The four seasons

Chapter 1: The stolen season

I've been bored for months now, just sitting on my throne. Only a few time's I could come of and walk around for a little while. When I looked on the clock of the seasons I could see that it was nearly time for Gardinia to take over. But for now, I'm alone.

To sit on the throne you have to walk across four pillars with on them a bowl with a flame in it. The flames stand for the seasons had all different color's. The flames stand for the seasons and when a ruler is dieing the flame will get weaker. 'My flame had the color of snow and ice and in the middle of the flame is a crystal, the crystal gives us our power and makes us ruler over a season...hell, it makes us the season. When we get to far away of the crystal our powers will weaken and we'll get weak when we get to far away we can even die! All of a sudden the door swung open and a exited Lyca ran in.'I'm here!' 'I can see that yes.' 'Don't pretend that you don't remember!' I sighed. When Lyca wanted something she would get it, no was not an option. 'Well, alright but I will not go full force.' Lyca looked disappointed at me. 'Take it or leave it.' 'Why won't you?' 'Because the other rulers will get angry at me and accuse me of abusing you, but if you ask me, you can sometimes use a good trashing. Lyca rolled with his eyes. While training I always threaten her to give her a good trashing but have never done so before.

While training she needs to learn how to fight and how to defend herself. A while back she asked me if she could try and fight me. I told her we could do it today but hoped that she would have forgotten all about it.

Sighing I stood up from my throne and my long white with silver dress fell till just above the ground. 'Can you even fight in that dress?' Lyca asked me. 'Please, this won't even count as a fight.' 'You underestimate me.' 'Than get a weapon and show me what you got.' I picked up my silver with white staff. Above the staff was round with a opening in the middle. In the middle was a similar kind of crystal as in the fire. The crystal in my staff also got it's powers from the crystal in the fire.

Lyca came back and she also got a staff. Hers way shorter than mine and came from an old summer ruler. 'Are you sure that you want that one?' She nodded. 'Dumb choice.' She looked confuses towards me but smiled eventually. 'No it is not.' She pointed her staff at me and I crossed it with mine. Than the training started tough you can also say that it ended at the same moment. Lyca tried to use her staff but it would not work. I swung just once with my staff and Lyca froze to her waist. 'Lyca what season is it?' 'Winter...why?' 'So what season has more power right now? Summer or winter?' I could see in Lyca's eyes that she started to see her mistake. 'Even tough the summer is warm, during winter time it has no effect here.' 'I understand, can you unfreeze me now?' I waved again wit my staff and the ice around Lyca broke. 'You have to think, it's not all about power.' I sat down on my throne again and stared at Lyca. 'Think what could be a benefit and what could be a disadvantage.' Lyca nodded nervous. When I give her a scolding I sound cold and aloof, luckily she knows me well enough now to know that that's who I am.

Out of nowhere the doors swung open and Lyca flew trough the air. She landed in the middle of the room and didn't move. Shocked I stood up out of my throne and picked up my staff. 'Who dares to enter this room without our permission!?' My voice once again sharp en cold, sounded loud trough the room, I hoped the intruder would get scared and leave. But it had no result.

'Give me your crystal and I promise you won't get hurt, refuse and I will kill you.' An icy smile came on my lips. Beat me? Who thought this mortal that he is? Alright, we die to but it takes us a thousand years if we don't do anything stupid.

'Walk away and you won't get hurt.' I just finished saying that when he vanished. 'That was easy...' Out of nowhere I felt a bump in my back and I fell down on my knee's. Than I felt pain in my back once again but this time I flew trough the air and ended up next to Lyca and thank god I could see her breathing.

I stood up and waved my staff at...who ever it is that is attacking us...But...he wasn't there anymore. 'What?' The next hit came again from behind and again out of nowhere. 'How do you do that?' 'How do I do what?' 'Suit yourself.' I clenched my right hand to a fist and placed it against my mouth with the thumb down. Than I blew trough it and a snowstorm filled the entire room. At the place where our attacker is running, the snow hampered, now I could see against what I'm fighting. But I couldn't see much of him. He wears black clothing and had a black pointy hat. I could see his weapons and that he is well armed.

I clapped once in my hands and icicle's appeared before me and were launched at the attacker. He drew his sword and sliced them all. 'Is that the best the ruler of winter can do?' I clapped twice with my hands and icicle's formed on the ceiling. The became bigger and sharper. When they were big enough to mine opinion I snapped my fingers and they fell down on high speed. He could not dodge them all so got hit pretty good sometimes. I didn't give him time to recover and attacked him. My hands changed into weapons and I went over to close combat. I lowered my body temperature till freezing point which is almost the biggest advantage of being the ruler of winter.

I hit the attacker a couple of times but he was fighting back again and stabbed me in my side. I payed no attention to it and attacked again. He knew I as coming and dodged my attack easily. This attacker was well prepared and fights above average. It was clear to me, I would not win this and I would need help. I sent the other rulers a message and hope they would be on time.

If it wasn't my turn to sit on the throne I could have him but I'm weaker now. I have to share my powers now with the world and that all with no sleep. That's why my powers are stronger now. If a ruler got attacked while sitting on the throne he or she must be capable of defending him or herself. I could feel me decrease in strength and that it took longer for me to get up when I'm down.

The attacker hit me hard in my stomach and I spit out blood, after that everything went black.

'She's waking up.' I heard a soft voice and I recognized it immediately. I would always recognize this sweet voice! That voice belongs to Soran... But...how could he sit next to me? We can't come any closer than two meters of each other without him burning me. 'Soran how come you can sit this close to me?' Soran looked concerned. Also Gardinia who is always smiling looked concerned. Holus was the one who spoke. 'Your crystal Glacia, your attacker took it...you don't have you powers anymore.' My eyes widened with shock. 'Someone stole the winter?' Gardinia nodded. 'Spring will rise early this year.'

'We must find your crystal before it's to late.' Soran said and Holus nodded. 'If Glacia dies before the change of rulers winter will be lost forever!' I've seen Holus angry but never this concerned. Hopeless...defeated. This many emotions for a season he is not ruler of. 'People hate winter, maybe this is a good thing.' Soran and Gardinia looked shocked at me. 'Glacia, they hate the cold not the winter, the appreciate the winter just like they appreciate the spring.' Soran jumped in. 'We must find your crystal before it's to late.' 'We?' 'Don't tell me you think I would let you go alone?' Confused I blinked with my eyes, I hadn't thought this far yet. 'Why would any of you give up their calm easy life to go and help me?' Now Holus looked confused. 'Why would we not?' 'You guys don't like me...' Soran grabbed my hands and looked shocked at me. 'What makes you think that?' 'I'm different, you are all warm and friendly I'm cold and distant.' 'That's how the winter is, sometimes cool and sometimes harsh but it's also pretty and gives the world rest so it can recover.' Soran looked deep in my eyes and the desire to kiss him grew. 'So you guts don't hate me?' Gardinia placed her hands on her hips. 'You're one of us, if we hate you we hate our self.' 'Who of you would come with me?' Soran raised his hand. 'I'll go, Natash is far enough with her training to know what to do when I'm gone.' Before I knew what I was doing I gave Soran a hug. 'Thank you Soran, I will never forget this!'