The Elemental Sorceress

Chapter Seven

CHAPTER — SEVEN

Legend

When she returns to Magnolia, Nova heads to the guild's library immediately after dropping off her belongings. She doesn't pay much attention to Lucy leaving for a short vacation with her team, fully focused on finding out more about this 'Deam Magnam'.

She pulls out any book that seems like it might hold information on the topic. Once she finishes scanning the numerous bookshelves she takes a seat with several dozens of books stacked beside her. Thankfully she thought ahead and brought her Gale Force reading glasses to help quicken the research.

By the time she finds what she's looking for she's on her fifteenth book. It's an old tome with a dark blue cover with stars dotting it, 'Celestial Myths and Legends.'

Elemental Keys

The Elemental Key's are among the rarest in the world. Dating back centuries. There are four keys in total, and it is said there have been less than ten owners. Before the keys were created they once were the loyal guards of Deam Magnam but she created them so that even if she died, they'd find her again.

It is said that once the Deam Magnam returns if all four keys are found they will return to her side as her loyal guards once more. In order for this to happen, they must be contracted beneath the same gatekeeper.

Darago the Phoenix: Darago is the fire element of the Elementals. She is said to be the second strongest of the group. The spirit holds two forms– one of a human woman with flames for hair and one of a Phoenix. Not much is known about her abilities other than she has been able to set the sky on fire.

Neptune the Hydra: Neptune is the least powerful [but still much more than any other gate keys] of the set, he represents water. Like Darago he has two forms– a human male with ocean-like hair and one of a Hydra. It is said he can swallow oceans whole.

Brünnhilde the Valkyrie: Brünnhilde has only one form unlike the rest of the Elementals. She rules over the skies with large angel-like wings and sword so strong it can cut continents in half. She is the third-ranking of the set and represents air.

Titan the Earth Dragon: The strongest of the set, Titan represents earth. He has two forms, one of a massive green-scaled dragon and another of a human male with leaves as hair. His true power has never been measured though it is said he holds more than the Spirit King himself.

Nova blinks taking in the information from the book, none of it made sense. These keys were created by someone that was not a celestial mage– and they had enough power to damn near destroy the world! She wondered if she should tell her blonde friend about what she found. The girl was gone though so it would have to wait.

She sighs realizing it was the last book in her stack. "I wonder if the town library would have more information...?"

Nova jumps in her seat when a light shimmers above the table and a large brown book drops down. "What the hell?" She mutters reaching out to look at it.

'Deam Magnam.'

The book opens itself up. "How did it...?" When she places her hand on the pages she feels the same shock from when she touched the stone.

Her eyes flicker down to begin reading the book.

Overview

Deam Magnam translates to the words 'Great Goddess.' Hundreds of centuries ago there was a woman who reigned over Earthland as a fearsome leader. She held the ability to manipulate and conjure the four elements at will.