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Unable to reply, to give reason for her greatest secret Vanessa slipped through a gap in the crowed behind her and ran.
芒聙聹I芒聙聶m sorry. I didn芒聙聶t think that she might have kept that from you. You ought to know though, her other powers; they can芒聙聶t have come from that vampire attack. Her gift for manipulating and reading the mind isn芒聙聶t possible, she can block out even the Elders. Hear their thoughts when no one else can. She can move things without touching them, create things from thin air. Such control is unheard of after so little time of having magic, as is the age she received her gifts. But most strangely of all, the reason why you must prize her beyond anything else she can do, Vanessa can speak the magical language.芒聙聺
There was anti- climatic pause and then her dad asked 芒聙聹So?芒聙聺
芒聙聹No one can speak it anymore, it is a dead language. Not even the oldest of the Elders can speak it anymore. We use it for spells and nothing else. But she, she can speak it in conversation. There hasn芒聙聶t been a record of it being spoken like that since the Seven.芒聙聺
芒聙聹The Seven?芒聙聺
芒聙聹I芒聙聶ll leave that story to Vanessa. I don芒聙聶t want you to feel like I芒聙聶m interfering, I just wanted to make you aware that she is attracting a lot of attention.芒聙聺
芒聙聹Is my daughter safe?芒聙聺 Mr. Kenly looked into the mothers eyes and saw blazing passion in them, which reminded him forcibly of Vanessa. She was the sort of women who was a force of nature in herself; with more love than most have the capacity to feel, let alone to give.
芒聙聹Your name?芒聙聺
芒聙聹Jane. Now answer the question.芒聙聺
芒聙聹I cannot say. Power attracts all kinds of evil and the magic poison with it.芒聙聺
芒聙聹Will you help her, if it came to it?芒聙聺 This time it was her father who questioned him. His eyes were filmed with concern; a soft and gentle man. Accepting and understanding; even to the world which seemed to scare him half to death.
Mr. Kenly held out his hand and clasped his and they shook with sincerity 芒聙聹Yes sir, I will do my best. I believe she is very important to our future; we all need something to hope for.芒聙聺
芒聙聹Thank you.芒聙聺 He answered with feeling.
Then they turned and left, hand in hand; clutched tightly to communicate their worry for their child. There are many forms of mind reading and some; Mr. Kenly observed involved no magical gift at all.

They found Vanessa at the foot of a great, opulent staircase starring into the distance, frowning.
芒聙聹You know,芒聙聺 Her mum said sitting beside her on the step 芒聙聹I can芒聙聶t read your mind sweetheart.芒聙聺
Her dad sat the other side of Vanessa 芒聙聹neither can I.芒聙聺
芒聙聹Why didn芒聙聶t you tell us?芒聙聺
芒聙聹I didn芒聙聶t know what to say. It芒聙聶s all so confusing.芒聙聺 Her mum gave her a look and Vanessa laughed; well aware she was guilty of choosing not to use the gift which allowed her to give her memories to others, so they could be played like a film in thier own heads. 芒聙聹I know I should have showed you but芒聙娄芒聙聺 she shrugged
芒聙聹Come on. Talk to me.芒聙聺
芒聙聹I芒聙聶m scared.芒聙聺 Her voice suddenly sounded so small and childish it frightened her mother who had become accustomed to her daughter芒聙聶s strength and maturity.
芒聙聹Why? Surely it芒聙聶s a good thing that you are so powerful? Finally your talent is turning a few heads for a good reason.芒聙聺
芒聙聹No. It芒聙聶s not dad. Because the heads that are turning don芒聙聶t want to give me merits or put me on some achievement board in a school hall. They are afraid of me.芒聙聺 Jayne stared into Vanessa芒聙聶s wide eyes and saw wild panic.
芒聙聹奥丑测?芒聙聺
芒聙聹Because I芒聙聶m all wrong! I芒聙聶m not supposed to have magic at all; no mortal has for centuries. I have powers beyond what has been seen since the time of the seven and there no conceivable way I could have gotten them, other than芒聙娄 which is by far the worse prospect.芒聙聺
芒聙聹what芒聙聶s that?芒聙聺
芒聙聹That I was chosen. Predicted. My coming was preordained by a force which you can芒聙聶t understand no matter how many glimpses you get into my mind!芒聙聺
芒聙聹Chosen? Chosen by who?芒聙聺 her dad was panicking but Vanessa listened to her mother think; her mind had gentle calm beat that never faltered. Her brain was never scattered and too full like Vanessa芒聙聶s own mind.
