DISCARDED: The Ones The World Did Not Need

Two

There are four types of elemental magic; red for fire based magic, blue for water based magic, green for earth based magic and yellow for air based magic.

Enid settled in with Racheal in the abandoned temple on the hills like she had been part of the scene all along.

Racheal realized that Enid was not an ordinary child.

She never cried and she always seemed to stare at the most trivial things with such awe and wonderment that Racheal wondered if Enid could see what she couldn't.

As soon as she was able to crawl, she would go to the small stale pond behind the temple and stare into the water.

Green algae completely veiled the surface of the pond.
Underneath it though was a considerable school of fish and tadpoles.

No matter how many times Racheal dragged her away from the pond, she always went back.

Enid went from crawling to walking to calling out Racheal's name in a flash.

Her asphalt black hair grew longer and wilder and her crystal green eyes shone even brighter.

As Enid grew, living became tougher and when she was six years old, Racheal decided to go back to the kingdom to look for a job.

It was a windy morning when Racheal put on her only coat, tied up her hair and put on some cashew nuts in her pocket.
She walked out and sighted Enid digging out some grass in front of the temple.

"What're you doing, lass?"

"Digging." Enid simply replied not even sparing a glance. Racheal knew better than to push the matter further.

"I'll be gone for quite some time. Promise me you won't go close to the pond."

Enid abruptly stopped digging and shook her head.

"You're not going to promise?" Racheal asked puzzled.

"You know I'm gonna go there anyways so why are you asking me to promise?"

Racheal stared at the child in exasperation; she never lied but she was too stubborn to do anything other than what she wanted to.

"Fine, just don't fall in. I'm going to look for a job."

Enid nodded and continued digging but soon paused and stared at Racheal who was still looking at her and smiled.

"You'll get one today, just go with the flow." She said wiggling her hands

"Are you psychic now?" Racheal asked her.
She had eventually gone to the enchanted springs and dipped Enid in when she was two.

She almost lost a grip on the girl and let her fall into the water when the springs turned black.
It was a colour that the spring never turned to.
It was worse than the spring remaining clear.

"No, there's no magic for that. I just had a feeling."

And for the thousandth time, Racheal wondered if the child was actually six years old.

She shook her head and headed out of the temple into the kingdom.

...
Manderin was a boisterous, happy, kingdom.
Although it was only surrounded by smaller clans and no major kingdom, it was blessed with abundant natural resources and a good water supply.

It was a self sufficient kingdom.

The vitality did not rub off on Racheal though, she always felt queasy when when she came down from the hill.

She was never able to get used to the shock on people's faces when she told them that she had no magic.

Most people tried to hide their repulsion but she was not always fortunate.