Behold, The One {Book 1 Of The Behold Series}

~Chapter 3~ The Quest

Recently on Behold, The One:
Alexander and Celestine, the mysterious woman, had a swordfighting duel and Celestine won. She was also the one who saved Gaia, Alexander and Oceana from the beast in the Prologue, nicknamed "Furball" by Celestine. The trio stay over at the Sky Tribe for the night and Oceana slowly bonds with Electra.

Chapter 2's ending:
"By the way, where were you heading?" How am I supposed to explain this... Oceana fumed.
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   "Uhh, I-I think you should a-ask Prince Alexander. I-I'm not a-able to tell you the reason w-we set off." Oceana stuttered anxiously, turning away.

   Celestine and Electra exchanged worried glances before Electra stood up and faced me.

   "You should be tired now, I guess I will see you in the morning. Have a peaceful rest." She greeted as the duo left Oceana in her room.

   Phew, what a relief. Oceana thought as she went into her peaceful slumber. Meanwhile, Alexander was in his room. Not sleeping, but wide awake. In fact, he was pacing around the room.

   How on earth did she learn Hurricane's battling methods? Alexander fretted and fumed as he furrowed his eyebrows.

   Just thinking about Commander Hurricane reminded him of his home, the Elemental Kingdom.

                       Flashback:
   "This will determine who is worthy of being the heir to the Elemental Throne. Whether Alexander or Adrian becomes king." King Robert, my father, started.

   "The son to come back with the best items from Elemental Kingdom, Sky Tribe, Jewel Empire, Celestial Kingdom and Floral Tribe will be the one chosen to be king. Your bags have already been packed for you and you shall set off tomorrow. Should you not get everything but come first, it is as good as admitting defeat." Queen Miranda, my mother and King Robert's wife,  continued.

   The two parents looked at us, their children, with worry and tears in their eyes as they told us so.

   "We will send one Medic Mage and one archer to follow you on this quest. You two princes must not go together but use a different path. Now, get some sleep and we will send you off in the morning after breakfast." Father informed us sternly as he and mother, his wife, returned to their room.

   Adrian and I exchanged glances. Mine was of worry while Adrian's was of hatred and determination. Ever since, I wondered what I did wrong. The next day, he gave me the cold shoulder the whole time and didn't even turn to look at me! I felt so naive, I decided to not be such a pushover anymore and started giving out proper orders instead of being generous to complete strangers.
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   And right now... I let my arrogance take over my whole being. I feel awful. I even thought that a girl could not wield a sword. I led myself to be so defeated. This is all my fault. I'm such a let down. Alexander thought as she sulked on his hammock.

   With that thought in mind, he slowly drifted off to sleep...

   -The Next Morning-

   Celestine wore a flare white skirt and a silver sleeveless shirt as she wield her signature sword in her hand. Her movements were brief and quick, blade swiftly cutting through the air. Every single movement made a sharp sound which made Celestine more focused in battle.

   Fighting against her was a hologram of herself. Every attack was basically blocking each other. All the racket had woke Oceana, Gaia and Alexander. The trio watched as Celestine battled the hologram outside the training room. Electra on the other hand, was controlling the Tribe matters with Crystalite as Celestine trained.

   After about ten minutes of fightning, Celestine flung the sword out of the hologram's hands and stabbed it in its chest. With that, it evaporated.

   She turned around, exitting the room when she noticed the trio watching her.

   "So, I see you have been watching me train?" Celestine teased.

   "Even your style of training is like Hurricane's..." Alexander muttered.

   Celestine got closer to Alexander and glared at him.

   "Don't you dare call my father by his name." She hissed.

   It took Alexander about a minute to register the words Celestine had just told him. Upon understanding, he gasped.

   "Commander Hurricane is your father? No wonder your skills are as good as his!" Alexander exclaimed in realisastion.

   Celestine raised an eyebrow and gave a soft laugh.

   "I am deeply flattered. By the way, please pardon me for yesterday, Prince Alexander." She apologised, bowing as she did so.

   Alexander paused before laughing hysterically.

   "I already forgave you. Anyway, we should get going." He informed her as he turned away when Celestine grabbed him arm.

   "Wait!" She hollared.

   As if time stopped for one moment, Alexander and Celestine exchanged glances. Soon later, Celestine withdrew her hand and blushed profusely.

   "At least stay for breakfast." She offered.

   "Alright, if you insist." Alexander agreed as the four made their way to the breakfast hall.

   Upon opening the door, Celestine recieved a lot of stares. The whole hall literally stood up and bowed to Celestine and the trio as they walked in.

   "You may rise." Celestine said with articulation in her voice as she sat with the other four.

    Presented at breakfast was a delectable western meal with scrambled eggs, sausages, a butter bun, baked beans and baked tomatoes.

   The five were so hungry, they finished the meal in a maximum of ten minutes, and that included drinking juice after their meal.

   At about 9 in the morning, Alexander figured it was time to go. Oceana, Alexander and Gaia packed their things and stood at the enterance of the tribe.

   "Oh well, I guess this is goodbye." Oceana sighed, saddened to leave.

   "I wish I could join you, but we have to stay here." Electra admitted, sighing as well.

   For some reason, Celestine felt sad. For the very first time she felt a different sad. She could control whether she wanted to stay sad or not, in this particular case. She slipped a few things from her pocket and handed it over to Alexander.

   "Firstly, this is a key to Stardust Falls. Whenever you need to come here, you can open the waterfall gates. Secondly, this is a teardrop necklace. It will protect you from any physical damage as long as you wear it. Thirdly, this is a Sky Tribe Whistle. Whenever you blow it, I will know you need help and go to your aid." Celestine explained with a smile as she passed the items over to Alexander.

   "Oh, and I almost forgot. As something the king would want you to present him, this is a Sky Pearl. One special item to us, the people of the Sky Tribe." Celestine continued as she passed the Sky Pearl to Alexander, as if reading his mind.

   Electra and Oceana exchanged hugs, same goes for Gaia and Electra. Alexander gave Celestine a wink, the first time he did for anybody really.

   "Till we meet again."

   And with that, the trio set off.

   How soon will the five of them reunite again and how soon were they from battling monsters?