The White Chronicle

Chapter 8 - What's the plan?

Jasmine wakes up in unfamiliar room. She sees no window but she sees bunkers and bed around her. "A sleeping quarter perhaps?" she mutters as she pulls herself out of the bed. She noticed a stand, on it is a bowl filled with water and a mirror beside her bed. She walked towards it and looks at herself at the mirror: messy hair, large patch of dirt on her face and a lot of dust all over her face and hair.

She washes herself and get ready for another day. She walks around and sees a door with the words Sleeping Quarters on it. "Right . . . I am on Amihan's flying ship and I passed out after the fight against the demon" She exits the room and was greeted by a busy crew running around the ship and she sees the other guardians by the deck talking.

She sees Gil at the top of the mast. "Woooohh! So this is what the birds feel like!" Gils shouts in amazement. Kislap beside him also shouts "Yeah! I miss being up here!" The two celebrate in their new fondness of flying. Jasmines loved that. She loves to see the guardians bond and relax unlike the first time they met, they immediately fight one another.

Jasmine turns and walks by the deck and sees Kulog and Tala asking the sailors how they can manage to fly this huge ship across the sky. One crewman replies that the ship is flown with wind magic, and the take turns supply the ship with their magic so they won't all get tired and fall to the ground. Kulog is amaze by ingenuity of the magic of these elves while Tala inspects the wooden carving along the deck – such splendor and craftsmanship.

Animals of different sizes, creatures of verifying shapes and other sort of carvings are displayed in large pedestals along the deck of the ship. The crewman says that these are made by Amihan. Whenever they travel across to visit other lands she will carve one creature that caught her attention the most.

Jasmine takes a moment to breathe in the fresh air as the ship nears the group of clouds in the sky. Jasmine reaches for the incoming cloud and grabs a hold of it. But as she grabs the cloud it passed her hands. "Huh, so that's how clouds work. I thought they are like those from the cartoons".

"Well, it depends if the cloud is frozen or not" Amihan says as she floats down from deck above her. Amihan then lands beside her and ask if she is freezing, Jasmine replies that she can take it and besides she is enjoying the cool temperature of the sky. Amihan smiles and she is glad that the Chronicler loves sailing the skies as she does.

Amihan then waves her hand to call the other guardians to gather at the gallery so they can talk and have their breakfast. Jasmine and the others reached the gallery and sat on an oval table. Amihan's crewmen served fruits, bread and water for their breakfast. As they ate Jasmine and Juan tells the group what transpire from the moment Juan stop time at Vale and up to the moment they encounter the devil.

Tala and Atlas is mad at Juan's action. "I thought there was someone wanting to kill our Chronicler and you think that is funny?!" Tala shouts as she slams her hand in anger.

"Yeah, for me it is." Juan smirks.

"You don't deserve the title of a guardian if you're going to abuse its power just to make jokes Juan! That is selfish and irresponsible." Atlas supports Tala as he finishes his food.

"Well aren't we all here for our selfish reasons? Plus! Chronicler made sure the devil won't come back for us!" Juan replies to the two angry guardians.

"Well, I did tell him to stop harassing us. But I think he will still honor the contract you made with him." Jasmine says as she sips on her mug.

The room grew quiet as they thought they are safe from the devil's grasp. All are quiet except for Leshin as he is chewing on some nuts on his bread. "I chose this path to protect what I have and what can be. If the devil will have my soul, then let it be. I am happy I die protecting others."