Magekind

Magekind are humans that are born with the ability to perform magic.

Consequences
Earth's magical heritage was disappearing from temples and towers all over the planet. Nearly 1 million mages had to be migrated to Creakylid

Public opinion
The council wanted to keep the prophecy a secret, but couldn't due to magic disappearing world wide. In the end the whole prophecy wasn't leaked. It was never mentioned that someone would become a king or have many girlfriends.

There are nearly 1 million mages in existence.