When we fell from Earth

The Cave of Frozen Wonders

Nour was happily sipping from her milk tea when the world decided that this would be the day she died.

Few hours before, Nour and her girlfriends gathered in their room and started sharing what they saw in their visions. The shortest by far was Laila's, in which she was told she would be the end of the someone important, Mariam was told she would summon the world's tree, Gina was told that she will deliver justice, Zeina was told the last two lines in the prophecy which destructed Belimerando's knowledge of modern theology, and Nour was told she had to fall down somewhere to find the one she sought, which Nour deduced was her Guardian, the son of the previous Queen of Ice.

They didn't sleep, and instead they kept reciting their visions over and over to each other, trying to make the most out of it, and to find any hidden link that might help them understand more and know what the Imagination Creator meant by a world that I once had called home, but then Zeina recalled her meeting with Maged, the previous owner of half of the Shard of Power she possessed, but not only that, but his brother, Magdy, had the other half and he was her great-great-great grandfather on her mother's side of the family, which meant her powers were inherited, unlike the rest.

"Eleven, they shall walk the lands they once ruled..." Nour had told them. "Eleven. So, this means that there is someone in our world with this very Shard of Power..." and when everyone turned to her, Nour seemed to realize what they might mean. "What if Berberan had already found them?"

But Laila waved her worries off. "Zeina's magic is of creation. Remember the fluffy cloud incident? If Berberan had such powers, he would have came after us by now." but at that, Mariam added, "You remember what he did to the towns around us, right?"

Laila sighed, "I remember, yes. I mean, he knows we have the powers, and I think he's smart enough to know that we can use them by now. I think he's actually afraid of coming here, because he knows that with these powers, he's toast." Laila then turned to Gina. "About that, I have a question."

"Yes?"

"How did Berberan become the Queen of Fire's Guardian? Didn't you say that they thought he was dead and that he was an identical twin to Azar?"

Gina seemed to contemplate that and shrugged, "I really didn't have time to ask her about logistics like this. Before I could register what she was saying, she told me we were standing on hell."

Laila nodded and turned to Nour, "And you should also fall down to find the one you seek?"

"Yes, Glorious' son." Nour said and her mind wondered off to the hummings she heard in the Varten. Could they have been Glorious son trying to call for her? But where was he trapped? And what did she mean by fall to find the one you seek?

So many questions that Nour now contemplated as she sipped on her milk tea, serrounded by her friends. The boy had apparently stayed up, too, thinking about their prophecies, and they all deicded to have a brainstorming session in the kitchen, which ended up in them staring at each other and drinking their official group drink.

Mariam took a sip from her milk tea. "Wonderful."

Yuto took a sip from his own. "This drink has proved itself to be universal."

Laila sipped from hers. "I can feel it healing the wounds in me."

Mohammad took a sip. "All problems would be solved if everyone drank milk tea."

Nour sipped, "Amen."

Yasser shook his head, looking at his own untouched cup of milk tea. "I think you all need to see a therapist."

Youssef sipped his tea and raised the cup in cheers. "Why? We have milk tea."

Zeina nodded, "I think you should be the one seeing a therapist. This is the literal definition of perfection." she took a sip.