Advice for dealing with prophecies
Note to all aspiring antagonists: stop working against prophecy. Prophecy generally tells something that will happen and generally can't be stopped; however, most prophecies are very vague and have loopholes. USE THEM.
E.g.
prophecy:
Only young child x can kill you./child x will kill you
Solution:
Don’t try to kill them, raise them to rule alongside you forever, and enjoy your near immortality until they kill you as a mercy in your old age.
Prophecy:
You will die on (specific date).
Solutions:
Get involved in a game that involves the player character's death, play it, and die that day.
Alternate solutions include removing that date from the calendar
Prophecy:
Main rival can’t be kill be any man or blade.
Solution:
Send a woman with a hammer