Guardians Of Magic

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Serene
"Be careful with him"

Solaris had finally left the Queen's tent but Xael was still deep in thought.

She was deeply thinking about what Solaris had just said that she didn't notice that the baby bird jumped from her hands and learned how to fly on its own.

She half-smiled and was slightly relieved of the sight. She kept on staring at the baby bird finally spreading her wings when suddenly a hand covered her mouth.

Her heart kept on pounding and her mind began running fast. She was entering fight-or-flight mode. If she fights, she might alert the nearby villagers and cause commotion. She doesn't want that. That's worse than kidnapping her. What to do? Her mind is in a blur and at the same time her heart was in commotion.

"Mmmfffff." She struggled to keep up with her breath.

"Shshhh. It's me," the voice muttered and it was a familiar voice. Her heart calmed down when she realized who it was and felt safe for a moment.

"H-Hiro?"

Xael turned her head to see her intruder and didn't realize that her face was too close to his.

"U-uh," Hiro stuttered and his eyes widened.

"I-I'm sorry," He said as he removed his grip from her and distanced for a bit while hiding his face.

Xael bit her lip and pulled herself together. She sighed to calm herself down because she can feel her face heating up. Good thing that it was dark. He won't see how red her face was.

"Why are you here?" she gently asked.

"Well..." He trailed off. He felt awkward for some reason that he can't find the right words to say.

"Xael"

What was that? It and sounded odd. She brushed it off since she thought that she was just hearing things.

"I was uhm...I was just walking by..." Hiro continued.

"Xael"

She heard it again. This time, it was more clearer.

"Xael...Xael...Xael...Xael"

It was getting louder, more clearer than the last. She can't let this one slide.

"Shshhh. Do you hear that?"

She focused on that noise she was hearing.

"Hear what?" Hiro asked in confusion.

"Shshhh. It's calling me, can't you hear it?"

She kept her hearing senses sharp.

"Xael...Xael..."

The voice was getting louder.

"Xael..."

It sounded like a faint whisper from a goddess.

She looked around her but the voice almost looked like it came from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. There's only one place she hadn't checked. The Queen's Box.

The Box was a secret stash that only the queen can open. It was forbidden from everyone.

She felt the wooden floor to find the hidden compartment.

Her memory was faint but if she can remember right she may find it again.

The last time she saw the box was when she was a child. That was the only memory she could remember about the box. Her mother never spoke nor mentioned it ever since.