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For my faithful readers who have been reading and waiting for my posts since June 25 (which was supposedly June 10), thanks a lot!
It’s been 3 months.
Whew.
Before I continue, let’s have a list of my posts and their links:
Prologue: [link]
Adventure 1 Best Friends Forever (part 1): [link]
Adventure 1 Best Friends Forever (part 2): [link]
Adventure 1 Best Friends Forever (part 3): [link]
Adventure 2 Splash of Love (part 1): [link]
Adventure 2 Splash of Love (part 2): [link]
Adventure 2 Splash of Love (part 3): [link]
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It is already known to us that copyright infringement prevails nowadays. You know, people claiming one’s work as their own. For that reason, I opted to stop posting further parts of my fiction here on tumblr. It is some kind of an insane move but one of my works had already been claimed as someone else’s (damn him). And due to the fact that I do not know how far my work goes here on tumblr, I’ll withdraw the risk of my fiction being copied. However, those who are reading here on my tumblr may e-mail me on elementiaseries@rocketmail.com so that I would know him/her and send him/her a copy of the next post (if there’s any one who would, I wish, haha).
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From the race of humans,
Alex Bernárd
—Adventure 2—
—Splash of Love—
(part 3)
X. Water Power
Frie’s hand flamed as he stood up. He raised his flaming hand and the flame magically became like a glowing vapor that encircled his and Wreat’s body which made them dry.
Surprised, Wreat asked him, “you also have power?”
Frie replied, “yes, my power is fire.”
“Why did you not tell me?”
“I was going to tell you but that dummy suddenly appeared!”
Wreat faced Aeko who was at the other side of the river, “ok, leave it to me, remember, I also have power.”
Frie looked at Aeko and said to Wreat, “alright, if that’s what you want. Have it your way.”
Wreat swiftly glided over the water to reach Aeko. Frie was amazed again by what Wreat did. It is his first time to see a person, especially a woman, gliding over the water. As Wreat landed on the ground, Aeko immediately pushed her and she helplessly tumbled into the water and became drenched again. Wreat became so angry that she used the water in the river and blasted it to Aeko. He was blasted off and he bumped into a tree.
Aeko quickly stood up and jumped up to the branch of the tree where he bumped.
Wreat asked him, “what’s your problem huh?!? Who are you? What are you?”
Aeko replied, “didn’t I tell you that I am Aeko?”
“I mean, why are you troubling us? And you also have powers!”
Aeko just laughed.
“What the hell is funny!?” Wreat said angrily.
On the other side of the river, Frie was listening. He answered Wreat’s quiries, “Wreat! He’s not human anymore like us! He is a mutant! Look at the figure on his chest!”
Wreat looked at the lion head mark on Aeko’s chest and became curious.
“Wreat! He has to be defeated. He is a dangerous creature!”
Wreat was listening to Frie when suddenly a star apple was thrown at her head. “Ouch! How dare you—”
At that moment another star apple was about to hit her but she had managed to evade. Aeko happened to climbed into a star apple tree from which he was plucking the fruits and throwing them at Wreat. At first Wreat was just evading but later on, she was producing jets of water and shooting them at the fruits. The jets of water seemed like bullets being shot at the fruits.
When Aeko had consumed all the fruits in the tree that there’s no fruit to be plucked and thrown, he jumped down and got an earthworm.
He spun it with his fingers then threw at Wreat. She ran away and screamed in disgust. She hated worms.
She shouted, “I hate you! You will pay for that!”
Though worried, Frie can’t help to chuckle.
Wreat used again the water in the river and blasted it to Aeko. The water cannon effect of Wreat’s attack blasted off Aeko once more but this time he was really hurt. He was now more serious.
XI. Blue Light
Aeko created a fog that made the vicinity unclear. Frie was now worried because it became silent. Even though he wanted to go to the other side of the river to help Wreat, he couldn’t because he didn’t know how to swim.
“Wreat! Are you there? Do you hear me?” shouted Frie but all he could hear was his echo.
Later on he heard Aeko laughing, “ha,ha,ha, you thought you could defeat me? You two are fools!”
He heard Wreat screamed.
Frie now released the fire catalyst from his hand then his hand which held the catalyst burst with flames. However, it didn’t clear the vicinity. The fog was still there.
From the middle of the river, a blue light appeared. This blue light became very bright and after it had gone, the fog also had gone. Frie immediately figured out what the blue light was. It’s the water catalyst! Hidden under the water so that only the rightful one could have it!
Frie could now see them again. He saw that another earthworm was crawling at Wreat’s feet. She was so disgusted that she shouted when there was a fog. However Wreat managed to take the earthworm off her.
Frie shouted, “Wreat! Listen to me! That blue light we saw came from the catalyst of water! It is a powerful thing! It is somewhere under the river, I think. Get it because it is yours and you must not let him get it because—“
While Frie was speaking, Aeko suddenly dived into the water to search for the catalyst Frie was talking about.
Wreat immediately replied, “ok, I get it!” then quickly dived.
XII. Under the Water
Under the water she searched for the catalyst but Aeko was on her way. They fought each other under the water. Everything was happening fast. It seemed that even Aeko was on Wreat’s territory, he was still strong and clever. Aeko used the sand at the bottom of the river for the water to be blurred but Wreat could control the water so the water cleared immediately.
Aeko emerged from the river to gasp for breath then submerged and distracted again Wreat. Aeko clutched Wreat but Wreat gave Aeko a strong kick on his head. Still Aeko was chasing Wreat so what she did was to produce a whirl in the water. It successfully trapped Aeko then eventually she found the catalyst lying on a shell.
Wreat rose up from the water and floated over it. She was holding the water catalyst and showed it to Frie. Let see what this thing could do.
Wreat raised the catalyst and the water from the river split from top to bottom then rose up. Aeko was at the ground between the two rising water. Frie immediately created a fire bow and arrow then struck it at the lion head figure on Aeko’s chest. Aeko eventually burst into particles.
XIII. Partners
Wreat had returned the water to its normal state. It was already calm.
Darksphynxs was on was on the top of the falls watching the fight. I know this will happen. He is too weak.
He flew away but Wreat and Frie saw him. Frie shot a fire arrow while Wreat made a water cannon and blasted it to Darksphynx but he had evaded them.
Wreat created an ice bow and arrow and shot the arrow towards the creature. Darksphynx was already far away but she saw that it hit him but it seemed that he was not affected by her attack.
Confused by everything that happened, Wreat asked Frie, “Geoffrey what is that flying creature? Who is he? And Aeko? What’s happening? Could you tell me about your powers? What’s this?” She showed the water catalyst to Frie.
Frie said, “the flying lion, he is Darksphynx. He is the real trouble maker.” Frie explained everything he had learned from Flaude. He explained Elementia, the eight kingdoms, the champions, the catalysts, Megallum, Darksphynx, and everything Wreat needed to know. Wreat understood those things easily.
Frie asked Wreat to help him find the other champions and defeat all their enemies. Fortunately, Wreat agreed.
Wreat said to Frie, “So, we’re going to be partners?”
“No. We’re going to be a team. But as of now, yeah, partners.”
Then they shook hands.
XIV. Dirty Water
Wreat sadly spoke, “You know Geoffrey, when I dived into the river, I saw many garbage and trashes under it. It’s weird but, I have even felt chemicals in the water. The water is not fresh anymore. I could feel that it might be gone someday.
Frie sympathized with Wreat, “Yes, I know that even if I just look at it. People don’t care about the fresh water. People don’t mind throwing garbage and litters there then make it more unsafe by the chemicals from illegal factories. Don’t they know that there are other lives on waters? There are underwater creatures, plants, and others! Small maybe, but they have lives. And if the waters get dirty? We couldn’t enjoy it as we do when it was clean. It might even cause floods when the paths of water would be obstructed by those trashes.”
“Don’t they know that if they continue that, and don’t mind caring about water, the safe water might extinct someday?” said Wreat.
Frie replied, “actually, it is beginning to be gone right now. Look, before, this falls and this river was very beautiful and people could get many benefits from it, they can even drink it. But now, they can’t even swim on it.”
Wreat realized, “Oh, I think it is my responsibility as a champion from the race of water to protect it and make it clean.”
