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*five years later*

I take a deep, shaky breath at the chaos around me and slowly walk towards the other legends. When I get there, my best friend Willow hugs me tightly, clasping me to her. My other best friend, Ash hugs me too, although not as tightly as Willow. Everyone crowds around me. "So?", someone asks. Suddenly, we see twenty six figures coming towards us. The elders - our fathers.

Each elder has not a name, but a symbol - A - Z, the human alphabet, which actually originated from our symbols. Each elder has one child, named after their symbol. Their children are called the zoriacs - the legends to humans. The elders can never die, but one day, we, the legends, shall take the place of our fathers. The legends technically can't and shouldn't die, but that can be broken. True love can kill us, in a way.

Basically, when we were younger, the elders decided to cast a charm so we would be immortal, but there had to be a catch - something that could break the spell. Of course, the elders didn't want that, so they decided that the catch would be something that could never happen on Duversa - True Love.

On Duversa, we don't fall in love. We've seen time and time again how love damages humans - just look at that Romeo and Juliet and you have enough - and Duversians are supposedly to sensible for love. So, we don't have it. So that is our charm.

The elders walk towards us, twenty six tall shadows in cloaks. They stop, and they're standing so close that for the first time I see the worry and fear etched onto their worn faces. My father, L, steps forward. "Lira",he whispers. "What did you see?". I take a deep breath.

"I - well - you were right about me going. If anyone else went, and the saw them, it'd cause a riot. They sort of, kind of, want to kill us.". My father nods slowly. "Yes. I thought it would be best for you to go, with your powers. Did you stay invisible?". I hesitate and then nod. I think I did, but I can't be sure.

Another elder comes to the front. W, Willows father. "The atmosphere?", he asks impatiently. "Bad. It's becoming difficult to breathe out there", I say honestly.

The elders nod, looking at each other guiltily. "It's time", my father says, and they all step forward.

***

Later on, whilst Duversian citizens are being evacuated, the other legends and I stay in The Dome. The Dome is our home - our bedrooms, kitchen, play area and training centre, where we use our powers. It's got a swimming pool and this big rope centre inside.

We're in the main part of The Dome right now - It's all glass and - well - done shaped. We lounge about all over the place, some talking, some training, or some just resting.

I sit with Willow and Ash. I'm feeling restless - everyone is - and you can feel like a fight is going to erupt, probably between me and someone.

See, the thing is, all the other legends bar Willow and Ash hate me. Its because my father, L, was the first Elder, and he's the most powerful as well. He founded the planet, and if there was to be a leader of the elders it would be him.

As a result, I am the most powerful out of us all. We are all super beautiful, intelligent, strong, fast and have super hearing and sight. Well, I'm the most beautiful, the most intelligent, the strongest and fastest, and I can hear and see the best. I'm not bragging. It's just how it is. We all then have two seperate powers - nicknamed Strikes - each. Some have the same - say someone has Invisibility and Flight, and someone has Invisibility and X Ray Vision. But no one has the same two.

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