Once in a Blue Moon

Chapter 12.

Its 8 pm and there are four more hours for the midnight. What shall I do? I feel bored. I am actually free. My pass time activities includes reading books and I have read almost all thebooks kept in my shelf. I need a new stock. I guess I should go to the library. Right!

I get out of my room, clap my fingers and I am in the library. Its filled with books, as usual.

"Good evening, Isabelle. Which book brought you to the library?" Miss Galdena asks. She is the librarian.
I have not yet decided which book I need.
"I hope you don't mind if I search for the book I need. Actually, I have not yet decided which book I need." I reply.
"Sure. You may take whichever book you like princess."
"Thank you."
The library contains 20 rows filled with books in its left and right, total 40 rows, in the middle is a desk where the librarian Miss Galdena sits and keeps the records of all the books. The entire library contains 300 tables, each table having four chairs.

I move towards the left side, 17th row. Actually I have read most of the books kept in the right side, left side of library is still new to me.
I move in the 17th row.

For at least 15 minutes I keep searching for the book I need, I don't know which book I want but I do want to read a good one.
I pass my hand through the books, touching each, but none is able to satisfy me.
At the corner, in the 17th row, 5th shelf, I see a book with a golden hard cover, I take it out from its place, 'Vinkart' is calligraphed on it in black. The book has 98 pages. Not thick nor thin. I open it, there is a picture of a man having one green colored eye, and one eye covered with a black cloth tied around his head. The man in the picture seems a bit old, his hairs are till his shoulders which are dark brown in color, his face seems creepy, his face's skeleton can be seen, he has wrinkles on his skin, his eyes are fenced with black ink. He has beard. His creepy appearance makes me feel uncomfortable, so I turn the page.
The next page has only one line written on it: The following story is also a part of history of Grandelle. After reading it, I turn the page.
The next page is the first chapter of the story entitled:Power over the water and the fire.
This seems a bit interesting. I take the book and move towards the table. I come out of the 17th row, take a right and then straight and there is the reading place. The place has shelves filled with books in the walls.
I sit in the chair nearest to me and keep the book on the table. I continue to read the first chapter.
The first chapter says that 'Vinkart', a man belonging to Grandelle has powers over the water and the fire.
Is it even possible?
The book says that water and fire obeys him.

I have never heard anything like that. Is this a fictional story? But it is written on the first page that it is a true story.
You can do a spell on water or fire, you can fill a place with water or put a place on fire through magic but how can you make them obey you, you can't simply talk to water or fire.....until unless its not the crazy day.

I feel someone tapping on my right shoulder, I turn back, it is David.
"Hello, what are you doing here?" I ask. I just casually asked, of course he must be here to find or to read a book.
"I was finding a book." he replies.
"Found any?"
"Not yet. Which book are you reading?" he asks.
"Me? I am reading a book titled,Vinkart, the book says, its a real story. I don't believe it." I say.
"Well, it is a real story." he replies.
How does he know?
"How do you know? Have you read it?" I ask.
"Yes." he says and sit on the chair in front of me. "I have not only read it, my father has also informed me about this man named Vinkart.
Vinkart was born cursed. During the century, when Charles Smith was the king, Vinkart was born with the power to control fire and water. Fire and water obey his commands." He says.
Woah! What an interesting power.
He continues," His power was discovered first when he was eight. His parents took him to a priest. The priest informed that indeed he is born with miraculous powers but whenever any magic will be performed which makes the water and fire obey someone else apart from him, his power will be reduced. The day his powers will come to an end, he will die.
The fact is, no one actually knows how to make water and fire obey them, but every year one day comes when everything including fire and water obeys the subject of Grandelle, The Crazy Day. Vinkart's parents went to King Charles Smith and requested him to not to perform this magic, and save the life of Vinkart. King Charles Smith did not believed them and this was his biggest mistake. Vinkart left Grandelle, no one knows where he is, he is somewhere in this kingdom, but where, is what all are unaware of. Last time people saw him on 67th Crazy Day celebration, in the royal ballroom. During the time when King Warren Smith was the ruler. Most the people lost their lives. That was the first time when Vinkart attacked. King Warren Smith managed to save the kingdom somehow and sacrificed himself. Vinkart was very powerful even at his very first attempt. Sine then every Crazy Day is celebrated as well as feared."
"What does he want?" I ask.
"He wants to destroy this kingdom
or to gain the control over Grandelle. He wants to save himself. Every Crazy day is the most painful day for him as his powers gets reduced. He is furious, that the King Charles Smith did not stop this spell to save him. He thinks that the rulers are selfish and do not care about any of their subjects.
Somewhere I think he is right. If King Charles Smith would have believed his parents and would have agreed on cancelling The Crazy Day, our kingdom would be free of such a danger and Vinkart would also be happy." he says.

"Yeah." I sigh.
" What happened? Are you upset?" he asks.
"No, I am feeling a bit sorry for Vinkart." I say.
"Well, now you don't need to because he has transformed himself into a villain."
"Yeah. Well I think now I don't need to read this book anymore, you told me everything." I say.
He laughs a little and says, " Sorry if I have destroyed your reading time."
"No, I actually enjoyed it. I am just worried about tomorrow." I say.
"You don't need to, everything will be just fine. Tomorrow will be the best day in your life, I can't promise you about tomorrow but I can promise about 15th June."
"Oh! Is 15th June a special day?" I ask.
"If not yet, it will be." he replies.
"If you say, it surely will be."
"So you do trust me?" he asks.
"Yeah! What's there to ask about?" I say.
He gets up from his chair. I stand up. "What happened?" I ask.
He totally ignores what I just asked and smiles.
"What happened? Why did you stood all of a sudden?" I ask.
"Nothing much. Time to go." he says.
"Why?" I ask.
"Something to prepare." He says and turns to go. He claps his thumb with his middle finger and disappears before I can say anything.