Frie objected, “No, you’re wrong. It is not just your responsibility, it is OUR responsibility, as human, as part of this world. We are all part of this world, and we all have a part to do for this world.”
XV. Specks
When Frie and Wreat the Feiri falls, Fooler appeared. “Friends, monsters, enemies, lend me your ears. I have come to ruin your lives, not to entertain you. The evil that I do lives after me. So prepare to die because I am here. My name… is Fooler.” He delivered again his speech but nobody was around to hear him.
He was handling a vial then cast a spell on the river. Soon, dust-like specks came out from the water and it went into the vial. After the last speck entered the vial, Fooler closed it. He was also holding another vial filled with moving dust-like specks.
Fooler stared at the two vials, my mission is getting easier. He laughed then he was gone.
XV. Inloved
It was already sunset. Frie and Wreat went to the park, the ‘Lover’s Park’ as people called it. Flaude happened to be there so the two went to him. Frie introduced Wreat to him.
Flaude said, “so, you are the champion of kingdom of Panthalassa, chosen by the water dugong. The guardian of water chose you to use his powers through the catalyst of water. Well, all I could say is…you’re beautiful!” Then they laughed.
Frie said to Flaude, “sir! I have told her what you told me last night so you don’t need to repeat it to her.”
“Impressive of you” replied Flaude.
“sir”, interjected Wreat, “I’m just confused, how come that I came from the race of water? My parents haven’t told me anything about it, and… they’re gone.”
“I’m afraid I cannot answer your question. I’m sorry.”
They were going a little bit emotional when Wreat said to Flaude, “sir, actually… I didn’t expect that you’re handsome.”
“What do you expect? I am an old man with long white beard?” Then they laughed again.
Izza and Jason were also at the park and they saw Wreat and Frie. Izza immediately called them and Wreat went to her. Frie stared at the two ladies.
Frie asked Flaude, “sir, how could I know if I am in loved?”
Flaude answered, “you don’t need to know if you’re in loved because it is not our knowledge that tells but our feelings. True love comes from the heart which expresses feelings and not from the mind that expresses only knowledge.”
“Frie seemed to be more confused by what Flaude replied but then he continued to ask, “ok sir, how would I feel that I am in loved?”
“Well, It’s… irresistibly different.”
Frie seemed to be not satisfied by Flaude’s answer but then he accepted it. Flaude asked, “Why are you asking that? Are you in loved?” To whom?”
“I… don’t know. I’m confused. There’s something from my heart that tells me I’ve already felt the feeling of in loved but I don’t know when.”
“When was the first time when you felt that kind of feeling?”
“When I was…young? I think.”, he doubtfully replied.
Frie turned back again and looked at the two ladies, later on he saw Jason far behind them holding an apple.
“The apple!” He immediately said, “I felt it when I met the apple girl! She’s my… first love!”
“Apple girl? Frist love? Who is she?” Flaude asked curiously.
“I don’t know, even her name. I can’t even remember her face.”
Frie heard Jason spoke to the two ladies, “hey girls, do you want an apple? I’ll throw it to you and whoever catch it shall have it ok?”
“OK!” replied Wreat and Izza in unison.
Could the apple girl be one of them?, thought Frie. He watched them carefully because he was interested to know who would catch it. Jason took his pose and threw the apple. As the apple was released from Jason’s hand, the world seemed to turn in slow motion. The world even seemed to be muted.
The apple was moving slowly in the air, spinning and spinning, spinning and spinning.
The world seemed to return to its original time as the apple landed at the hand of its catcher.
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—Adventure 2—
—Splash of Love—
(part 2)
V. Search
Frie returned to the bridge where he saw the lady but sadly, the lady was not there anymore. He looked at his face at the water in the stream and commented, well, I think my face is good looking. Fair Enough for meeting a lady.
He walked around and searched. As he walked around the park, he realized that there were many lovers in the park. Now I know why they call this park “Lover’s Park”. Izza and I were here a while ago. Are we lovers now? He giggled for what he thought. Of course not. He sight then continued, I wonder when will be the time that I would be at this park with my loved one.
Later on, when he couldn’t do anything, he went back to the bridge and stared at his face through the water. Suddenly, Flaude’s face appeared in the water. Frie looked at his back and saw no one but as he looked again at the stream, Flaude’s image was still there.
“Frie” Flaude spoke, “are you looking for someone?”
Frie proudly replied, “yes sir Flaude! I’m doing my task, to find the chosen champions.”
Flaude doubtfully asked, “Is that true?”
“Well yes but… I am also searching for someone… you know… multi-tasking. He,he,he,”
Flaude just smiled at Frie and said, “it’s ok. There’s no problem with that. But…” Flaude’s tone became serious, “I have sensed that a new evil mutant was born. Frie, you must be careful.”
“yes sir. I will always be.”
VI. Trouble
Frie went back to the flower shop where Izza was living to stay there for a while but as he looked inside the shop through the glass door, he saw Jason inside with Izza. Grrr!!! What is he doing there!? My goodness! Yes, he didn’t steal the moment being with Izza from me but he is having his very own moment! Argh!
He inhaled then exhaled deeply for him to be calm and when he was a little bit calm, he walked towards the shop. Frie was so serious that he didn’t notice that there was another person inside beside the door. He was about to push the door but it suddenly opened. Since he was about to exert higher force than usual, he unfortunately tumbled on the floor as the door opened—no accident happened this time.
He was a little bit embarrassed because someone opened the door when he was about to enter. Jason laughed while Izza just chuckled but the one who opened the door quickly helped him. Frie swiftly raised his head and about to stand but he was stopped when he saw the one who was helping him. She’s the lady.
The lady apologized, “I’m sorry, because of me you…” she can’t help tittering, “…fell on the floor”.
Frie stood up and replied, “it’s ok. I’m not actually hurt anyway.”
Jason said, “it looks like the clumsy boy wants to entertain us.”
Frie replied, “of course not Mr. Colty boy.”
Izza interjected, “will you two stop that! Wreat, I’m sorry for the behavior of these boys. They’re always like that.”
“Boys?” Jason disputed.
“Wreat?” Frie asked.
Wreat replied to Frie, “That’s me. Actually it’s ‘Rita’. I’m Rita Geyser. However I want my name short so it’s just ‘Rit’, but the spelling is W-R-E-A-T”.
“Ok, but how did you know Izza?”
“Oh, I’m a regular customer of this shop so I knew her. I often buy flowers here like this.” She showed the white flowers she had bought to Frie, “she’s kind so we easily became friends. If you would ask me how I knew Jason, well, I was buying here last summer then he entered the shop. Izza introduced him to me.”
“ah” Jason again.
Wreat continued, “actually, I’m about to leave when I opened the door. May I leave now?”
“of course, bye” Frie said.
Wreat replied, “good bye” then left.
Izza and Jason also waved goodbye. It was they and Frie who were the only ones in the shop and Frie said to Izza, “well, Izza, take care. I’m going to leave now. Beware of Jason”.
Surprised, Izza replied, “you’re about to leave? But you’ve just came in?”
Jason asked Frie, “Beware of me? Beware of fire!”
Frie didn’t bother what Jason said but instead, he continued speaking to Izza, “I forgot something,” I forgot to introduce my self to Wreat. “Good bye Izza. Remember what I said. Take care!” Then he left.
Puzzled, Izza just waved good bye to Frie. Then she blurted, “weird”.
VII. Follow Secretly
Frie secretly followed Wreat from Izza’s flower shop up to the Lover’s Park but Wreat went farther and Frie still followed her until they came to a river with a high narrow falls—the Feiri falls. When Wreat noticed that Frie was following her she stopped walking.
“Why are you following me?” asked Wreat.
“I’m not following you. Maybe we’re going to the same place.”
“And where exactly are you going?” asked Wreat in a serious tone.
“Me?”
“No. The birds. Where are they going? Do you know?” Wreat sarcastically replied then continued, “of course, you! There are no other persons here.”
“Well, I’m going to…”
Frie paused but before he could say a word Wreat calmly spoke, “I know you’re following me. But don’t worry. It’s alright with me. You seemed to be harmless anyway.”
Wreat chuckled after she said her last sentence then looked away from Frie. On the other hand Frie admitted, “yeah I’m following you. Because… I forgot to introduce my self.”
