the Night World. Or, it could maybe mean that the Wild Power will be a human who becomes a Night Person, thus, becoming a part of the Night World but not necessarily siding with them. This last sentence of the prophecy can be interrupted in many ways. The only way to find out what it really means is by reading Strange Fate when it is published! And lastly, the prophecy that is most confusing: Obviously, the first sentence of this prophecy means that, with blue fire, the darkness can be stopped from destroying the human world. But the meaning of the second sentence of this prophecy is unclear. L. J. Smith does not give any hints about its meaning except that the blue fire can only be evoked when the Wild Powers run their blood. So, this sentence may be interrupted in different ways. I personally think this sentence is about an outcome of the battle. The first sentence of the prophecy says the darkness is banished with blue fire. This is like a statement of what will happen. So, the second sentence could mean that blood will be shed during the battle, and that, this will lead to an outcome. What this outcome may be is another guess. The world could be destroyed by the fighting and must be rebuilt. That sounds like a price to pay does it not? Anyway, now I am just discussing my opinions. <-- Back. |