Dragonsoul

Chapter 62

Some ties can never be broken, such as the bonds that are forged in the fires of ones' hearts. Those kinds of emotional connections cannot be severed by anything. Not even Death herself can destroy them. That is what family connections are, unbreakable bonds that join us for eternity.

Leonie was both thrilled and annoyed by the reappearance of the other elementals. She found it rather convenient that they would come only when the battle was fought and won, only when the danger had passed.

What made her furious was the fact that they would leave their own sister behind and cower away when their powers could have made their victory so much easier. It was incomprehensible to Leonie how anyone could do that to their own family.

"Why haven't you come earlier? Why have you abandoned us?" Leonie could not restrain herself from uttering.

"Leonie, my dear, I am sure that they have their reasons. We mustn't be so quick to judge." Amitola said, putting a comforting hand on Leonie's shoulder.

"Reasons we had; If we were here, you'd all be dead," Aqua said.

"What do you mean?" Amitola asked, for the first time incapable of understanding her favorite elemental.

"Trying to protect our sister would have caused a twister. Leonie's power would have decayed, the fears would have stayed." Aqua said.

"I don't understand. What does that exactly mean? Why would protecting your sister cause a problem?" Leonie asked.

"Toras is too weak our vision to seek. Will Leonie be meek, our vision to speak?" Aqua asked.

"Fine. I really want to understand what possible reason you could have for doing something like that, for abandoning your family." Leonie said.

As she got ready for Aqua to enter her body and soul, Leonie was shocked when she lost her breath as a consequence of too much air that rushed through her body in a sudden swoop. The weight of air was oppressing her unaccustomed body. Thus, it took her some time to regain her composure before the vision flashed through her mind.

Moments later, Leonie was coughing violently, as Airy blew out of her body as it was Airy and not Aqua, who entered Leonie's mind. Still, the visions she shared were those that all the elementals had seen through the link they shared.

"What is it? What is it?" Nald asked, drawn by the strange events.

He and Toras had managed to get rid of all the water lilies. Since trolls were slowly coming to their senses, there was nothing more fun for Nald to do than to witness his sister's communion with the elementals.

"Aqua has had many different visions, many different possibilities of the future, of what could have happened here today. However, in every vision, if any of the elementals besides Adamina were present, we all end up dying." Leonie said.

"Ouch, dying doesn't sound pleasant at all. I am glad the elementals weren't here." Nald said.

"Why would that happen?" Amitola asked, curious to know how beings in the service of good could cause such devastation.

"In one version, where they all come to our assistance, they try to protect her. When I try to dispel the darkness, they stand before Adamina, and, instead of helping her, they end up possessed by the darkness as well. Thus, Fears end up winning and killing most of us. Only a few Gatherers and villagers survive the slaughter." Leonie said, her eyes glazed over as she saw into the visions of what could have been true had the elementals interfered.

"I am not surprised. Having so many powerful beings in one place is bound to bring some type of imbalance. Having in mind the need of good beings to protect, it would open itself up for injury." Toras said, catching Leonie's last statement as he approached them.