Wreat was about to say something but Frie immediately continued, “I’m Geoffrey Fley. You may call me ‘Frie’.”
“Flee?”
“No. Frie.” He corrected.
“Fee?”, Wreat tried again.
“Frie!”
“Pee!”
Frie remained silent but Wreat spoke, “Geoffrey”.
“Better”
VIII. Wreat
There was a moment of silence. Frie didn’t know what to say next.
“Nice to meet you”, said Wreat. She continued, “I’m already here on the place where I should go.”
“What are you going to do here? Well, it’s a beautiful place. I haven’t been here for a long time. The Feiri Falls.” Frie looked around then sat on the ground and watched Wreat.
Wreat detached all the petals of the white flower she had bought from Izza then threw them at the river. It was like she was a flower girl in wedding throwing petals at the red carpet.
Curious, Frie asked, “why did you do that?”
“My parents died here. Today is their death anniversary.” She sadly replied.
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s ok. I already accepted it.” There was a moment of silence but Wreat broke it, “do you mind listening to my story? About how my parents died?”
Frie was surprised and don’t know what to reply but then he said, “well, if it doesn’t bother you.”
Wreat started, “I was ten years old when they died. We had our camp here at this site, actually at the top of this falls.” Wreat looked up at the place where they had their camp. “During that time, I was so adventurous that I tried to go at the middle of the stream. My parents advised me not to go there but still I did. I proved them that thought I was only a little child I could resist the flow of water. The water was just a few inches below my waist so I felt safe. But I was not.
“Seconds by seconds the current was getting stronger until I couldn’t resist it anymore so I eventually tumbled at the water. I was unfortunately carried by the flow and the stream was getting deeper and deeper as I went farther.
“Of course my parents dived into the water and tried to save me but the current became very strong and the stream became deeper, no, the water was rising. All of us were carried until we reached the end which was the waterfalls. From the top of the high falls we fell down at the river very hard.
“When I opened my eyes, I was floating in the water. My whole body was aching. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t see my parents either. Later on I heard voices. The people living in Feiri hamlet saved us. But sadly, I was the only survivor, they both died. I cried and cried until my tears dried.”
Frie was just silent. Wreat was getting emotional so Frie couldn’t interrupt. Wreat paused then looked at Frie for a while. Frie felt the grief through Wreat’s eyes. Wreat looked again at the falls then continued.
“Actually I didn’t see their body. The people said that when my parents and I were lying unconscious on the ground, a strong wave of water hit us and carried us again to the river. It was mysterious. After that it was only I whom they saw. My parents were gone. They searched everywhere but they didn’t find them. They just told me that for an event like that, it’s impossible to…survive.
“Since then I grew up in Feiri hamlet under the care of the people there. They are very kind. But still… I miss my parents.”
Silence.
“You know, Geoffrey, I have some kind of a special ability. I could sense whom to trust and whom not to.”
“Really?” replied Frie interestedly.
“Yeah, that’s why even though it’s our first time to meet each other I already told you my past. I also shared it with Izza and Jason.”
Ugh, Jason again?
“But there is one thing I didn’t tell them, even the people in hamlet.”
“What is it?” Frie said inquisitively.
“As I grew up I learned that there is a reason why I survived the accident. There’s a reason why I wasn’t drowned.”
“What are you talking about?” Frie asked eagerly.
“First, promise me you will not tell what I’m going to tell you to anyone.”
“Sure! Of course.”
Wreat looked around then whispered to Frie, “I can control water. I was not drowned because the water is friendly to me, but sadly, not to my parents.”
“You can control water?” Frie asked.
“Yes! Believed me! I discovered that after the accident. That’s why I spelled my name with W-R-E-A-T! It’s an anagram of ‘water’!”
Frie was surprised by what she said. It means she might be one of the people he needed to meet. He challenged Wreat, “If that’s true, then prove it!”
“That’s easy.”
Wreat went to the bank, crouched, and then dipped her hand to the river. When she stood up and lifted her hand, a stream of water was following her hand. Frie was amazed. Later on, Wreat threw the water to Frie which made him stood.
“Hey! Why did you do that?”
“Nothing, just for fun”, then she laughed.
“What else can you do?” asked Frie inquisitively.
“I can walk on water.”
“I want to see it!”
Wreat slowly walked towards the water. A she stepped her foot in the water, it didn’t submerge. Wreat walked until she reached the center of the river.
“Awesome! You’re great!” Frie was very amazed by what Wreat did.
Later on, Wreat asked him to walk on water too, “I can help you walk on water Geoffrey, if you believe.”
“No, I don’t know how to swim.”
“But you will not be drowned. You could also walk in the water, just like what I did. Trust me.”
Frie followed Wreat. He tried to step in the water and magically, his foot didn’t submerge, he slowly walked in the water until he reached Wreat. With excitement, he tried to run around Wreat and jump. He didn’t submerge.
“Wreat, I can also walk on water! I can run! I can jump!”
“You know Geoffrey, you’re like a child.”
“I’m just… amazed. Wicked!”
Frie paused from what he was doing and stood in front of Wreat. “May I hold your hands?” said Frie manly.
Without hesitations, Wreat offered her hands and Frie held them. There was no noise except for the blowing of wind which caused the water to have waves. Frie was about to confess something when suddenly someone shouted out loud.
“BOOM!”
IX. CPR
Surprised, the two of them suddenly fell on the water. The water was too deep for Frie. He didn’t know how to swim. Unfortunately he was drowned. Wreat saved him and pulled him out from the water.
“Look what have you done!” Wreat angrily said to the person who shouted.
That person was not ordinary. He was tall, thin, and strange. The lion head mark on his chest was visible.
“I am Aeko. I can do things that others can’t like producing smoke and jumping high!”
“So?” Wreat replied. She didn’t bother Aeko at the moment because she’s more worried for Frie.
Frie was drowned. Wreat knew the solution—cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Her head slowly went down towards Frie who was lying unconscious on the ground. Her lips were about to meet Frie’s when suddenly Frie regained his consciousness.
“Whoa! What are you going to do!?”
“CPR!”
“I’m ok now” Frie coughed then stood up, “ju… just…”, he was very tensed and his heart was beating very fast because when he opened his eyes, Wreat’s face was very near to his. And their lips were about to touch each other. What the hell was happening?!? His face was very red. He was blushing. “Just help me defeat that guy.”
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—Adventure 2—
—Splash of Love—
(part 1)
I. Catalysts
After Frie made his wish, he slowly opened his eyes and saw that the shooting stars were still up in the sky, falling. Due to his curiosity, he stood up and stared at the shooting stars. Later on he noticed that one of those shooting stars was falling down near him and he didn’t know what to do. It was falling rapidly. He made a fire shield to protect himself in case the shooting star—or meteor— falls on him. It fell near him and as it landed on the ground, Frie went to it and look at it.
He saw that it was a different kind of meteor. It was small, spherical, red, and it was flaming. He was amazed by the beauty of it and he realized that it could be a precious stone. He took the crystal-like object and as he took it, the flame disappeared then a person who seemed to be glowing appeared.
Surprised, Frie asked him, “Who are you?”
“I am Flaude. I am the Lord of Elementia. I’m here in front of you because you are one of the chosen elementals. You are the chosen champion of the race of fire.”
“hmmm?” Frie didn’t understand anything from what Flaude said.
Flaude was a tall person. He was a young looking man but as he spoke he seemed to be an old wise man. He seemed to be a serious type of person but somehow he looks like Frie.
“What are you talking about? Elementia? Elementals? Race of fire? I heard those from the piggy creature a while ago. Do you know anything about it? Do you know—” Frie was getting too eager to know something about those but he stopped as Flaude raised his hand which signaled him to stop.
“ok, I’ll explain it to you.” Frie listened very well to Flaude. “Elementia is a parallel world to earth. It is very like earth. The only difference is that, people there have powers. Also, there are also other creatures in that world.
“Elementia has eight kingdoms: Pyro, Panthalassa, Terraia, Zephyro, Hemera, Nottria, Anathoria, and Sagro. They are the kingdoms of the eight races of elements respectively: fire, water, earth, air, light, dark, lightning, and wood. Each kingdom has their own leaders or kings and queens, but the supreme ruler of the entire Elementia is called ‘Lord’.”
