ARAGU

Storytelling

"Long ago, Aragu is a nice and peaceful world until a man suddenly appeared who is corrupted by the evil power called the Shadow.

He took over the world, the four nation has been under his command and bowed down to him. He was so powerful that no one can even defeat him.

Who shall save Aragu? Is there anyone can help the Araguras race?"

"Isn't that old school?" Frea asks, she is a Princess in Fylux Kingdom, the land of fire. The only daughter of King Drale, her Queen mother died when she was only a little girl. So her father was the only family she have left.

"That is correct Princess, but you have to learn the history of the world for it is precious for us Araguras." Her mentor replied, she was an old woman. People called her the crazy lady, but the Princess paid no attention to what people named her. King Drale never forbid his daughter to seek knowledge to the old woman, he just let her be.

"Lady Labu, the history never change and I know almost of them." The Princess said, she put her head on her hands and made faces and earned a laugh from the old woman.

"Princess Frea, I am aware of the knowledge that the King provides you. However, the knowledge I have is the greatest secret that my ancestors has hidden decades ago." Lady Labu said making the Princess turned to her with curiosity and interests.

"And what secret is that?" The Princess leaned on the wooden table waiting for the old woman's reply.

The old woman looked around and when she was sure that no one's around, she leaned to the Princess and whispered. "The future Your Highness."

Princess Frea looked at the old woman like she was crazy. Maybe they were right, Lady Labu is indeed crazy. She thought.

The old woman chuckled, "It maybe sound crazy but I only speak the truth. You know that Princess." Lady Labu stared at the young lady with a hint of hope.

"Lady Labu, maybe it's time for us to take a break." The old woman shook her head lightly.

"The time is near Your Highness, your people must get ready and you too."

Princess Frea looked at the old woman, and she thought that Lady Labu is not backing out with this 'secret' that she revealed.

Princess Frea sighed in defeat, "Whatever you say Lady Labu."

"You don't believe me, do you?"

Princess Frea was silent for a moment, contemplating if she would go with the flow with the old woman.

Releasing a deep breath she says, "Tell me about this future you are talking about." the old woman smiled in triumph knowing that she convinced the Princess.

"Aragu will be saved. Araguras will be free from the evil Shadow King, as he called himself." The Princess quirk her eyebrows.

"Your talking nonsense Lady Labu. The King of Shadow will never be defeated, the history says it all that even the strongest Elementals can't defeat the evil king."

The old woman smirked at the Princess, she stood up and walked to her chamber. She urge the Princess to follow her, she took a weird looking old book from her secret compartment under her bed.

"What is that your holding?" The Princess asked in curiosity.

"This holds the future Your Highness, this contains all the details of the Elementals that will save Aragu and the race of Araguras." Lady Labu said with full of seriousness.

Lady Labu handed the old book to the Princess. "Your one of us now Your Highness. Keep the book safe and don't let anyone touched it except with the pure hearts."

"What? I don't understand anything about what your saying Lady Labu. This is so sudden for me." The old woman placed a hand on the Princess' shoulder, "In time my child. You will understand it all soon enough." The old woman kissed the Princess Frea's forehead.

"Now go. Before anyone sees you with that book, the evil king knows about it and protect the book with all your life."

The old woman grabbed the Princess outside and hurriedly made the Princess mount her horse. "We will see each other again Your Highness." Lady Labu gave the Princess a reassuring smile.

"Wait, what am I gonna do with the book? Are you leaving Fylux? You can't just demand me to take this weird looking old book, I'm a Princess for Aragu's sake!" Princess Frea continue to rant but the old woman silence her.

"Listen Princess, if you don't want the Araguras to be extinct then you should follow the book. I've been looking out for the book since I was capable of thinking. And now, it is destined that you have to find the Elementals that will save us from the misery that the evil king caused us."

Without any word the Princess nodded. "Good. And remember, never lose hope." Lady Labu pat the horse's back and the horse ran outside the forest and towards the castle. The Princess never looked back and Lady Labu didn't regret that she picked the Princess to be the book keeper.

"I hope fate will guide her towards the right path." Lady Labu said to herself.

The old woman feel her surroundings and she was sure that she is not alone. Lady Labu sighed, she's gonna fight again and this time it's for her life and the Princess' sake.

"Show yourselves!" Lady Labu yelled and then dark shadow knights appeared. Lady Labu got her into her fighting stance, "Give us the book and we will refrain ourselves in hurting you."

The old woman scoffed, "And what? Giving you the satisfaction and your coward King to fully destroy Aragu? No thank you."

The Knights surrounded the old woman, "By disrespecting the King, we will kill you for that."

The old woman smirked, "Try me." Lady Labu braced herself for the attack. The Knights unsheathed their shadow sword, it was not an ordinary shadow. Once it touched your skin, you will disappear.

Lady Labu was very careful not to let the shadow sword touched her. Two of the Knights attacked her first and she skillfully shielded herself by releasing fire. Her hands were on fire and she formed a fire ball to throw it to the Knights.

One of them got hit and burned from the blazing heat that seeps into the skin of the Knight. The poor Knight screamed in agony and for help but no one came to his rescue.

"That's one thing I hate about you Shadow Knights, you don't care about your comrade. That's why all of you need to burn and die!" The old woman formed the fire into two swords that she held in each hands.

Lady Labu attacked the remaining Knights, one by one the Knights got hit from her sword and burned. The calm and silent forest was filled with the screams from the Knights. The fire that was coming out from Lady Labu is not an ordinary fire, nothing can put it out except the water from the AquaLane that is very hard to obtain.

"Tell your King that his end is near. This is only the beginning of the end of his evil reign." Lady Labu said and sliced the leg of the last Knight.

He screamed in pain, Lady Labu gathered her things and started her journey to the safest place she know.

She looked back to the castle that is blocked by some of the tall trees of the forest. "Fylux will fall first, you better hurry Princess for the Master of all Fire will be the only one that can save your Kingdom." Lady Labu said through the wind and started to walk again.

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-Choi