Into the Darkness

6: What am I?

I took Luna's hand and walked away. Priscilla quickly followed us. We had to hurry and we didn't have time for Leon.
"Wait! Please let me go with you. I'm lost and I don't know what to do. I'm not a very experienced wizard. I don't know if I can manage on my own!" Leon ran after us. I looked at the girls and than at Leon.
"Fine, come along, we have no time to waste."
Priscilla clapped her hands. She was excited. I smiled at the sight of her happy, sparkling eyes. And so, we went on to the Clinline Mountains.

We were walking through a big grass field with some trees here and there.
"Why are we even going to the Clinline Mountains anyways? I mean, they're dangerous." I said.
"You don't know?" Leon said. I shook my head.
"I'll explain." Luna said.
"Okay so on those mountains, there lives the greatest wizard of all time. His name is Ixeor. He can keep us safe. And he can help you control your powers." She explained. I listened carefully.
"Let's not wait any longer! I need to control my powers." I started walking faster. The others rushed after me.

"ROHAN WAIT!" Luna yelled. I quickly stopped. I now realised that I was a few inches away from falling to my death in a ravine. I quickly took a few steps back, tripping over branches. I crawled back to my friends and stood up. We were looking at this huge ravine, with no bridge or way around it. Luna looked at me. She walked towards me and stood behind me. I could feel her warm breath against my neck.
"Try making a bridge. If u can control earth as well, I can tell you what you are." She whispered in my ear. I sighed.
I took some deep breaths and closed my eyes. I felt like everyone was watching me. I spread my arms and opened my hands. I sighed again. I imagined a bridge of dirt, appearing in front of me. Than, I heard trembling noises and the ground started shaking. I immediately opened my eyes. And what I saw, was... a bridge of dirt, taking it's form right in front of me. I slowly walked towards the bridge. I carefully set my foot on the bridge. I took a step. And another. And another. And another until I reached the other side. The others walked over the bridge. Luna flew me in my arms and laughed. Leon and Priscilla looked at me proudly.
"I knew you could do it!" Luna said. She looked at me and let me go quickly.
"Sorry. We should go." She said and she walked past me, towards a dirt road. Priscilla walked after her. Leon put his hand on my shoulder. He grinned.
"She likes you." He said. He patted my shoulder and walked towards the girls. I turned around and the bridge was gone. I sighed and ran towards the others.

We were walking along the road. It was the first road I saw since I left home. Home. God I missed home so much. And I was away for one day! This really showed that I had never left Little Ivywood. I kept thinking about mom and Dana. We're they alright? We're they worried? Of course they were. They had no idea why I left. They didn't know what was going on. I just... send a letter and took of.

The dirt road left behind my footprints. The sun was setting. The wind made it cold.
"There, a cave. We can spend the night there." Leon said.
"But don't we need to keep moving?" Priscilla said. Leon shook his head.
"The night is the most dangerous time of the day. We need to stay safe. " Leon replied.
"We need shifts. One person stays awake as the others sleep." I said. Leon nodded at me.
"I'll take the first shift." He said and he walked towards the cave. Once we arrived at the cave, Leon made a fire and stood outside, while we went asleep.

I was sitting up straight, looking up at the night sky. It was my shift. I didn't really know what to look out for, so I looked at the whole surrounding. All trees, all bushes, all rocks and all blades of grass. I watched every animal that passed by and reacted to every sound. But my head wasn't busy with demons, huge spiders, witches and wizards. I was thinking about what I could be. I mean, I found out I can control all the elements: Fire, Water, Earth and Air. But what am I? Luna told me she knows, but she didn't tell me the whole way to the cave. And when we entered, she went right to sleep. I can't be a wizard. Luna can't control Earth and Air. Only fire and water. And Leon and Priscilla can't even control any. They only have their wands.