“So you are the supreme ruler of Elementia? I mean, you rule the eight kingdoms?” asked Frie.
“Yes”
“Cool!”
Flaude continued, “The eight races are in need of a champion for their kingdoms. One who would stand for their kingdom and defend them”
“Why?”
“Because Elementia and the eight kingdoms are threatened.”
“What?”
Flaude explained, “It is rumored that the minions of the evil lord Megallum are rising. Megallum had been the most powerful enemy of the elementals. He built up armies and empires of evil forces to conquer Elementia, but he failed. He was defeated.
“He had his group of servants called the Dark Warriors. They were the eight best lieutenants of the evil lord. However, they were also defeated after the fall of their master. But they didn’t die. Some were cursed. Some were imprisoned. Others, fled and never comeback.
“Few weeks ago one of the cursed Dark Warriors has risen. He is Darksphynx. He is a winged lion. He is the one who sent Mimmo to attack you. He was defeated long ago but the red moon awakened him. I don’t know what his plans are but it is believed in Elementia that these Dark Warriors might gather and rise again. Therefore they must be stopped.”
“Can’t you do it on your own? Why do you need to go here on Earth? And what the hell is this?” Frie showed the crystal-like object that he picked up a while ago. “Darksphynx? Is he related to Dark…flame? What’s going on? Is the world going nuts?”
“No Frie—”
“Hey! How did you know my name? Do you know me? Wh—“
“Stop! Argh! I don’t know if I’m going to be impressed by your inquisitiveness but… ugh! Let me explain first.”
“ok…”
“As I said I while ago, you are the chosen champion of the race of fire—“
“But how—“
“Frie!”
“ok, I’ll listen.”
“That thing that you are holding is a catalyst of power. It is the Catalyst of Fire. It is the most powerful possession of the Pyro Kingdom. It gives power and protection to the one who holds it. However, only the chosen champion of the race of fire could only use its full power. And it is you. The Guardian of Fire, the Fire Dragon, chose you to be the owner of that catalyst. And being the owner of that catalyst, being the chosen champion of your race, you have the responsibility to fight off evil. The catalyst is now yours Frie.
“I would also like you to know that… I do not have elemental powers anymore. I sacrificed it during the previous battle with Megallum. That’s why I am relying on you now.”
Frie seemed to understand now what Flaude was talking about. Flaude stopped talking and Frie felt that it is his time for him to speak. Finally.
“Sir… I don’t know how I got my power. How come that I came from the race of fire? I thought I was human… not elemental. Could you explain it to me? And also, do you know what happened to my friend? Was the black fire a while ago caused by a Dark Warrior? Could you return Ian’s life?”
“Lives that are lost cannot be returned. One must accept that. Lives that are taken away are taken away for a reason. And every reason are not always told but they are ought to be sought.”
Frie just gasped.
Flaude answered the rest of Frie’s quiries, “I also don’t know how you got that power. Perhaps your parents are one of those who fled from Elementia to Earth during the battle. And that’s why you live here on Earth. Well… that’s only a guess. But I really don’t know.
“About the black fire, I believed that it is also caused by a Dark Warrior, Darkflame. How did you know him?”
“There was a statue of him inside that house.”
“Ah, perhaps it is actually him. His soul was cursed to be a stone. Perhaps, someone awakened him… if so, then, there are other enemies around.” Flaude was now more serious talking to Frie, “Frie, all the catalysts are sent here on Earth. It means that, all the chosen champions are here. Frie, since you are the first one to get a catalyst, you will then be having the responsibility to find the other champions.”
Surprised, Frie asked, “huh? But… how could I know them? Where did the other catalysts go?”
“The other catalysts are scattered to different places and on different things so that, only the rightful one could have them.”
“so this is my mission?”
“What do you mean?”
“You are now giving me a task, to find the other elementals, to find the other chosen champions.”
“Yes.”
“It’s ok. It would be a great adventure of my life. I could also avenge Ian’s death.”
“yeah.”
“I accept the responsibility.”
“How about the risks? You know that you will be facing Darksphynx and his servants. And even Darkflame, if he is really awakened.”
“I’ll face them.” Frie said firmly. “One more thing, how did you know my name?”
“I have been looking after you since I saw you used your power against Mimmo.”
“ah, ok.”
“Well, you must be careful. You may call me whenever you need me. I will be around, unseen. I think that would be all for tonight. Go home now. Good bye”
“bye. I promise that I will find the others.”
“The catalysts…” Flaude reminded Frie.
“yeah!” Frie smiled and later on walked home. His mourning seemed to be changed to excitement, at least for now.
Frie didn’t know that someone had heard him talking to Flaude and had witnessed his fight with Mimmo. The witness was hiding in a tree. He was Jason.
II. Good Day
It was already morning. Frie needed to wake up early and go to school. As he woke up, he sadly remembered his friend. I will not see him again in school. I’ll never see him.
However, the voice of Flaude echoed in his mind,…lives that are taken away are taken away for a reason… … you are the chosen champion of the race of fire… … you will then be having the responsibility to find the other champions…
He opened his palm and the fire catalyst appeared. It was glowing like fire. As he gazed at it he remembered his task, his mission, to find the chosen champions. There are seven of them. His mission kept his blood running and soon he closed his palm then the catalyst vanished. He prepared to go to school.
When he reached the school, he was almost late. But then, he was still lucky, he came at the right time. The exact time. One minute more then he’ll be late.
His classmates were wondering why Ian was absent. They asked Frie if he knew something about Ian’s absence since they were close to each other. Of course he didn’t tell the truth. What would he tell them? That they met an ugly monster and he fought it? And he blasted a powerful fire and it destroyed the whole house of Ian while Ian was inside? Or would he tell them that he was a champion and an elemental and whatsoever? Of course he didn’t. Even though Mimmo showed himself at the park, no one had seen him clearly due to the smoke. So there’s no proof if he would tell them the truth, unless he wanted to make a barbeque in front of his classmates using his fire power. Brilliant.
He didn’t tell the truth. He just told his teachers that Ian had an emergency flight to other country to his parents. Ian had to leave right away that’s why he was not able to tell it to his teachers. Frie said that Ian asked him to tell it to their teachers like what he was doing.
“Will he comeback?” asked the former principal and now the Prefect of Discipline who was an old woman whose white hair was in a tight bun.
Frie seemed to be struck by lightning when this was asked to him. However he just replied, “perhaps… not. I don’t know.”
Well, teachers and students believed in his lie. They were even worried about Ian. What a good liar. Tsk tsk tsk.
After his class, Frie went to the central and highest tower of Zavrega on which the big clock was placed. He was at the top floor of the building which was above the big clock from where he could widely see Naxali and its neighboring towns. It was an open air space and very wide. It was covered by a dome shaped roof and was baroquely styled. The place was deserted. Always. Students were restricted to this part of the school for safety reasons. However, this was Frie’s favorite part of the school.
While the wind was blowing, he prayed, “Lord, forgive me. I lied to many people. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. A lie is not a solution to a problem. It just creates another problem. But I can’t do anything. I hope you understand.”
After he asked forgiveness, he looked at the different places he could see to look for a little hint where could he find the other elementals. While he was doing this, he didn’t notice that another student was also on that place. Jason.
“Where’s Ian?” asked Jason.
Frie was surprised then he replied, “I told you he went to his parents.”
Jason meanly replied, “really?… you must be careful… you must not play fire…” then he left.
Frie was surprised and confused by what Jason told him. Was it a warning? He didn’t know.
III. Crush
As Frie went out of the campus, he saw that Izza was about to ride a bike.
“Izza!” called Frie.
“Hi Frie! Do you want to ride with me?”
“Sure!”
Frie rode at the back of Izza’s bike. He was joyful because there’s no Jason to break his moment of happiness. At last!
They roamed around the park. They both seemed to be enjoying the moment. As they roamed, they were laughing and even teasing each other. It seemed to be Frie’s real moment.
As they passed by a not-too-small bridge, Frie saw a lady. As he saw this lady, the smile in Frie’s face slowly faded. His face went blank. The noise and voices seemed to become unclear then silent. The lady seemed to be a serious type of person. Frie gaze at her who seemed to be glowing because she was being lighted by a ray of sunlight. She was staring blankly at the stream under the bridge which made her short layered hair partially covered her bluish eyes.
