Strings of Fate

Strings of Fate

216- Want and will

I’m super anxious when meeting up with Alex. I watch him set up his ever present laptop for what I’m starting to think is going to be a full on presentation.

“Alex… did you make a powerpoint presentation?” I ask, trying to keep any judgement from entering my tone.

you that I

“Yes. I’ve been so awkward lately and all of our meetings have been last minute so I couldn’t plan what I wanted to say in advance. I finally had time so I thought I would show CAN speak without stammering. That is… if you give me some time to think about it first.” He points out uncomfortably.

“Oh, well that’s cool. I appreciate the effort you’ve put in. I just don’t want you to think I

expect you to do all this when you don’t want to. I don’t mind if your presentations aren’t

perfect. It’s just us and Bellamy. You’re not on stage in front of a huge crowd or anything. It won’t matter.” I try to assure him. He raises an eyebrow.

“You still don’t get it do you?” He asks with a sigh.

“What don’t I get?” I prompt him.

“You’re my Alphas. You’re the only ones whose opinions DO make a difference.” He insists. I

frown. That doesn’t seem right. Does it?

you to be comfortable talking to me. If that means making a presentation then that’s fine, but I don’t expect

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later Bellamy joins us.

Megan and Darrien. We should be free for the next hour or so.” He promises. He sits down in the chair beside me, wheels it a little closer to me and takes

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What have you learned?” I ask, encouraging him to get started. He takes a deep breath and begins his presentation. He starts off with a quick summary of what we already know, the information provided from the old journal and so on, then

new information.

learning about them. Then about a hundred years ago there was a case of an Oracle recording what will happen when her first. representative is chosen. The role does not appear to pass down family lines and based on this, I would assume that Ananke will select a new representative when her old one

Gale so I’m inclined to trust it. They also did not use the name Ananke, but I suspect that is more because they did not know the name than anything else. I am working on acquiring

the backup plan. The one to manage and police them should those representatives go off track. The fate reps only receive information about the specific area they are intended to manage, life, death, and so on. They mostly get visions about the things that they need

you get information about fate all the time in the form

that you can monitor everything, but also so that you can change it as needed. It seems when Ananke said she

see fates and also to change them. Based on the previous journal I assume this is because this still allows them to make a

future.”

the ability to do what all the other fate reps did. Their additional magical abilities. Not right away, it was to be learned over time.

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would be way too overwhelming for one person to have all at once so they learn it as they need it. But the ability to see relationships is the one you are born with as it is Ananke’s natural base power and also because it should help you with your job, being able to see a person’s fate should help you learn about their intentions and motives.” Alex explains. Well he isn’t

blessed with abilities of one so powerful they would almost be a goddess. That the one they represent would not be a god, but that no god would resist her will. Gods and man would fear and respect the powerful one and that her strong will would