Academy of Elements: Water

Chapter 17: Promise

 I walked up the spiral staircase disappointed that I couldn't find anything; I had to find out how to get Ella's powers back; If I didn't Darkness would take over the world. Another memory and the worst one possible. 

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I heard shouting from up above me and remembered the game of capture the flag going on. Quickly I ran up the stairs and peered out of the small crack. A person ran out of the common room into the hub. Quickly I pushed the bookshelf out wards and stepped into the common room. Scarlett turned around quickly as the book shelf closed and shot a ball of fire at me. The fire hit the wall and quickly went out. I twisted and pushed out my hands sending a ray of ice at Scarlett as she sent a ray of fire at me. Both our powers met in the middle creating a blast of energy. My hand started to shake and I put my other hand behind it to reinforce it. The fire ray started pushing towards me. My arms started shaking more. I pushed my arms forward into a straight line. My ice powers pushed towards the Fire girl. The Ice blast hit her sending her spiraling back into the wall. She sat up and set a ball of fire at me. It hit me in my stomach sending my stomach into a burning pain. Something inside me flared. I felt a surge of power seep through me. A pleasant chill went through me. I closed my eyes and opened them. I clutched my hands together and then opened them. An orb of pure ice power formed in my hands. I pushed my hands outwards at the Scarlett. She stood up just in time to receive the blast at her diaphragm. The girl flew back into the wall. Ice spread from where she was hit and soon consumed her hole body.

***

I doubled ove a tear falling from my eye. Ella walked passed the lobby and saw me. "Whats wrong?!" She asked rushing over.

"Memories." I whispered. Ella understanding what I meant helped me up.

"I know..." She answered back. "You're invited to her funeral." Ella informed me.

I nodded. I needed to go that funereal no matter how painful it was, no matter how much sadness it brought back, it was the right thing to do. "When is it?" I asked.

"Two days after Christmas."

The day she died... I nodded my head and walked away, out of the front doors into the frigid cold of the snowing world the blizzard blowing harder then possible. Stepping through the deep snow people formed in the darkness.

Scarlet. She stood there her eyes wide open. John. Stood there strongly. An old looking woman. Bark fell from her mouth mixed in with blood, Johns mom. "Because of you." They chanted. 

"No!" I screamed at the ghosts. They're clear figures stood there in the snow like wisps of crystals. Tears fell from my eyes, "Stop it! Stop it!" I sobbed. "Stop it! Stop it!" 

I screamed loudly and everything went dark, I heard voice's and then I was lifted up, that's when I stopped remembering things and the world zoomed away replaced with a canvas of black.

***

I sat up sharply. Looking around I recognized this room to be Alexanders living room. "You're awake..." A voice rung.

Looking over to where it came I saw an older lady with silver hair. "Seaon." [Pronounced: C-e-own] She told me. 

"Jax-" I started. 
"I'm well aware of who you are Jaxon Fern Hill." Seaon informed me. "I was the last generations Water Elemental of the Gifted Six."

"What happened?" I questioned her.

"You had a hallucination. Its a good thing Alexander and I found you, or else lord know what would of happened to you. What were you seeing?" She asked me.

"I-I saw Scarlet, a girl that I..." I couldn't say the word.

"Say it." She whispered Alexander walking into the room.

"I saw Scarlet, a girl that I Murdered." I yelled.

Seaons face drew back in surprise not expecting that as an answer. Her eyes were a cold blue, like the ocean on a stormy day staring at my warm gold hazel ones.

"Come for a walk with me." Alexander said. It wasn't a request, it was an order. I got up and walked with him out of his house. 
"I'm sorry about Seaon, she's always been a bit..." He trailed off. "Things will get better Jaxon, I thought you said that you no longer had nightmares about this girl?"

I stared up at him stopping. "I-I was in the common room for the first time this year, by the bookshelf where she had attacked me, and I-I, remembered it all so vividly. She- I saw her die- but worst of all I saw my face."

"What???" Alexander questioned.

"I was smiling." I cried. "As her body fell to the ground I laughed, and I smiled. Whats happening to me." Tears streamed down my cheeks, landing in the frozen snow creating darker patches. 

"Darkness..." 

"What!?" I questioned bringing my head up.

"He's back, he was the one who feed you those memories, he was responsible; you didn't laugh Jaxon, you saw the darkest part of your mind laugh, and that triggered the hallucination."

"I'm going to kill him." I whispered.

"What!?" Alexander whispered back.  

"I said: I will kill him, I will rip out every last bit of him, I will destroy him!" I screamed. "If its the last thing I do!!!"

"This isn't you talking Jaxon." Alexander said peacefully.

But it was me talking. I destroy him, so that he never comes back, and I promised myself that. He  would be destroyed, even if I had to die trying."