Frie’s heartbeat went fast. It seemed to be… love at first sight?!?
Frie unconsciously looked away from the lady as she raised her head and slowly moved. After that, Frie heard again the noises and heard Izza calling him, “Frie, are you listening to me?”
“uhm, yeah.” Then he pretended to laugh. As he answered Izza, his heartbeat slowly went normal.
They stopped in front of a Flower shop. Izza said to Frie, “It’s time for you to go. I’m already home.”
Frie replied, “so… this is where you live. I’ve known you for long but I didn’t know that you just live here and have a flower shop. Well, there are so many flowers!” There were varieties of flowers in Izza’s shop which made Frie be amazed.
Izza told Frie, “Of course this is a flower shop that’s why there are many flowers. What do you expect to see? Giraffes and elephants?”
“Huh?”
“Just joking, boy!”
They both laugh then Frie spoke, “well, you too, Izza, actually looks like a flower! You’re as beautiful as they are!”
“I know! You don’t have to tell me!” jokingly replied Izza then, they both laugh again.
Frie said, “uhm, Izza, I need to go now. I… have a task to do. Well, see you again tomorrow!”
“ok Frie, bye.”
Frie was very happy because he was with Izza. He admitted to himself that he had a crush on Izza.
As he reminisced the moment, he suddenly remembered the lady. What is this I feel? Do I also have a crush on her?!? If so… what about Izza? Well… it’s just a crush. I think there’s nothing wrong with having two crushes. I think.
IV. Aeko
Darksphynx was now searching again for a new servant. As he landed near a falls, he saw a childish male teenager who was bullying a kid. The teenager was Aeko who was thin looking but quite tall and clever while the kid was named Justin. Darksphynx walked near them and as Justin saw him, he immediately ran but Aeko, having no fear to anyone or anything, posed like a kung-fu fighter then talked to Darksphynx, “Hai-ya! I am Aeko! What are you doing here you kitty-kitty?”
“Kitty-kitty huh?” Darksphynx bit him and took his heart and ate it. And like what happened to Mimmo, after Aeko died, a black aura surrounded them.
part 2 will be posted after two weeks
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Thank you for reading!
I read my blogs from the beginning. The very first entry dated December 14, 2010 and entitled Blog 101 made me chuckle. It was followed by Blog 101.2 and then Blog 101.3 until Blog 101.5. I named this chronicle Blog 101 Series of Ignorance. It was during this blog posts that I was learning how to blog. (Yeah. If you’ll read them you’ll see how I learned. Ha,ha,ha,)
However, I think I had learned what I need to know so I decided to give the lexis finale of Blog 101 Series of Ignorance.
I learned how to blog. I was even criticized at first. Walang kwenta ang blog mo. I only had seven followers. Not all of them were even frequent blog users. It was like I was just talking to myself then.
But then, I have learned what is blog. I have learned how to blog. And After I learned how to blog, I posted what are my intentions in making a blog: to post here my literary pieces; and to post here part by part my novel, Elementia and the Seventh Arrow. (Pero nung una talaga curious lang ako sa blog at na enganyo lang mag blog.)
I have posted at least one of my literary pieces, Friend ko si Rizal sa Facebook. But there are others which I wanted to post like: Kasiping ni Pepe si Potpot, a poem; Bakit nga ba may mga Bobong Pilipino?, an essay; Butil, a poem; and Sa Pag-katha ng Tula, a poem. All of which are published in Pyre, the official literary and arts folio of Siena College of Taytay , College Department.
Some of my unpublished works are Maya, a poem, and Kumpisal ng isang Demonyo, an essay.
If you would notice, all of them are in Filipino because it is my niche. However, I am English major so I [am somehow obliged to and expected to] also write in English. And some of my English works are The English Analysis of Love, a poem, and And they Protest against the Catholic Church: a Clash of Faith under the Umbrella of Christianity, an essay.
However, my Magnus Opum next to Elementia is Sagisag, an essay which was written for a Luzon-wide competition. Talo. Ha,ha,ha, However I am proud that one of the judges appreciated it and bothered to read a part of it during his lecture or forum or workshop (whatever that may be). A Palanca awardee? Reading my work? Great!
I have also already posted the first few parts of my novel, the Prologue and the Adventure 1.
I was not really a writer. I just discovered that I could produce good works when I joined the Publications. But actually, before I entered the Publications (and eventually resigned after 2 AYs), I had already finished my novel, Elementia and the Seventh Arrow. I just learned that there a lot of things I need to learn. I am editing now its first draft part by part (which I am posting here on Tumblr and noting on Facebook).
By editing and posting Elementia, I learned that there could be many hindrances that could be encountered: school requirements, house obligations, time pressure. There would be times that I would like to stop editing and put it away, and just continue it after I finished my studies. However, after I finished my studies I would then be a teacher and there would still be a lot of pressures.
But then, one important thing I learned is that, the greatest motivation a writer could have is his readers. Readers expect from you. And they are the very reason why I write Elementia. I have something to tell them. And it is the story I created. My fiction. My fantasy. My reality.
I have now 69 from 0. Many of whom I don’t personally know. But then, I want to thank you all for following my account. And more thanks for bothering to read my long posts, especially my Elementia and the Seventh Arrow.
You could find me on facebook. Just search my name, Alex Bernard San Jose, then click add as friend.
You could also e-mail me regarding my fiction, Elementia, at elementiaseries@rocketmail.com
Well, that would end my blog for today.
God bless us all!
The last time I checked I had 34 followers. Now…64!!!
yeepee!!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my followers for following me.
Thank you very much!
Especially those who are reading Elementia and the Seventh Arrow!
Thanks a lot!
ok…
mahirap pala mag blog pag hapit sa oras.,
anyway., salamat!!!
next post ulit!!!
I apologize if it’s late here on Tumblr., I can’t open Tumblr in my school eh., anyway., enjoy!
Before you read this post, I would like to notify you on the change of Fooler’s appearance.
previously:
“…On the house of Ian, an outlandishly dressed person was in front of the statue of Darkflame. He was wearing oversized shoes, baggy pants, and queer clothes. His face was very white like that of flour. He had a high aquiline nose and he wore a hat with two long points. A clown…”
changed to:
“…On the house of Ian, an outlandishly dressed person was in front of the statue of Darkflame. He was wearing long pointed boots, fitted green pants and red shirt, and a hat with two long points which ends has tiny bell-like objects. His neck was enclosed by a white ruffled garment. His face and hands were very white like that of flour. And he had a high aquiline nose. A Jester…”
—Adventure 1—
—Best Friends Forever—
(part 3)
XV. Fight!
It was already twilight and Ian was on his way home with Frie. As they got near the house, they saw someone in front of the hut waiting for them—Mimmo.
“There you are! I’m almost getting tired waiting for you!” He laughed then continued, “I’ve been hunting for you since we’ve met. Then I saw you one time when you got out from the ancient school. I knew it was you. I followed you one time and found this place. And today, I waited. I knew you would come.”
After Mimmo gave his greetings he suddenly fired a rocket. Frie and Ian quickly ran separately and the rocket exploded between them. They were not hit by the explosion anyway. They both ran but Mimmo chased them. They tried to hide within the tall grasses but Mimmo was able to see them so they ran again.
They were about to run to the house but Mimmo released another rocket and it exploded near them so they both fell on the ground.
Frie quickly stood up and said “enough!”
Mimmo asked, “So, are you going to fight me now?”
Frie released a ball of fire and threw it to Mimmo. As it exploded, Ian was surprised. He didn’t expect that Frie also had powers.
Frie said to Ian, “I’m sorry if I haven’t told you about my power, Ian. I was just waiting for a proper moment. And I think this is it. Just stay there and watch me defeat this ugly piggy thing.”
Ian seemed to be confused so he asked Frie, “Frie, how come that you have that power?”
Frie replied, “I don’t know how I got it. All I know is that I have the ability to control fire.”
Mimmo was about to attack them but Frie quickly threw a fireball to him but Mimmo had fastly evaded.
Frie said to Ian, “Ian, leave this fight to me.”
“Alright, I trust you.”
Mimmo said to Frie, “you! Elemental who came from the race of fire! I have an offer for you. I will stop attacking you and I will let your earthling friend to live if you come and join me.”
