LIVING | 하루토

2 - Rarest Heart

father helped me get a small cottage near the land's lush woods, but near enough to the mainland.

i loved my area that father helped me look for... it was a quaint little area with around 6-7 cottages for small families, young adults and some elderly couples.

the cottages were surrounded my grassfields filled with blooming faunas and tall, strong oak and fruit trees.

it was cozy.

there was also a nearby lake river that had nothing but clear blue waters running through it.

"attention all Cepilians, the mayor has an announcement for everyone. please gather at the town hall now," the radio boomed from inside my cottage.

i looked over to my neighbours and saw them scurrying to the town hall, the little kids ran through the grass fields with huge smiles on their faces as i headed to the town hall.

i swirled my hands around so that water was floating above my hands. i can drink this if i get tired.

"woah~ look there! she possesses the magic of water!" i heard one of the kids exclaim as they ooh-ed and ahh-ed at the floating water.

i smiled softly at them as i separated a droplet of water from the existing, and splashed a little by their legs.

they exclaimed happily as the looked up into my eyes with admiration.

"y-you're so... amazing!" one of them clapped.

"did you guys see that? she made some water splash here..!!! what amazing control~" a slightly older-looking kid nodded.

"what about you guys?" i asked as i made my way beside them. we started walking to the town hall together as each of them briefly showed me their magic.

"i have ice breath!" one of them shouted as he blew into the space in front of him, freezing some fauna.

"h-hey! that's not good for the pla-"

"i'll handle this~" another one of them smiled as he made a candle appear and there the ice melted instantly.

my eyes widened at the sight.

"c-candles?" i had never seen anyone have the magic to create candles... i guess the magic is reallt evolving nowadays huh.

"anything heat related, actually.. but not huge flames! mother said i don't possess enough mana in me yet," he sulked.

"so... campfires, candles, lights?" i asked and he nodded proudly.

"ah.. i'm tired. why is the town hall so far away!"

"here," i smiled softly as i formed a water cloud beneath them, lifting them up as their mouths dropped.

"N-NO WAY! I'M FLYING!" one of the kids said as they say down on the cloud, their feet dangling as it moved along with me.

"i-i'm yena by the way," i smiled.

"yuto! and they are dimo and lex," yuto, the tallest, smiled.

"we're almost at the town hall, we'd better hurry or father will make us do magic theory again..!!" dimo whined as they jumped off the cloud and sprinted towards their father.

"b-be careful boys!" i reminded as they waved goodbye and sprinted off.

magic theory huh... i remember dreading it too when i was still in school, but they do have a lot to learn. their mana is too weak to keep their magic activated for a long time.

"welcome all Cepilians! thank you very much for making your way here. i'm truly grateful," mayor seth smiled.

"i'm proud to finally announce yena acoff's start of her journey in the land of Cepil. after years of treating her fragile heart, the doctors have made it possible for her heart to be strong enough to step out of the hospital. i hope every Cepillian may see this as motivation to never give up on your own dreams. when you have a dream, you follow it!" mayor seth proudly said.

i felt my cheeks burn red as everyone's eyes turned to me. my case had been a rare case in the land of Cepil; my case is the first sickness that no magic could heal.

"y-yena acoff? you're the girl with the fragile heart! how painful it must've been.." one of the cepillian said.

"the land of cepil's rarest heart.. is finally free!"

i'm finally free.

.... or am i?