The Lost Elf Warrior

Chapter Twenty Two

CLARITY

The sound of cheers and clapping echo through the doors that I had to wait until it starts. Eldric, Valerian, Orianna and Hespeta all wish me good luck before they disappear and sat down. But Xavier never came, I'm not surprise and nor do I even care. My throat has dried up as well as my lips and I feel as I would throw up the toast Valerian offer me earlier right then and now.

My hands are shaking really bad, none stop I have tried to calm myself down if not I might make things worst what I have to face.

I gasp as the big brown; wooden doors open up. It was not the usual sunshine I would see, instead it was face with dark grey clouds, thunder roaring but not raining.

I look around to see elves gather up in the stair balcony ready to watch the trial start. What I see is I have to walk a wall not just any wall, a wall that is thin but not too much, but I could fall.

The words of the wall it tells like I heard of the saying before. From the siren. It must be part of the riddle song she was telling me I must face.

"Let the trial begin!" Glassandra called out, trumpets blow telling the trial has started. I look up where she was which she gave a resent nodded, telling me I got this.

I inhale then exhale before I step out and onto the wall my hands shaking as I reach my hands out to balance myself on.

If you say I spend time in the trees, I have been up on trees and can get my balance but being up and walking on a wall not that I have ever done.

My arms was out stretch as I look down. Where I see down below was an ocean and it looks like it is boiling up in a fiery sea. That is not where I want to end up.

The wind blew my tied braid back as I look ahead, I block out any sounds that I hear as I focus on getting my balance and walking.

One foot in front of the other.

Breathe.

Focus.

Those were the words repeat in my head as I was half way across the brick wall. I think I can make it.

But then a loud roar of the thunder scared me, I jot back and my leg slip, I was going to fall and be dead.

"Ahh" I caught the brick wall with my hands scraping my cheek against it, I can feel the liquid travel down my face, I hiss. But that is not important.

Gasp was heard but I do not care, I need to pull myself up.

"She's not going to make it. She's going to get herself killed" I heard someone said.

"Shut up, Bianca" The sound of Orianna voice ring in my ear.

I dig my nails into the brick wall, my knuckles turn white, and I can feel anger boiling up inside me, but a different kind of anger I never seen or felt before.

A few tries to put my leg back up with a few scrapes on arms and knees. I'm now standing up onto my feet and put my arms back up for balance.

Cheers was heard of my standing and a smile was on my face. I walked quickly to where the end of the brick wall was. One foot in front of the other.

This trial was too easy to go by but then again it can get harder when I come along.

I stop where I was seeing a big gap between the ground and the boiling sea that would kill me.

My breathe caught in my throat, with a gasp in between. I was still looking down trying to figure how I may be able to jump from here to there.

There is no way I'm going to end up killing myself like this, I need to keep moving and I need to know if my mother is alive.

I look up and as I look at the balcony whoever is watching I find Xavier standing there. He was leaning over the balcony his long hair was blowing in his face, and his eyes were piercing through my soul.

I look away before I can stare to much at him and took a deep breathe, I look to see a near wall where it's not too far and long to jump on. So, I then run and jump from where I stand on to the wall as I grab a hold of the wall. My heart is raising out of my chest. Then I jump onto the ground as I stumble to the floor safety.

I did it!

I did it!

And I am not dead!

The clapping echoes in my ear and I find myself wrapped in Hespeta arms and Orianna pats on my back and I felt a blanket wrap around me.

"You did it, I knew you could!" Hespeta took a hold of my cheeks while trying to wipe the blood of my cheek making me hiss in pain.

"Well done Clarity you past the first trial" Glassandra said as I stand up to face her who smile down at me proudly.

"What's next?" I asked.

"The next trials you must go above the mountain, a few can come along to watch but I can't come, the trial maker will be there to watch. It's next week" Glassandra told me before she announce it to the other elves who cheer and clap.

"It's in next week. You can have friends watch over you" Orianna said.

"Yeah, but how many, I can't bring all" I said looking at my new friends. Hespeta pause, she bite her bottom lip.

"Orianna, you stay here with Valerian, I'll go with Eldric with Clarity above the mountains" Hespeta took Orianna hands to assure her that everything will be fine.

"What about dickhead Xavier, I don't want to be stuck with him?" Orianna asked with an eye roll with her eyes, that I can relate too.

"Will take him as well" Hes said hearing a sigh from Orianna.

"Fine, just don't come back if she's dead. We need her alive" Orianna said.

Those words send a smile to my face. We then got in a group hug that I never felt but I need it.

Now what would I face above the mountains in my next trial tournament?