Frie confusedly replied, “what are you talking about? Elemental? From the race of fire? You’re going nuts!”
“You are an elemental but you don’t know anything about it? How pity you are. Anyway, you don’t need to know anything about it. I will kill you for you seemed to do not want to work with me” said Mimmo.
“Really? Is that so? ” said Frie provokingly.
Mimmo released a rocket but Frie was fast enough to evade it then he grappled with Mimmo.
They soon physically fought each other. Both of them knew how to fight that way but it seemed that Frie was better on physical fighting. Mimmo eventually fell on the ground but he stood up right away and got away from Frie.
Mimmo pointed his rocket hand on the ground and it burst with fire like that of a rocket. Then he managed to land on a branch of a tree from where he continuously launched rockets. Frie was able to evade the rockets but he unconsciously got far away from Ian. Mimmo jumped down from the tree and took the opportunity to grab Ian and make him his hostage but Ian was clever enough to escape from Mimmo. Frie threw fireballs to Mimmo to help Ian go farther from Mimmo. Frie didn’t see where Ian went because of the smoke produced by the explosion of his fireballs but Ian just hid inside his house.
The battle between Frie and Mimmo continued.
Mimmo seemed to be already exhausted but Frie seemed to be not losing his energy. Frie stopped producing fireballs and what he did was he made his hands flame. His hands were strongly flaming and Mimmo tried to step away from Frie. He blasted the fire towards Mimmo. He was hit by the strong fire and was blasted off to the house and a big explosion occurred. The house was affected by Frie’s attack and it was burning. He didn’t expect it will also be affected and he regretted for it. He didn’t know yet that Ian was inside.
Soon Frie heard a scornful laugh coming from Mimmo. He was still alive. Mimmo was almost weak but he could still stand up and tease Frie, “you’re so fool! You’re the one who would kill your own friend! Ha,ha,ha!”
Frie realized that Ian could be inside the house then he threw Mimmo away from the house. Mimmo stood up and as he got closer to the cliff, Frie’s fire formed a bow and arrow then he released it towards Mimmo. The arrow hit the lion’s head figure on Mimmo’s chest and as it happened, Mimmo shattered.
XVI. Good bye
Darkness had already conquered the night sky and the moon was once again showing its fullness over the earth. However, the sky and the moon were just the background of the silhouette of a winged creature.
No one noticed that Darksphynx was at the top of a mountain watching the battle but when he saw Mimmo defeated, he turned and flew away.
Frie was shouting Ian’s name but he couldn’t enter the house because of the fire. Inside the house, Ian was crying for help then as he walked, he accidentally bumped a statue and as he looked at it, he saw that it was glowing and being surrounded by a black aura. Later on, the statue was slowly burning then, suddenly, Ian remembered the name of the statue.
Outside the house, Frie was almost crying and he talked to the fire that was surrounding the house, “fire, oh fire, you’re my friend right? My best friend is inside that house, I don’t want to lose him. Please, stop.”
Later on he shouted, “STOP!” and after he shouted, the fire miraculously stopped. “Thank you”
Inside the house, Ian had unconsciously whispered the name of the statue, “Darkflame.”
Frie was still outside. He was about to enter the house but suddenly the house was burning once again. However, the fire was a different one. It was color black. He didn’t know how it happened and he couldn’t do anything.
Frie had no idea that inside the house, the statue of Darkflame became alive and was rapidly flaming. The statue’s hand grew big and held Ian. With the statue’s big hand flaming, Ian was burnt alive. Soon the black fire of the awakened statue was whirling and became big.
Frie walked away from the house as he saw that it was being destructed by a whirl of fire and soon the whirl became a fire tornado. As the tornado reached the dark sky, it slowly vanished from the bottom which was where the house had been.
Silence.
Free was speechless. He was stunned.
“NO!” he cried. It was my fault.
Frie was blaming himself because he believed that he was the reason why Ian died.
He can’t believe it. He won the battle. He lost a friend.
Losing a friend is hard, but losing a true friend is harder. Not everyone had had a true friend.
XVII. Wish
Frie laid down on the ground and looked up on the sky. The sky was clear. No sign of the mysterious black fire tornado that took away Ian’s life.
Frie was mournful because he lost a friend, a best friend. He never had a best friend that’s why he was glad when Ian and he became best friends. However, Ian died. And he believed that it’s his fault. Why did he die when I already accepted him? Is friendship supposed to be like this? I think so. Friendship is supposed to be like this. No matter how long or short you became friends with someone, as long as you are friends until the end, nothing will separate you, even death, for friendship lasts until the end. Yes, the end.
He was reminiscing his past with Ian when suddenly, he saw something blasted on the sky. The blast was so wide that it covered the sky. It captured his attention. The smoke-like thing from the blast stimulated his curiosity so he gazed at it. It quickly faded but behind it, shining figures were falling—shooting stars.
The shooting stars were slowly falling from the sky. Frie closed his eyes then made a wish. If wishing on shooting stars is true, I wish that… I wish that Ian is not dead… ugh… stupid, of course he is dead. But it is my wish… that he is not. I wish that I could see him again someday. I still have more stories to share with him. I haven’t told him everything yet. Oh, I wish…
the first part of
Adventure 2: Splash of Love
will be posted on
August 13, Saturday
for your questions, comments and suggetions [and also corrections]
you may e-mail me at
www.elementiaseries@rocketmail.com
—Adventure 1—
—Best Friends Forever—
(part 2)
VIII. Explanation
The following day, Ian and Frie came to school early. They were the only students yet in the classroom so they talked to each other.
“Why did you lock the door yesterday?” Frie asked angrily.
“I locked it because…well…nothing” replied Ian but Frie said, “look what have you done!”
“I didn’t do anything. You’re the one who…kissed m—“
“shut up! I don’t want to remember that!” said Frie quickly. “I didn’t kiss you! It’s not a kiss. It was… an accident!”
Jason suddenly entered the room with Izza. Izza was surprised because she didn’t expect that both Frie and Ian would be coming to school early. “Oh, early birds!” exclaimed Izza.
Jason muttered, “—love birds.”
Frie heard what Jason said and defended himself, “It was just an accident Jason. Forget it.”
“Well…ok” replied Jason. He knew what Frie meant with what he said but Izza had no idea about it.
IX. Help
Frie and Ian hadn’t been greeting each other, not even teasing each other, since the so called ‘accident’ happened. Still, the hostility between them continued.
It was a pleasant Saturday morning—no classes.
Frie decided to have a walk in the park to feel some peace of mind but then, he always remembered the moment his lips accidentally lay on Ian’s. Disgusting, echoed Jason’s voice in his mind.
Bang! Frie heard a blast from a near place.
People were now running away from the park. Frie was also about to run away but another explosion happened. This time, a tree was blasted and a branch of it unfortunately fell on Frie’s foot. He couldn’t get away from it. His foot was trapped. A smoke from the smoldered tree was fogging the area and from the smoke appeared the silhouette of a walking person. Frie cried for help but no one answered.
The one who caused the menace was already visible to Frie. The man—or creature—was fat and undersized. He had cannon-shaped hands and on his bare chest was a perceptible mark—a lion’s head.
“What…who…are you?” Frie didn’t know what to ask first, whether what or who was in front of him.
Mimmo immediately answered, “I am Mimmo, young man. I come to revenge to the people who treated me badly and to give delight to my master who gave me power.”
“So you are not human?” queered Frie.
“I am a monster! I am a mutant. I mutate from being a human to being a cannon controller. I could produce as many rockets as I can from my cannon hands and blast it to whatever or whoever I want.”
From nowhere, Ian came and swiftly removed the fallen branch from Frie’s foot.
“What are you doing here?” Frie asked Ian but suddenly, Mimmo released a rocket from his hand and blasted it towards Ian but Frie quickly pulled him out of danger. Ian immediately picked a rock and threw it to Mimmo to disrupt his attention but it was broken into pieces as Mimmo released another rocket.
Frie fastly held Ian’s hand and they ran away but Mimmo was fast so he had pulled Ian from Frie. Mimmo was so strong that he threw Ian into a tree as he pulled him, which made Ian lost his consciousness as he hit the tree. Mimmo was about to hit Ian a rocket but Frie strongly kicked Mimmo.
