"Pleased to make your acquaintance, my name is Felix," he introduced himself to the elf. As seen by the pointed ears.
The elf in front of him smiled, "Khidell." The elf waved their hand, and Felix was no longer in his black trousers and white shirt. He wore a light gown, just like the elf before him, made out of different layers of fabric. The fabric had the colors of nature, with light and dark greens, light browns, and bits of white. Even if Felix couldn't see it, the colors of the fabric greatly complemented his emerald eyes. It was as if he was made to wear such attires.
"Come with me now child," they said and walked deeper into these enchanting woods.
As Felix followed them, he walked by lakes and large trees, growing higher than any he had seen before. He felt like he was in a fairytale. They walked further and further, in the distance he could see the biggest tree of all.The Mothertree, or as the elves call it 'Amilgalada'.
The all-nurturing tree of the elves and everything that lived in the forest.
Felix looked at all of the huts and little houses they walked by, as the elf in front of him walked further and further to the center. The streets began to look different the closer they got to the center, the dirt path they walked before was now made out of white and gray stones, marbling into each other. Only the hits and houses didn't change much, if anything they just seemed more nature-grown. As if they didn't even build anything, it was more like nature grew these houses and the elves lived inside. The elf in front of him stopped and Felix saw a stone platform, it was in front of the Mothertree, the roots of the tree encased the platform.
"Go on the platform, you won't leave it until you are ready. In the form you have right now you won't need rest or food anyway," the elf said, motioning for Felix to walk onto the platform.
As Felix walked onto the platform he saw an invisible wall going up, locking him inside. Music started playing, a mixture of horns, harps, and soft wooden clanging. He saw flutes, ocarinas made of wood, and even a wooden xylophone.
Jewels on the side of the platform began to shine, the green one shone the brightest and in front of Felix was now an elvish woman. She was made out of a green shine as if by holoprojection. She smiled at him and then showed him a few simple movements with her arms, that swung beautifully to the music around him. When she finished she smiled at Felix, moving her hand as if telling him to copy what she did.Felix tried to replicate what he saw, but first, he didn't pay attention and second, he didn't really dance before. All of his movement seemed unnatural even to him, he felt like he couldn't even move his body the way he wanted to. The elf in front of him only kindly shook her head and danced again. This time Felix paid attention and tried to move his body even when she was dancing in front of her. He practiced and it was by no means fluent or even as gracefully, but he knew what the choreography was. So now he only tried to bend his body and arms the way he needed so, that it would look more graceful. Time flew by and Felix finally passed the dance. The elf in front of him smiled kindly and bowed a little, before vanishing into the green light. The green jewel was extinguished and the next jewel began to shine, a yellow one.
This time an elven child stood in front of him, the little boy had a big smile as he showed him a playful dance. It looked as graceful as the dance before, but there were more jumps, twirls, and balancing features. When the child was finished he looked expectantly at Felix.Felix looked amused as he tried to dance to what he had just seen. Just like before he tried to move like the wind, bending flexibly as he then jumped trying the same twirl in the air. The only thing he did was fail miserably as he fell to the ground. He didn't feel any pain, and as Felix looked at the child, he saw that the elven child laughed at him.
Annoyed at the child he stood up and tried again, and again, and again. The laughter of the child added only more fuel that he had to get it right. Felix doesn't know how much time he spends learning and dancing this dance full of childish things.
He also couldn't figure out at what time it actually felt fun to dance like the whole world couldn't touch him. If the dance before showed him the first gracefulness of the elves, this dance showed him the playfulness and the cheekyness. The fun to dance and feel free, when he finished the dance perfectly with the feeling of being free and a child his eyes watered.
He felt tears running down his face as he twirled for one last time, the child smiled sadly, walked up to Felix, and rubbed his leg in a comforting sense.
As Felix looked down, he could feel the touch of the elven child and felt sad when the child vanished into the yellow light.
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He keeps finding me
General FictionIt all began with a message on his 16th birthday, 'Today in one year, you will die.' Felix didn't think much about it, after all his father was a well-known underground boss in this area. Unbothered, he pocketed his phone, going about his normal da...