MANIPULATIVE MASTERMINDS

Destiny’s Child

The Making of a Prophetess

Mark Randall Havens
26 min readNov 18, 2023

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A precocious half-elf girl manipulates her way to power in a religious order, embracing the darkness within herself to fulfill her perceived grand destiny.

At the crossroads of shadow and light, a child of destiny begins her journey.

“I alone see the path forward clearly. My visions shall guide us all.”

PROLOGUE — Whispers of Destiny

In the realm where myth and reality dance under the same moonlit sky, there lies a city that hums with the vibrant energy of both the ancient and the new. Here, within the heart of this bustling metropolis, stands an ancient temple, a sanctuary of serenity amidst the chaos of daily life. It is in this temple that our story begins, with the first light of dawn caressing its age-old walls.

Amidst the marble pillars and sacred relics, a young half-elf girl named Elyndra moves with an ethereal grace that sets her apart from those around her. Her golden hair, shimmering like strands of sunlight, cascades down her back, while her deep emerald eyes hold the mysteries of the stars themselves.

Elyndra is not like the other children of the temple. Born of two worlds yet belonging to neither, she finds solace in the whispers of the wind and the ancient stories etched into…

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Mark Randall Havens

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