Fire in the Roots

Chapter IX: First Day

"S-sister? Sister! Oh, finally... You can join me... Join me... JOIN ME!"

"GASP!*" Cindy woke up with the gasp trembling her. She put her glasses on and ran to her balcony. She cried, "Was that... my sister? Vindy..."

Cindy kept crying. It was the voice that scared her badly in her dream. She looked at the bottom of the tree and saw everybody was battling at mid-night. She wondered why they did that. She then looked up at the other trees, and...

"Who...?" She looked closely and saw an apprentice with pitch black wings. It looked like the apprentice that drove the assassins out from yesterday. It seems he was glaring at her.

She slowly waved at him, but eventually he flew off. "Was I being mean?" Cindy asked. Why was he glaring at her with his deep red eyes? She tucked into bed and slept with the thought trapped within her. "Who is he...?"

(4 Hours Later)

The sun has risen, and the dark has faded. A sudden bell rang, and everyone woke up. The three exited their rooms and walked through the crowd of their "magic-mates" (Because they're in a school. Get it...? I'm sorry.).  What will the three experience on the first day?

Lucas's P.O.V: I looked around for my teacher's room, and couldn't find it. Mrs. Tori's room must be hard to find. She might not be the only one. I had to ask all around.

"Mrs. Tori? She's in the coral classroom. You'll see a door surrounded by coral and other ocean... thingies... I'm not in that class. I know nothing of the ocean."

So a door covered in coral? Why is her room called the coral room? I looked around and saw a door with the most beautiful colors of coral. I don't know what to expect...

I approached the door, and it suddenly opened. I saw the room... The walls and floor was very wet. The room had a lot of fish tanks. What is it with this person in fish? I came into the room and saw a person using their magic on the water. It seems they were trying to make the water rise up. Mrs. Tori noticed me at her desk, and waved to me.

"Morrowind! So glad you can join the class!" Mrs. Tori got up and walked to me.

"Yeah... I... Alright, I hope this isn't disrespectful... Why is your room supposed to be from underwater? Again, I hope it's not rude or disrespectful."

Mrs. Tori chuckled. "This is the Water Class. Here, we teach you how to control the sweet and soothing water."

"Wait... Water Class? You're saying that I'm a Water Apprentice?" I asked.

"Yes, you have the ability to make the ocean call to you and fight by your side."

"Okay, you're making this sound like a fairy tale."

She looked at me with confusion. "Fairy tale? What..."

"Make the ocean call to you? What in the world does that-"

The water instantly levitated in the air and turned into a spike. It was pointing at me.

"This is the call of the ocean. You control the water's wave, and reshape it into something else.  With this, the assassins we always see will tremble the power of the ocean." The water instantly reshaped into a sphere. "These are no fairy tales. The magic among this tree are real. Water, fire, shock, darkness and more. The water may seem weak, but it is more than that. You will succeed. I will teach you starting tomorrow. I'll help you with this war."

Elliot's P.O.V: I of course went up the stairs to Mr. Smive's room, but... when I entered the room, it was empty. The room was pitch black. I closed the door and couldn't see anything. I heard laughter, and saw a glowing eye in the distance. I walked toward it and reached to touch the eye. It's glow was... strange.