Elements

In Sickness and in Health

Moses and I couldn't believe we were part of a prophecy.

"You're not the only ones though." We look back at her. The atmosphere of the room changed.

The feeling gave me chills down my spine as it gave past feelings about being trapped in the village. Being free is what all I could think of when we left. And now with this in our hands we're back to being the kids we once were. Trapped.

"What do you mean we're not the only ones," I say as I glid my fingers across the page of the illustration of the Vinalor castle. "Surely, you will know if you turn to the next page."

She eagerly flipped the page over and showed symbols of other kingdoms. I examine them closely. The symbol of Eden was only one page to the right and all other were on the left side.

"Can you tell us why the Eden symbol has its on page?"

She explains throughly.

She begins with saying how the king of Eden has no powers. Since he was a child, he would always be upset at the fact of it but even before he was born, a cris cross of his ancestors began to confide in the element powers. Taking hostage of each one and using the powers for their own.

He claims that he will be the one to finally end it and that he will become lord of land and sea once he retrieves all the chosen ones powers, representing their own state of element. Including us.

As she finishes, many questions go through my head. Questions like why. I didn't understand how, if all the royal families of the world have powers, why not him.

And then I wonder, could we be royalty?

But if so, why didn't our parents tell us. Is that why father said that he wished he could of told us more?

"Iridescent, can you tell us who the others are. Are they just like us? Isolated, and confused? Because I don't understand if they are. There are just so many people out there with magic and," She interrupts.

"Yes majority do have magic, but you hardly ever see people with naturally born powers. Like you two." I take a sit, all the information was just hitting me like stacks of books being piled and piled.

"And so what do we need to do? Find these people where they are?" Iridescent hands Moses a rolled up paper. "You're kidding me? Riddles?! And in a language I can barely even speak." She chuckles nervously and scrambles around the air.

"Haha, you see I'm not the one who wrote it. Your ancestors did." We both sigh. Feeling obnoxiously tired, I start heading towards the door. "I don't even think I want to agree to this. Let's just go Moses."

"Please wait ELora and Moses! Magic and the world is at stake, it's the reason why I can't leave this library. Every type of magic is fading away so slowly. And it's getting worse. It's leaving gapes around the world and holes that lead to the unknown. And no one can control it. I've prayed to the gods for you to come and see me, so I can help you begin the journey."

I look back at her. She look so hopeless. And now me realizing her wings glow lighter. "And what happens if you leave this place?"

"I disappear. And it's because King Azar already has taken two out of the six elements. It's been years since it's been like this and people don't even notice." She whispers.

"Well... we'll have to think about." I open the door and suddenly she stops me before we go. "If you do decide to do to this," he slides a paper in my hand, "Go to this old women in Dayton, and only she will tell you what to do from there."

I smile and she does back, "My job here is done. And it was to tell you the truth." Her quote reminded me of father when he was dying. When he wanted to tell us things he should of told us. Her saying something like that, aches my heart.