The Elementalists: Dawn of Shady Schemes

Chapter 16

  That night, I slowly crawled out of the den, and made my way to the small clearing, slowly following Atlas as we made out way through the woods.

Are we going to contact Master before we summon them? I asked.

Of course, Atlas said. It would be the most necessary thing to do before we continue with her training- I'd like for her to AT LEAST the basics.

I nodded in agreement, and we finally kneeled down on the grass. After going over a quick warm up with fire (and I must admit, EXTREMELY difficult, but it was still doable), Atlas created the mirror, and summoned the Grand Master. Despite it being a little after midnight, he was still up.

After greeting him, I said, "I do apologize for such a late awakening, sir."

He chuckled and gave me a bright smile. "I'm not even awake, Scarlet. I'm actually contacting you from within my dream. It's called lucid dreaming. You remember that, don't you?"

"Of course!" I said. Whenever I meditated, I always ended up lucid dreaming. Sometimes I did it at night, too. "Anyway, we're here to discuss about Fage."

Master frowned, looking a little troubled. "What seems to be the matter? According to Atlas, she is very good-natured and a quick learner. Was this an incorrect assumption?"

I shook my head. "No no no, sir. Apparently, she was able to freeze her berries midair with the spirit element."

His eyes widened. "Quite astounding!" he exclaimed. "You didn't teach any of your methods, did you?!"

"Of course not, sir!" I said. "She just... froze them."

He rubbed his beard, thinking. Inside, I was laughing, because to remain a serious expression while watching anybody stroke their beard, was something I apparently found humorous.

"Well," he said. "There is rumors in legend that such little things happen even when beginning. They accidentally figure it out. Luckily, they ended up being so strictly taught, they don't even remember HOW to. Only in the later stages when their powers start to be more freely, when schooling has ended."

Atlas nodded her head in agreement. Makes sense.

"So," I asked him. "Should we just dismiss the fact that THAT happened and continue our training with the basic elements?"

The Grand Master looked at me for a moment, and decided, "Now that you're one of the very few people out there who can summon them, why don't you meet with them again? They don't have a lot of other things to do, so I'm assuming they aren't busy."

I nodded, getting that he was meaning Wolf, Stallion, and Tiger.

I agreed, and after saying our goodbyes, I cleared my mind of all possible thoughts and distractions, and I turned into a more formal, professional state in order to face the group. Now that I understood their importance and their great influence on the camps, and I was familiar with them, I knew I should be more professional, as Tiger reminded.

I summoned them, and as I did so, I recognized a few things. First, I caught the bright, barely noticeable light that bordered my vision. I also caught that it was easier to summon them, and realized that it was quicker and less energy-consuming as my first try.

Atlas sensed this, and said You've grown stronger because of the spirits.

I nodded as they were summoned.

I did a formal bow, and greeted them with, Good evening.

Stallion whinnied that mimicked a giggle. That was quite formal, if I had fingers-let alone hands-I'd be clapping.