“A plan was hatched and put into motion by a few of the members of the board that seemed reasonable to the rest of the members. Laws were passed that would identify every low-level magic user by requiring birth certificates to include information about who they were…which would then be accessible to the Governing Council. This allowed the rogue members to overcome the first hurdle…”
“Finding all low-level magic users,” Carson said.
“Correct…once that law was passed,” Oracle continued, “it was easy to get the rest of the members to agree to have all low-level magic users tested when they came of age. If they could not make a light sphere, they were then forced into a life of servitude.”
“Why weren’t the magic users allowed to return to their families once they failed the light sphere test?” asked Fionn.
“It posed too much of a risk to the leaders,” growled Carson.
“Yes, it did,” Oracle nodded, “by stripping away the low-level users’ rights to have any contact with their families, no one would find out the real purpose behind the discriminative laws.”
“So that’s why my parents claimed I died shortly after my birth,” said Remy.
“Exactly,” Oracle concurred. “Not everyone supported these new laws…your parents among them…so they did what they thought was morally right. By filing a false death report, they were protecting you and keeping you from a life they felt the Witches’ Governing Council had no right to condemn you to.”
“If they didn’t want to strip me of my magic, then what did they want me for?” asked Remy.
“To keep you from finding your Fated Mate. Without one, you could not become Keeper of All Magic and they could then force you to make light spheres to be used for their personal gain,” Oracle replied. “When you showed your parents the first one, the unscrupulous members redoubled their efforts to find you. But they never thought a false death certificate would be filed and for that to thwart them.”
“So now that Remy’s found his Fated Mate, what’s next?” asked Hunter.
Smiling, Oracle replied, “He is now the most powerful magic user on the earth. All of Hecate’s magic now resides in him for him to use as he sees fit…including the disbanding of the Witches’ Governing Council if he so chooses.”
“What about the laws condemning other low-level users to slavery?” asked Remy.
“It’s up to you because your word is final,” Oracle said. “You are the Ruler of the Mystic Realm which means each magic user must obey you and abide by your decisions.”
“So, I can abolish those laws?” asked Remy.
“Yes, you can,” Oracle said. “And you can also return low-level magic users to their families and require compensation to be paid for their years of free labor.”
“What about my brothers? Are they safe?” asked Remy.
“Yes, any magic user that dares to threaten them will regret it,” Oracle said.
“How?” Carson asked, keen to be assured his family would be safe.
“Because you are Remy’s Mystic Guardian,” Oracle replied. “The mark on your back identifies you as such. No one will ever be able to harm your mate or his brothers.”
“How come?” asked Hunter. “Does his wolf possess magic?”
“Not quite,” Oracle said. “A Mystic Guardian has a unique set of powers to protect the Keeper of All Magic from any attempts to control, injure or kill him and he is as powerful as the Keeper, but in a different way.”
“And I have those abilities now?” asked Carson.
“Yes, as soon as Remy’s mark appeared on you, the powers were activated,” Oracle said.
“What can Carson do?” asked Hunter. “They have to be pretty intense if they match Remy’s.”
“While Remy is the Keeper of All Magic, a Mystic Guardian is the destroyer of all magic, able to remove a magic user’s powers permanently.”
“Holy moley!” Fionn exclaimed. “Let me get this straight, Remy can give someone magic and Carson can take it away?”
“Yes,” Oracle said.
“Will it work on all kinds of magic?” Remy asked.
“Yes, just as no one has magic as powerful as yours, no level of magic is immune from Carson’s power,” Oracle explained.
