Golden Box Book Publishing GBBP Magazine, June, 2017 | Page 15

leaders are born, a male and a female. If they are chosen, they
become leaders and Csenge, and Kund live out the rest of their
lives as Elders. Also, it was foretold that a King will be born. The
legend doesn’t say when, but he will be the first True King of all
the Huns. He will unite the clans, and his Royal descendants will
be born with the potential to become King and Queen if they’re
proven to be worthy. The rest of the twenty-four became Elder
Council members, and when they died, their descendants took
over the role. The Leaders, however, will not die until they choose
to, but first they have to appoint their successors. We pray to the
Creator and ask help from Mother and Father equally because they
were the closest to the people and promised they will come back
to help when we will need them most. According to the legend,
the people worshiped the Gods, but we pray to Mother and
Father.”
“You said thirty-nine…” Ilona did the math.
“Yes, there is one more…” she sighed. “Joland was not
chosen, he was not of the original noble blood, but he’s very
clever and conniving. He stole knowledge from the Gods and
learned how to live forever. It took smart planning, conniving and
ability to solve riddles to find the well-guarded secret; therefore,
the Gods appointed him to become the Law Keeper. When he
united with Morana, they came close to overpowering the Elders
and ruling the people, but they were caught, separated and
punished. That’s all the legend says.” She smiled.
“You can’t even imagine how much more I want to learn.
Everyone seems to know more than I do, and it makes me feel like
I’m stumbling in the dark. “
“It is as it is supposed to be. You are of the noble bloodline;
you have to learn everything on your own and prove that you are
worthy of your destiny.”
“What is my destiny?”
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