芒聙聹Start at the beginning. Tell me everything.芒聙聺 she said calmly.
芒聙聹There is a poison, created by accident through an extremely powerful Magic芒聙聶s experiments with the dark part of a person. This poison overtook the Earth, caused it to die from the inside. It芒聙聶s pure evil. It transforms a person芒聙聶s soul; turns it black. His sister, Fate, was just as powerful if not more so. She was good, purer than anyone could ever be. People called upon her to tame this poison, to kill her brother, Fate gave seven others gifts which represented a part of hers and used them to create a spell which stopped the spread of evil. They put this spell into a book; this book gives magic to souls which can resist the poison and stay good; who wouldn芒聙聶t use this power for bad.芒聙聺
芒聙聹But you said that芒聙聶s stopped happening?芒聙聺
芒聙聹Yes, the wrong people are getting magic. And the mortal borns who should be getting magic aren't. I芒聙聶m the first in a while and there芒聙聶s a reason for that. My powers are a fixed point, set way before whatever stopped the book from doing its job came along. My soul has been selected for thousands of years. Which means I芒聙聶m important, really important and I just don芒聙聶t know in what way yet.芒聙聺
芒聙聹And the vampire?芒聙聺
芒聙聹Oh, remember that day when I was six and I went missing for longer than usual? Ever since that day I芒聙聶ve been able to do all this. Vampires attack by subduing your mind, sending you to sleep; making it an easy meal. Sometimes when people survive because the vampire was interrupted or something they find that that part of their permanently awoken, but I was different I survived because I fought him and won. I芒聙聶m different in that way too, that attack shouldn芒聙聶t have made me this powerful; it awoke something much, much deeper within me. Much more than a sleeping ability to manipulate the subconscious.芒聙聺 Vanessa turned to her mum, breathed deep and resolved that she had to know. 芒聙聹Do you remember a man called Laurence?芒聙聺 The colour drained from her face.
芒聙聹Laurence? That man, the one that beat your mother senseless for no reason at all.芒聙聺
All she芒聙聶d wanted was confirmation; Vanessa wasn芒聙聶t going to tell her parents who her father really was. Laurence. The vampire who seduced her mother and then wiped the memory of him from her mind.
芒聙聹So your extremely powerful, unheard of and very important to the future of the world in general?芒聙聺
芒聙聹驰别蝉.芒聙聺
Her dad breathed 芒聙聹trust you Vanessa, only you could have all that happen to them.芒聙聺
Vanessa looked into his eyes. 芒聙聹Exactly. Only me.芒聙聺 Her eyes filled but no tears fell.
芒聙聹In the future you have to tell us when something芒聙聶s wrong. I know we can芒聙聶t understand this world properly but everyone needs a sympathetic ear every now and then sweet heart.芒聙聺
芒聙聹Yes, especially if it could mean you芒聙聶re in danger.芒聙聺 He gave Vanessa a meaningful look and she caught a glimpse of what her teacher had been saying to them
芒聙聹Mr. Kenly is a worrier. There芒聙聶s no chance that they芒聙聶ll try to do anything to me.芒聙聺 Too used to his daughter芒聙聶s gift he went along with the part of the conversation they had skipped to.
芒聙聹Yes well, I芒聙聶m a worrier too.芒聙聺 He considered his daughter for a second and sighed 芒聙聹you don芒聙聶t have be so brave with us. Even if you can do magic that no one has seen for a few thousand years, even if you can read my mind, even if your going to play a big part in the future of the magical and mortal world. You芒聙聶re still only ten and I, at least, can remember that. You芒聙聶re still our daughter Vanessa, no matter how powerful you are.芒聙聺
Vanessa gathered both her parents into a hug, smiling sadly to herself; they had no idea what was in store for her. Truth be told neither did Vanessa really.