Frie said to Mimmo, “do you think you’re the only one who has power?”
Frie’s hands suddenly flamed then he quickly threw a fire ball to Mimmo. Mimmo didn’t expect the attack so he failed to evade it. As the fireball hit him, it exploded then Frie hurriedly took Ian and fled.
X. Clinic
On a clinic, Ian was lying on a bed and the doctor was checking him up. Frie was beside him and the doctor said that Ian was fine, he just needed rest. Unfortunately, the doctor said that Ian’s foot was injured but it was not too serious, he could just not walk properly for days but it would heal fast. The doctor left them for there were other patients due to the trouble happened. Soon Ian woke up.
“Why were you there at the park? Why did you save me?” gently asked Frie.
“Are you nuts? Do you think I will let you be killed by that piggy monster?” Ian paused for a while then continued, “I saw you in the park then when an explosion happened, I look for you to know if you’re safe. Then I heard your voice, eventually, I found you.”
Frie was silent for a moment then sincerely said, “thank you.”
There was a moment of silence which was broken by Frie, “you could go home now. The doctor said that you’re alright. You just couldn’t walk for days but… it’s just for days.”
“That’s ok.”
“I think you need help going home. And… perhaps you’re parents are now worrying about you.”
“No, they’re not. They are on other country. I am the only one home…alone.”
“Alone?… you mean…”
“Alone… as I am always in school.”
There was another moment of silence which was once again broken by Frie, “somehow, I understand you. I’m not living with my parents now. They are separated. I grew up with my mother while I don’t know where my father is. I’m alone now because my mother left me for an unknown reason, she said it’s urgent and important. It’s almost half a year now when she left. But I used to it. Since I was young there would be times when she wouldn’t be around for a long time. Actually, this time is the longest. I haven’t heard anything from her for six months.”
“So whom do you live with now?” asked Ian.
“I’m not totally alone actually. I’m with my old nanny. My mother entrusted me to her.”
“ah, I see.”
“I’ll take you to your house now.”
“Oh, she might be looking for you” Ian worried.
Frie said, “No, she used to it. He,he,he,”
“Well… for that, thank you.”
“You would now be always welcome.”
XI. Fire
Darksphynx was on a cave and Mimmo was in front of him asking for forgiveness for his failure. “I’m sorry boss. I didn’t expect that that human also has power.” He swallowed then continued, “his power is fire. His hands could flame and he could blast fireballs which…he did to me…”
Darksphynx was not bothering Mimmo’s failure but rather, he was interested with what Mimmo was saying, “…his hands could flame and he could blast fireballs… that means, he is an elemental from the race of fire. Find him! He could be an ally… or an enemy.”
“Yes boss.”
XII. Home
Ian was just living on a hut since he didn’t need an elegant house for he was just alone. Though he was living on a hut, the surrounding was refreshing. There were various trees and plants which when blown by the wind produced different queer sounds. It was a convenient place for relaxation. The hut was also located on a mountain-like area which is a little high place and near the hut was a cliff.
“We’re here” said Ian.
Frie helped him get inside the house. He liked the area but then he asked Ian, “You’re just alone here? You don’t have any neighbors? What if something happened to you?”
“You’re worrying about me?”
“Of course not” blurted Frie but then he admitted, “well… yeah.”
Ian smiled then said, “Don’t worry. I used to it. If anything happens I can defend myself.” He paused for a while then he asked Frie, “so, what are you going to do now?”
“You’re just alone here right? I think you need someone to help you here. Uhmm… may I sleep with you here? I’ll just tell my nanny that I wouldn’t be home this evening.”
“You? Going to sleep with me? Here?”
“uhmm… yeah.”
Ian chuckled then said, “that means… we’re friends?”
“uhmm… yeah.”
Frie apologized to Ian, “Ian, I’m sorry for what I was doing to you at school. I was just so irritated to you that—“
“Don’t worry. I could forget that.”
Ian was so glad that he embraced Frie and as he did that, Frie’s eyes rolled and he sighed as if he didn’t like what’s going on.
On Ian’s small room, Frie removed Ian’s eye glasses and fixed his unkempt hair. Frie said, “there, it’s better.” Frie did that not only for Ian’s sake but also, he didn’t want to remember the face whose lips accidentally touched by him.
Ian said, “thank you, Frie. As long as you are here, I could call my house, home.”
Frie replied, “Home…” as Frie said the word, he seemed to become a little serious, “…many families are now being torn apart and because of that other people could no longer find a perfect home, a place where they could be with their family, a place where they could feel comfort, a place where they could feel love.” Frie paused for a while then continued, “in place like this, if a person is happy and contented in his house, he could call it home.” As Frie spoke he seemed to be a little bit emotional, perhaps, he wanted to live in a place he could call home, a place where he’s happy and contented.
Ian asked Frie, “what’s home for you?”
Frie replied, “Home is a place where one could feel comfort. The one who lives in it doesn’t have to have many companions just to call his house home. It is the quality of how one lives that counts rather than the quantity of those he lived with.”
“well said.”
They both chuckled.
After a moment Frie noticed a queer statue at the center of Ian’s house. The statue looked like a replica of someone he didn’t know. It was standing straight. His face was oddy masked and his body was bizarrely cloaked.
“What…who’s that?” Frie asked as he felt the feeling when he first met Mimmo.
“The one whom this house was bought from said that he is… Darkflame. I don’t know who he is and I didn’t bother to know.”
“Well, It’s just that… it’s weird… and creepy.”
“Let’s just rest. I’m tired.”
“Ok”
XIII. Best Friends
It was already Monday, the week’s first school day. Ian can’t walk properly yet. As Frie saw Ian near the stairs, he walked towards him and asked, “need help?”
“ahmmm…” Ian was having some hesitations.
“You may climb on my back, I could carry you.”
“No, thank you! I could go upstairs.”
“Oh com’on, don’t be shy. Our room is on the third floor and it could difficult for you to—“
“Alright Frie, alright.”
Frie immediately carried Ian on his back. As they reached their room, their classmates saw them and they wondered about Frie and Ian. They knew that Frie and Ian were not close to each other but Frie was carrying Ian.
“Hey there!” called Jason. “What’s up? You’re close now? Did it start with the ‘accident’ thing?”
“Just shut up, Jason. It’s none of your business. You don’t care if we are friends or foe” Frie irritably replied.
Their classmates were happy for them for there will be no more fights between them.
Days passed and Ian got well, he could now walk properly. As days passed, Frie and Ian were getting closer to each other. They were having fun with each other. They were playing and studying with each other. And they were sharing thoughts and feelings with each other. It was as if they hadn’t had any hostilities before. They became so close that they said that they were already best friends.
Friendship starts in numerous ways. Some ways are common while some ways are unique. But what matters more is that, it is friendship, and nothing but friendship.
XIV. Spell
On the house of Ian, an outlandishly dressed person was in front of the statue of Darkflame. He was wearing oversized shoes, baggy pants, and queer clothes. His face was very white like that of flour. He had a high aquiline nose and he wore a hat with two long points. A clown.
“Friends, monsters, enemies, lend me your ears. I have come to ruin your lives, not to entertain you. The evil that I do lives after me. So prepare to die because I am here. My name…is Fooler.”
Fooler seemed to be having a speech which he pretended to be delivering at a great number of audiences. However, nobody heard him because he was alone in the room.
He was supposed to be a wizard but his mischievous magic transformed him to have a comical appearance like that of a clown. Even though, he was quite clever and knew various spells.
He was now seemed to be casting a spell on the statue of Darkflame in a low voice. “Master, sooner or later you’ll be awakened. When that happens, our evil lord, Megallum, would be having a greater chance of coming back. When he returns, Elementia will finally fall. When he returns, the glory… will be ours.”
After that he left.
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sorry for the delay…
—Adventure 1—
—Best Friends Forever—
(part 1)
I. Red Moon
The night was very dark and above the sky the full moon was as red as blood—a total lunar eclipse.
At the mouth of a volcano, an explosion happened but it was not an eruption, it was something else. As the thick smoke from the explosion faded, a silhouette of a flying creature was seen through the bloody moon, a monster probably. As seen in his silhouette, the monster’s body was like that of a lion with different kind of wings. It flew fast then after a few minutes, the monster was already on a city. The monster flew across the tall buildings then landed at the top of the tallest one. The monster was an immense, sphynx-like lion with a mechanical body. Its wings were skeletal and had no feather.
