Tarot Divination
"You are... Trelawney of Ravenclaw?" Xiwen asked, looking into those strange silver eyes.
Since Grindelwald's questioning at the Palais Garnier, Xiwen has been quite curious about Prophecy abilities. This Trelawney seems to have inherited her grandmother Cassandra's Prophecy talent, always able to pinpoint the location of Xiwen's Soul Body.
"Sit down." Xiwen gestured to the seat opposite in the private room, indicating that Trelawney should sit down.
Trelawney hesitated for a moment, then nodded somewhat stiffly and sat down opposite Xiwen.
Looking at the silver-haired little witch before him, Xiwen suddenly chuckled with a mischievous grin. Then, the Ghost Xiwen climbed up the ceiling of the Ghost Hall and entered the Main Tower of the castle.
"So, do you know where I am right now, Miss Trelawney?" Xiwen asked softly, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Trelawney frowned and asked coldly, "You have the ability to deceive the Third Eye?"
"The Third Eye?" Xiwen raised an eyebrow. "If by the Third Eye you mean your eyes, then I don't think I've ever deceived you about them."
"The Third Eye doesn't simply refer to my eyes," Trelawney shook her head, speaking in a cool voice. "The Third Eye refers to an ability to see the truth and foresee the future."
"Then why do you think I can deceive your so-called 'Third Eye'?" Xiwen asked curiously.
"Because I can't see you clearly," Trelawney said coldly, repeating the words she had uttered at Ravenclaw Tower.
"Is it that vague statement again?" Xiwen narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice. "Miss Trelawney, why don't you explain it to me in more detail?"
Trelawney glanced at Xiwen again with her strange eyes, then slowly nodded.
"I've had the ability to see through everything around me since I was born. From childhood to adulthood, I can predict everything that happens around me with perfect accuracy. I have to admit, it's quite boring," she said softly.
"Others, as long as they get within a certain range of me, I can accurately know everything that will happen to them in the near future. Only you, from Third Eye's perspective, are like a void shrouded in mist, unclear and incomprehensible."
"When I try to see you more closely, a thread connects your body to another location. It constantly tells me that the real you is there."
"So can you tell me how you did it?" Trelawney asked softly, her thin lips pressed together.
"I can only tell you that I don't know either."
Xiwen shook his head and fell into deep thought.
In truth, Xiwen had a general idea of why Trelawney and Grindelwald were so curious about him. But he didn't want to share this secret with anyone else.
Trelawney sensed several times that Xiwen was not in front of her, but each time she sensed the location of Xiwen's Soul Body. According to her, Xiwen appeared as an empty space from the perspective of her Third Eye, and could not be perceived by her Prophecy abilities.
From this perspective, the Third Eye seems more like an ability to directly see into the soul. It allows one to judge the future trajectory of another's soul in an indescribable way.
In just six months, Xiwen had met three people with Prophecy abilities.
First was Nick Flamel, who used his Crystal to foresee Grindelwald's attempt to burn down all of Paris and arrived in time to prevent the disaster; the other was Gellert Grindelwald, whose eyes could see fragments of the future, Xiwen witnessed a scene of Muggle war shown by him at the Palais Garnier.
Finally, there was Manto Trelawney, who could accurately see the location of Xiwen's soul.
So, how much can Prophecy actually foresee? If Prophecy abilities are truly that powerful, how can they possibly contend with Grindelwald, who can predict the future?
Thinking of this, Xiwen looked at Trelawney with some distress and asked, "So, can you make a Prophecy about me?"
"I told you, I can't see you clearly," Trelawney frowned, saying with displeasure. "Forget about Prophecy."
Just as Xiwen was feeling disappointed, she suddenly spoke up again, "But perhaps Divination can help!"
"I also want to know if someone like you, who can deceive the Third Eye, can be successfully Divination." Trelawney stared intently at Xiwen, her strange silver eyes fixed on him, her tone solemn.
Xiwen felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze and quickly nodded, signaling her to begin.
Trelawney skillfully took a deck of cards from her pocket and spread them out face down on the table.
"Draw three cards and place them on your left, in the middle, and on your right. They will represent your past, present, and future, respectively," she told Xiwen.
"Ta Lo?" Xiwen looked at the purple deck of cards lying face down on the table and immediately became interested.
Even though the backs of the cards were identical, he still picked and chose three cards that looked good and placed them in three different positions.
Trelawney nodded as she saw the cards that Xiwen had placed.
First, she flipped over the card on Xiwen's left-hand side—
The card depicts an angel with golden hair and white wings, blowing a trumpet to redeem the dead who hear the music.
"Your past is— Judgement, the related term being resurrection," Trelawney said softly.
Hearing the word "resurrection," Xiwen's heart trembled slightly. He wondered if the secret of his rebirth into this world would be uncovered.
Under Xiwen's tense gaze, Trelawney began to decipher the card.
"The Judgement card means that your old ideas about life are dead, and you are answering your inner calling to live a more meaningful life," she said.
"That's too vague!" Xiwen breathed a slight sigh of relief and said with a smile.
"Divination can only reveal broad and general information, unlike Prophecy which can be specific and detailed." Trelawney shook her head and turned over the middle card.
The central Ta Lo depicts a giant spinning wheel.
"Your present moment is the Wheel of Fortune, related to the concept of reincarnation," Trelawney said.
'How did this get involved with reincarnation again?' Xiwen's heart, which had just settled down, tightened again.
"The Wheel of Fortune keeps turning, with new opportunities and variables constantly emerging. You may encounter many changes in the coming year," Trelawney explained.
Xiwen breathed a sigh of relief again, slowly nodding, thinking to himself, 'After all, Grindelwald wants to make some big moves, so it's normal for things to change.'
Trelawney seemed a little impatient too; before Xiwen could react, she flipped over the Ta Lo on his right—
The card depicts a black death knight riding a white horse, holding a banner representing plague.
"Your future is— Death!"