The Elementalists: Dawn of Shady Schemes

Chapter 20

Atlas was entirely cross with me the next morning, and stated so as soon as the grogginess faded.

I can't believe how disrespectful you were to him, Atlas said angrily. I can't believe it was even remotely possible to get away with doing that.

I didn't intend to be rude, I argued back.

I can't just let a student do that to one of MY leaders. You're lucky I'm still here, teaching you everything there is to know about elementalism, and you're just blowing it off for some, some stupid little human girl. I can't let this happen. Atlas stated. I refuse to. You're also lucky I'm still going to help you.

I sighed, already agitated. Well, how can I make it up to you, Atlas? I can't let our relationship crumble because of this. And no, Fage is more than a human girl.

Oh really?! She fumed in response. Then how much more important is she than the Trinity?

I had words... but they seemed to stay lodged in my throat.

She sighed. Do something useful. was all she said, and then crawled out to hunt, adding without looking, Make some good progress, and maybe both of moods will improve.

I sighed, and crawled out of the den, quite moody.

"You ready to take on the corridors?" he teased.

I rolled my eyes. "Yep," I said with sarcastic enthusiasm. "Can't wait."

He frowned. "What's wrong?"

I sighed, and lied, "I...I didn't sleep very well last night."

He nodded. "That sucks... luckily we'll get done today and we can leave. The bugs are getting bad."

I laughed. Of all people, he was concerned with the bugs... At least he improved my mood a little bit.

I was given the duffel bag and followed Atlas to the wall. She stopped, and before we turned into gusts of wind, she sighed, a remorseful twinkle in her eyes, and said, I'm sorry, Scarlet. I know how much Fage means to you... she's technically your own child, now. I know it's going to be hard with all of these responsibilities, and that one day you feel like you're going to just wanna escape from it all... I do... I really do.

I flashed her a apologetic smile, and replied, Yea, Atlas. I'm sorry too, I didn't realize how disrespectful I was being to the Trinity... I'll apologize to them tonight, and that's a promise I'm willing to keep.

She smiled, and answered, Thank you, Scarlet.

We then blew over into the second floor with ease and adroitness, and started on the cameras right away.

We were able to get through most of the second floor, until I realized about the other, possible doors on this floor. I checked this floor and found no doors, and realized that the library had expanded to the ceiling, the room's height was equivalent to two floors. And then, as we finished the second floor, I told Atlas I was going downstairs to check out the possible second door. Ok, she replied. I'll put in the cameras in the other towers- you get to that door.

I nodded, and whisped away as a quick squall to the first floor, dodging guards, and even having shrewd humor with the tiny albino Shades perched disgustingly on their perches. After chuckling at myself as the Shades shrieked at me in protest, I went over by door, and found that there was another door there, but it was stuck.

I was about to go back up, until two very well dressed Shade guards opened the door with a flick of their wrists, dark, velvet magic pouring from their clawed fingertips, hissing in a low volumes in their ancient, foreign tongue. I also recognized the same magician that had went into the library went inside....

and who followed him, was the Shade King.

His Darkest Majesty (as many Shades called him, respectfully), was adorned in mixes of different, dark shades of dark velvet wear, his black, maroon and indigo bejeweled crown resting above his thick skull. He looked the most vindictive, and intimidating, his malicious slits a deep, dark maroon, like blood, and his skin black.

The most terrifying of them all? He adorned the largest pair of bat-like wings that I've ever seen.

Veins of indigo pulsed through his jet black wings, and he looked determined for death and destruction. I followed them into a room, with a large dark oak table, surrounded by medieval, dark-looking chairs. A throne of dark violet awaited the king, and with him came numerous dark-dressed damsels, lords, and knights. The door was shut, and I remained invisible, and immediately stuck a camera above the doorway, and then quickly snuck behind a bookshelf.

The Shade King asked, hissing, "Is everyone here?"

They were replied with hisses and nods.

The king made a gesture to the magician with a bony hand, and asked, "Sorcerer Averey, would you please do a magic for any elemental spies?"

I panicked. I was an elemental spy. In an instant, I turned into air, and watched as a mist of indigo magic scanned throughout the room, and I remained where I was, as I watched the indigo slits of Averey glow in silence.

The magic flowed back to his fingertips, and reported, "No spies, sir."

A sigh of relief came through me, and as a zephyr, blew my way softly down to escape through the crack...

but only to figure out that the door was air tight.

I freaked out even more, but then the magician was excused by the king, and I escaped through there.

I flew up to Atlas, and told her about the secret meeting room I had found.

She smiled, and said, And with that statement, comes my forgiveness, and the final permission to go home.

I was so excited, and we whisped back to camp, to tell them about the news.