'Teachings'
"Wait-what!?" Ethereal exclaimed as she processed yet again another headache, producing information.
"Yes quite so" sensai replied.
It had been nearly 3 hours since the history of everything was revealed,it was now evening the sun creating a beautiful hue of pink,purple and a dark blue, the stars shined bright-brighter than she had ever seen before pushing her back to the fact that she had no idea where she was and she was starting to question if this was some joke.
Ethereal looked at sensai as he stared at his tea 'how old is he?, he doesn't look a day over 26 and here he is telling me the history of the past malenia like he witnessed it' she pondered. Ethereal heard a sigh from the man beside her then a deep chuckle "I am the first to step on the kingdom of Tsuiho, the one that discovered and grew the districts, fist wilder of the TCC. I am also 1034 years old"
Ethereal froze in place 'can he hear my thoughts or- oh he can, I apologize for not informing you. She jumped when she heard a voice vibrate from the base of her spine upwards, looking at the seated man with a comically terrified face.
He quirked an eyebrow as he raised his overly wide cup to his mouth for a few seconds then placing the cup down "as I said, one can not be harmed by anything related to their art, which is why I stated that I could not harm you even if I tried" he paused "for example a person of the fire art cannot be burned by their or outside flames, one of the water art could practically breath underwater but that would be a challenge, that of the animal art could not be poisoned by the venom of a scorpion or snake-and to be honest the closer you art to your natural element the more power surge and control you may have" he spoke mater-of-factly.
"Which is why we are going to train all 9 of your arts in different settings " he took another sip of his drink " what? Why?" This time it was ethereal who quirked her eyebrow
And sensei became serious for the first time after they met releasing yet again another sigh ,relaxing "Ethereal, this is a place were few have found refuge from the three districts,much like you their arts were misunderstood and labeled dangerous or unnatural. There are about 6 or 7 one I think you would know of,below the age of 24 living in the facilities of the Noboru dom which is sealed and hidden away by the art of reality in the miyamizu district.
Were are the Noboru.An activist group which prevents anyone from illegally leaving the Tsuiho kingdom without permission from their rulers because most of the time their intentions aren't pure"
Ethereal was now used to the pounding she felt in her head from the day she got her but to be told that theirs and organization that roamed through the kingdom,it's leader being the person that started the very kingdom he advanced,sounds like something from a fairy tail or movie.
"Your training will begin in a couple of days for you to settle in, ethereal are you willing to be a guardian, a Noboru?," no a voice in her head spoke "yes" she said hesitantly. He stood up from were he was seated his kimono sleeves nearly covering the cup he Heald in one hand "in a few seconds someone will give you a tour of the campus and if you need anything, my mind is always alert" he said as he delicately teleported away in an instant.
Ethereal was left there seated with a poker face a habit she did when she was in deep thought or overwhelmed "ahh hello" she whipped her head to the voice that came from her side, and calmed down,slightly, when she saw who it was it was a female wearing a white jumpsuit of sorts thet had silver and purple detailing in the center of her chest to her waist she also had yellow long hair that was in-between curly and straight aswell as grey eyes, "I am Nanami tokitomo your tour guide and questionnaire until it is time- " ethereal tried to listen to what the yellow head said but was more interested at the fact that thee kazashi Nagiyaka was standing behind her with the same irritated look as the day they first met, but he was refusing to look in her direction looking at everything but her. "-shall we start?" Ethereal smiled and nodded cluelessly at the woman Infront of her having had zoned out when she was explaining, but followed her anyway.
When they were finally out of the building,Ethereal felt a nostalgic breeze hit her the same one she felt on the balcony of her palace at ciken- ' wait,how did I arrive here? The last of my memories ended when a was on my balcony and perhaps, collapsed?' she pondered the possible outcomes of what may have happened but it was all blank
'the girl is willing to answer any question' she heard a particularly deep voice vibrate and echo from the corners of her mind.
" Uhm-Miss tokitomo?" She bagain "Please,Nanami is fine am no older than 900" 'wow this place is strange' she internally thought but brushed it off "alright Nanami may I ask ,how did I get here?" She could see the individual muscles on her shoulder instantly tense as they continued walking "I thought he told you" Nanami said in a very very low voice as she looked at kazashi for help to see him only glaring at her right back "ahh.. I think it would be better if sensai told yo-" she stopped mid sentence as her grey and kazashi's blue eyes glowed into a brighter shade for a few seconds then went back to normal "well it started whe-"
"Don't you dare-" Nanami began but was interrupted by kazashi who stopped mid sentence as his eyes glowed again, and after a few seconds they stopped, he only clicked his tongue making a 'tsk' sound before teleporting.
Nanami rolled her eyes at his antics and peared over her shoulder to look at ethereal "After you healed kazashi and sent him home he came back to cikena to complete a task that he wasn't assigned to do which was to retrieve you and his presents caused an alternative event to happen leading to you collapsing because of partly, the time art in your bloodstream and the seasonal changes, after you collapsed kazashi and your brother- who is perfectly safe now, battlef that resulted in some damage being done to the land" ethereal grimaced at the thought and her eyebrows knitted together yet she remained silent "and apparently your art went haywire because your body couldn't comprehend what was going on, in other words your mind and body were overwhelmed that it caused the arts in cikena to stop working, that was the reason why kazashi couldn't have just teleported.So he called me" she visible pouted at the memory "and I repaired every damaged building and person so don't worry"
She looked at ethereal who wore a sad face and her head held low, Nanami knitted her head in confusion as her eyes glowed again.instantly her face soften "ethereal... Its ok..." She said but ethereal just lifted her head towards the sky her eyes glossy as she let out a sigh through her nose "will I ever be a good leader? Will there ever be an affect were I am not the cause? A situation were there is discord and I am not to blame!?" She said her voice getting louder and louder by each word "Was I even ready to be a ruler...how can I be a Noboru when I couldn't rule, lead or let alone protect a small district... Not even my parents"
' Ethereal you may have not been able to rule for long to able to make such judgment, the people who blamed you were the very people you used 6 of your arts to protect for 5 years. Away from your brother and civilization, it was selflessness, in fear that if you move then it would be over.that is enough to prove that you are not only worthy of being a Noboru but a ruler aswell.'
Sensai's voice was still calm but yet empathetic which left ethereal breathless at his long winded speech. But in the first time somebody gave her comfort in what she had been through, the turmoil she may have endured may have been small but waged her whole life, she felt for once peaceful. She nodded to no one but herself somewhat accepting at what he said, after both their eyes glowed they continued walking both Nanami and Ethereal smiling softly in the evening night.
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T.A.M
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Author note :
*Smiles in sleep deprivation and nods like thor* yess I like this one.Hey lovelies, not many words today accept my gratitude for your support * Bowes humbly* please don't forget to vote and have a good day...or night
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