The Mysticals: The Books of Elements

The Highest Peak

*Hanma's P.O.V.*

He was so mean to me! I mean, I did not even speak to him that often and when I did he insulted me, or silenced me! However, as I remembered, I did not apologize for the undoing of my bloodline. I guess, it was because we Copiroths really were prideful and stubborn. That was what we were known to be like. We were Mysticals of defense and being so, we even had our hardened humility. We argued until we had won that argument, we fought for no reason whatsoever until we had won or surrendered. That was who and what we were. I knew I must apologize sooner or later, however how would I do so? He cuts me off every time I start to speak.

"I cannot see anything!" Freon spoke, snapping me out of my trance.

"Fog is basically vaporized water, correct? Can you eliminate it with your powers, Braysean?" I suggested. And it was so cold here! I was guessing we were in a forest or on top of a mountain. The surrounding ground was filled with moss, fallen dead leaves, and tall trees of all sorts.

"Of course I can, who do you think I am?" Ugh! He did not have to add a boasting side comment.

"Ugh! Just do it!" I groaned.

"Are you ordering me?! I do not obey those who are lower than I am, how dare you!" He replied, with anger and disgust in his voice. He did hold grudges. I should apologize right now, shouldn't I?

"You know what? I apologize for what my people almost did to your mother-Prime. I apologize for underestimating you, descendant of the Ocionaras, and I will admit that I am weaker than you are in many ways possible. Is that not enough for you?" I think that came out wrong. But, I meant what I said. He was stronger intellectually, and agility was everything when it came to battle. He was much better at those than I was. He had immense power that even I was amazed of it. I feared him just as Freon did.

"I did not even hear the sincerity in your voice! Was that even an apology? I guess Copiroths really are prideful." He replied in a sarcastic manner. I knew it, but look who was prideful now? But I guess my apology did not even sound right.

"Hey, you guys?! Something is approaching!" Freon suddenly interrupted our awkward situation and I would thank him for that later, but now there was something coming... were coming.

"I do not think it is just one. Prepare yourselves for battle!" Braysean commanded, as he always did, as he searched through the fog.

"Braysean, now is the perfect time to eliminate the fog!" I suggested again. I was expecting an ill-mannered reply but...

"On it!"

That surprised me.

We were already transformed to our combat armors. We had also summoned our weapons except Braysean, who was now in the process of eliminating the fog. As he did so, enemies appeared.

"Creatures of the Sphere of the Aevithis'! Winged combat beasts!" I exclaimed, as we engaged to battle.

The combat beasts were giant predatory birds. Giant hawks, eagles, vultures, owls, falcons and more. In the Eyarus' Realm these creatures were not even as huge. The beasts we were facing now were as large or larger than a Mystical or Eyarus. Our realms had different and specific beasts of our own, fearsome creatures we preserved in case an all-out-war erupted. We were powerful enough for combat but we also had to be ready for the inevitable.

"I assume they were summoned by the rulers of the Aevithis' bloodline!" Freon shouted, as he swung one of his fire swords, cutting off the wings of the beasts that attacked. Upirias were too cruel.