Betrayed Prologue

"We have to do something. We can't let this go on" argued one elder.

"What can we do? We've tried everything" pointed out another. Will rolled his eyes at them. They were just shouting at each other and not doing anything. 

"Silence!" shouted Elder Norman. His voice echoed the room and everyone fell silent. His eyes swept the room and his gaze fell onto Will.

"Now does anyone have any suggestions?" he asked. One elder put his hand up and Norman didn't look at him.

"Reasonable suggestions" he said and the guy put his hand down. Will took a deep breath and looked at Norman.

"Will my boy what do you think we should do?" he asked. Will saw a sparkle in the old man eyes and smiled.

"We need a weapon. Something the enemy doesn't have and something they don't know exists" Will said confidently. Norman raised one eyebrow but still had that sparkle. He had an amused smile on his face.

"And what exactly is this weapon?" he asked.

"We need a being infused with the element spirit. Who can also control the other six elements" he said and an elder laughed.

"Oh really? What being could possess such great power?" he asked sarcastically.

"A human" Will said bluntly. There were gasps all around the room and a few shocked looks. Norman still had that amused smile on his face.

"That's impossible. No human can possess that kind of ability" one shouted.

"Why should get such a lowly creature to help us" another one said in disgust. Everyone was shouting louder and louder trying to get their opinion heard. Will started getting impatient and Norman was too.

"Silence!" he boomed. Again everyone fell silent and Will gave him a smile.

"Will, you know I trust your judgment. Is it possible that a human can possess such power?" Norman asked him.

"Yes. Remember Princess Juliet?" he asked. A few elders nodded their heads at him.

"Remember how she fell in love with a being and she ran away to marry him? Well I stumbled upon her diary" he said pulling it out of his jacket. It was old and brown. Everyone looked shocked at the item in his hand. Others looked quite curious at what the diary contained.

"It says here that the being she married was indeed a human man" he said. Norman's smile was finally gone at this point. He looked shocked at the information.

"Are you sure?" he asked and Will nodded.

"Have a looked for yourself" Will said handing him the diary. Norman looked through it, his eyes getting wider and wider from every page he turned. After a while he closed the book and closed his eyes.

"It's true" he whispered and the room fell silent. There was tension in the air as everyone looked even more shocked. Norman opened his eyes again and looked at Will. He nodded at Will to continue.

"Her offspring had to have inherited her powers" he explained.

"So what you're saying is that you think one of Princess Juliet's children have the power of the elements?" one elder asked.

"Yes that's exactly what I'm saying. If we can find the child's whereabouts then we can use it as our weapon" Will told them. A few of them nodded at the idea and others looked towards Norman for advice. Norman looked in deep thought.

"What do we say elders?" he asked everyone. 

"We say yes" they said altogether. Will smiled at himself and felt joy at the thought that they loved his idea.

"Then I Norman Emerald III send you William Luminarion to search for the descendant of Princess Juliet and bring them here" Norman declared and Will was shocked. Norman saw this and gave him an amused smile.

"What say you William?" Norman asked.

"I am honored that you chose me and I shall carry it out" Will said. Norman nodded and dismisses everyone else, except for Will. Will waited patiently as Norman walked over to him.

"Shocked that I appointed you to look for the child?" he guessed. Will nodded and Norman chuckled.

"I don't mean to offend you elder but why me?" Will asked.

"Because I know you are capable for this mission. After all you are the heir of your clan" he said and Will nodded. They looked out the window and saw the courtyard and children laughing and playing. He envied them, for not having to worry about the war. He envied them for not having to carry the burden that he carried. He looked at Norman and sighed.

"I'll be leaving tonight" he told him. Norman nodded and Will started walking out of the room.

"Good luck William" Norman called, as Will left the room. 

Will was in his room packing when he heard someone knock on his door. He walked across the room and opened it to see his younger sister Danielle standing there.

"What do you want Dani?" he asked as he went back to packing.

"I heard you're going to Earth. Is it true?" she asked.

"Yes" he said. 

"I'm coming with you" she said and Will looked at her. Her black hair and topaz eyes filled with determination.

"No you're staying here on Altearion" he told her. She growled at him and he grabbed her shoulders and smiled her.

"I know you're eager to come with me but you're still too young" he said calmly. She looked at him with tears in her eyes. She hugged him tightly and he hugged her back. After a few seconds they broke apart and Will finished packing. They walked together towards the palace gardens. There were flowers everywhere in different colors and sizes. They walked over to the large hedge and the portal opened. Will looked back at Dani and she smiled and waved at him. He waved back and walked through the portal.