Biggest thing first: Zyle WAS the Blessed Child. He and Sarah just didn't know it. Usually Blessed Children only learn their status as such when they are recruited by the Warlocks' Council. Him and Sarah never having heard of this is done to show that for many people of prophecy in The Un-Iverse, they themselves are unware of their own "destiny".
But if he's the Blessed Child, and destined to join the Warlocks Council, why did he die? It goes right back to Gilda's catchphrase, "Once You Know A Future Is Coming, You Can Change It." Every character's destiny is ultimately in their own hands. That's doesn't just mean the heroes are going to outfox prophecies of doom. In some cases heroes are going to fail their fulfilled promised destinies as well. For good or ill, prophecies cannot be relied on. Even regarding Blessed Children.
The thing you should take most notice about Zyle's Blessed Child status is that he is mortal. I want to set that up very early on, even before we meet the Warlocks' Council. That group of Warlocks and a Mistress are seemingly ageless, all-powerful, and can each be taken out by one of those punks who get lucky that Batman always warned about. Zyle is the proof.
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Date: 2024-09-27 05:36 pm (UTC)But if he's the Blessed Child, and destined to join the Warlocks Council, why did he die? It goes right back to Gilda's catchphrase, "Once You Know A Future Is Coming, You Can Change It." Every character's destiny is ultimately in their own hands. That's doesn't just mean the heroes are going to outfox prophecies of doom. In some cases heroes are going to fail their fulfilled promised destinies as well. For good or ill, prophecies cannot be relied on. Even regarding Blessed Children.
The thing you should take most notice about Zyle's Blessed Child status is that he is mortal. I want to set that up very early on, even before we meet the Warlocks' Council. That group of Warlocks and a Mistress are seemingly ageless, all-powerful, and can each be taken out by one of those punks who get lucky that Batman always warned about. Zyle is the proof.