The Alpha Queen

Chapter 6

I was in the fields with Ryan. Just Ryan and I. He was training me to use my earth bending powers. I had done it so well and he was smiling from ear to ear. I could basically control sand into a sand tornado, I could also rip off the ground and get out boulders of sand which Ryan told me I could use to attack my enemies. I also learnt how to get the boulders of sand back in the ground and make it look as if nothing had ever happened.

"Years ago, there was an emissary who had been sent to save the city prefect of a certain city that was at the outcasts of a huge kingdom. The emissary was an Earth Bender and he practically used his powers to make a tunnel underground to help the city prefect and people escape because the dark knights that were attacking them were many and couldn't be fought off at once plus fighting them all at once would be endangering the lives of the citizens around". Ryan narrated when we stopped to rest.

"Wow! a tunnel underground?". I asked in awe.

He nodded, "Yes".

"Do you know how to do that?". I asked.

"Yes I do and I will definitely teach you". He responded. "Ripping off boulders of sand is a basic training to help you control the sand properly.. Next will be boring a hole into the ground then the making of the tunnel underground". He explained.

"Thank you!". I exclaimed happily then hugged him. He looked taken aback by what i had done so, I quickly pulled off when I saw his reaction. "I.. I'm s-sorry about that!". I said in a small voice tracing regret.

He chuckled nervously, "It's okay." He said but I could tell that he was unsure of those words. But you just can't blame me, I miss hugging and cuddling.. And now, I did a mistake by hugging my bodyguard.

"We shall proceed tomorrow if you have no more questions to ask". He said. I could sense the sternness in his voice, that hug had really affected him. But I'm just an eight year old how can a simple hug from a child affect a twenty five year old man who in Earth years should be almost in his forties?.

I shrugged it off, it was inappropriate to think of him like that. I should just maintain my cool and stop thinking of silly things. "I had a question though it's not related to Earth bending". I said.

He looked at me, hands on his waist and a lifted brow. "Ask". He replied flatly now crossing his arms against his chest.

"Yesterday, I read about a book that holds mythical creatures in it". I started. His face lit up. He definitely knows about it. I thought to myself.

"Yes, I know it.. Every Bender knows it". He cut me short. He gave a short smile before it was replaced with that serious look of his again. "It has a name.. It's called The Legenderiam it was used thousands of years ago to lock away dangerous mythical creatures". He exclaimed. I smiled at that.

"It's pure evil. Only people from the pure Bender's blood line can use it. Others who manage to use it and they are not from that family line I just mentioned, become one with the book and eventually their life forces get sucked up with the book and they die". He explained.

"Eeeww, the book sucks out life from other people?". I asked scrunching my nose in disgust.

He nodded, "Yes but it does that slowly by slowly that no one notices... It gives the user of the book a lot of energy and power for three months then eventually sucks the life out of that person". He explained.

"That's gross". I said while giving myself a mental note that I don't even want to see that book. "Who are the pure blood line?". I asked.

He looked at me as if I had asked the silliest question. "You don't know?". He scoffed out.