As the moon from red turned back to white, the monster seemed to be loosing its power. From a big mechanical lion it transformed its figure to an ordinary lion with white feathered wings and metallic armor.
II. Irritation
At the town of Naxali, there was a baroque-styled structure which was an old school named Zavrega High School. This colossal school was entering its one thousandth year from its foundation which made the present academic year a special one. The school was sometimes called The Ancient School of Zavrega for its long existence.
First day of school.
Geoffrey Fley aka ‘Frie’ was on his fourth year at high school. Frie had a slender body, smart mind, and kind heart. He also believed that he was handsome. He was one of the students of Zavrega
The students were gathered at the school ground to listen to the speech of their new principal, Ms. Windy Eros. She was a tall woman with long dark hair. Her deep voice resonated on the ears of the students as she spoke. After her speech, the students went to their respective classrooms.
At the classroom of IV-B, there was no teacher yet so the students were noisy, but not all of them. Izza Meily, a beautiful girl with long hair and greenish eyes, was sitting on a side near the window and staring blankly outside. However, Jason Colt, quite tall and very masculine, along with the other boys, seemed to be the noisiest, but he was not, it was Frie.
The door of the classroom opened and a new student entered the room. The transferee who was Ian Claw sat beside Frie. He was nerd looking. He wore eye glasses and had a little unkempt hair. Ian seemed to be a type of person who was prone to bullies.
And so the class began.
On the classes, Ian was frequently committing laughable mistakes. At first, Frie was laughing on it but later on, he seemed to be annoyed.
Ian had had a chance to talk to Frie. He asked Frie if he could be his friend. Frie seemed to be more annoyed when Ian asked him so he replied, “what if I don’t want to? Could you do something about it?” Then he left Ian.
Frie was kind to his friends but he was just not feeling well with Ian. There are really moments in life when one could feel an unexplainable annoyance with somebody. Because of that, one couldn’t see the real worth and value of the person he is annoyed with.
In classes, whenever Frie would answer a teacher’s question correctly, Ian would annoyingly praise him. Because of that Frie became so irritated with Ian that he started teasing Ian whenever Ian would commit mistakes. Frie was always teasing him until it came to the point that Ian was already irritated with Frie.
One time, Ian confronted him, “I just wanted you to be my friend, but why are you doing this to me? I don’t like you anymore!”
Frie replied, “I also don’t like you.”
The whole class seemed to be also didn’t like Ian, perhaps due to Frie’s influence, so Ian became a loner.
Frie had many friends but even though he had many so called ‘fiends’, he was still longing for a true friend. There were times that Frie would realize that Ian was pitiful because of what he was doing to him, but whenever he would see Ian, he couldn’t help being annoyed.
Frie and Ian’s hostility continued.
III. Birthday
Ian’s birthday came but nobody was greeting him, making him lonely. His foe, Frie, came close to him an as usual, teased him, teased him that nobody cares for him that’s why nobody greeted him. Ian kept silent but deep inside he was already angry.
They were the only students left in the classroom. It became silent for a while and Frie was just staring at Ian, watching him as he got angry and then Frie sarcastically laugh. Frie became serious for a moment then sat beside Ian. He put his hand to Ian’s shoulder then said, “Happy birthday.”
Ian wondered then looked at Frie for he was surprise at Frie’s warm greeting. Frie just snubbed him then left him alone in the room.
IV. Key
The key of Ian’s locker was missing, and the suspect, of course, no one else, but Frie; simply because Frie seemed to be the only person who had the motive to do that.
Ian confronted Frie then hesitantly asked him, “Frie, tell me, are…” Ian was thinking if his decision to confront Frie was right, “are you the one who… stole… I mean, do you have my key?”
Frie replied, “and what shall I do with your key?
“Frie, please, give it to me, I need it, please!”
“I don’t have your key and I’m not lying!” He replied in an irritated voice.
“Are you telling me the truth?”
“What do you think? I may be angry or annoyed with you but I do not have any intention on your…key. What shall I do with that? Open your locker and steal things?”
Ian sighed then said, “well, I think your telling me the truth. I somehow… trust your word. I know you will not do that to me nor to anyone.”
Frie was now more irritated then he replied, “well?”
Ian put his hands on his pockets and said, “well I remember that I put my key on my pocket and I am not putting that on any place. No one can get my key on my pocket unless—” Ian didn’t notice that there was a small pocket within his pocket.
“unless?” Frie repeated.
“Unless I put it here, on my… smaller pocket… oh here it is!” Ian bit his lips then apologetically said, “Oh, I’m very sorry, I, I, I’m very stupid—”
Frie interrupted, “Yeah right you are…” and then he walked away from Ian. He continued to speak, “stupid” but he paused walking, “well, it’s good to know that you trust me.” Then he walked away while Ian just knocked his head towards the locker as hi bit his lips.
V. Watch
“Hey Izza!” Frie greeted Izza when he saw her at the canteen then he sat infront of her. “May I eat with you?” He asked gently and she replied, “sure, you may.”
“Thank you.”
Frie was just silent as he ate his food. He was gazing at Izza’s face the Izza looked at him but he suddenly looked away.
Frie said to himself, this is the moment I’ve been waiting for! Yes! I am with her! I am eating with her!Hooray!
Jason entered the canteen and disrupted Frie’s jubilant fantasies. “Hey Frie! It seems that you’re day dreaming.”
“No I’m not.” Frie, replied. My goodness! Why is he here? He’s disturbing my moment!
Izza chuckled and Frie became serious for a while. Jason sat beside Izza then suddenly held Izza’s left hand and asked her, “What time is it?”
Frie was so surprised when Jason held Izza’s hand that he said, “can’t you see the big clock over there?” He pointed out the big clock at the top of central and highest tower of the main building of Zavrega that could be clearly seen from the canteen.
“Oh, sorry, I didn’t notice.” Jason replied to Frie then held Izza’s hand again and asked her, “Is your watch synchronized to the big clock of Zavrega?”
“Yes”, she replied.
Frie was getting peeved. What? He did it twice?
Izza said to both of them, “well, boys, I’m sorry but I have to go. I need to finish an assignment. Bye! See you at the classroom.” She smiled then went away.
What Frie could only reply was ‘good-bye’.
Frie was disappointed because he thought that it will be only his moment with Izza but Jason disrupted his moment. But what made Frie angry was that, when Jason left him, he realized that Jason didn’t really need to ask the time to Izza, he had his own watch. When Frie knew this, he had just blurted in jealousy, “what?”
VI. Mimmo
Mimmo, a fat, undersized, and naughty young guy was on a corner of a deserted street. He was holding a banana that he had stolen in a fruit stand earlier. He was about to peel the banana when he suddenly heard a roar. He paused for a while then ignored what he heard then he continued to peel the banana. When he was eating the banana, he saw a strange shadow on the ground then he looked up. What he saw was a flying armored lion with white enveloping wings which landed in front of him. Mimmo was stunned by the creature.
“Wha…what…a-a-are…you?” stuttered Mimmo.
“I am Darksphynx, one of the Dark Warriors of Megallum. The red moon awakened me and gave me power but when it was gone, the power from it has also gone. So I transformed from my Dark Warrior form to my ordinary form.
Mimmo confusedly replied, “Huh? Wha… what are you… talking… about? And who’s Me…gal…lum?
Darksphynx told him, “Don’t be afraid of me. I’m a friend.” Mimmo swallowed then Darksphynx continued, “Megallum was the most powerful Elemental, but he was defeated many years ago. Elementals are humans or monsters that have power. Most of them live in and came from Elementia.”
“Elementia?”
“Elementia… it’s a different world from earth. It is a world that is ruled by eight kingdoms, the kingdoms of the eight races of elements—earth, air, fire, water, light, dark, lightning, and wood. It is a world that is supposed to have been ruled by Megallum. But unfortunately, he was defeated.”
Darksphynx waved his wings and slowly walked towards Mimmo. “I am here in front of you because I want you to be one of my servants. I will give you power. I want you to help me regain my power and find the way back to Elementia so that we could conquer and rule over its eight kingdoms.”
Mimmo was very confused and he wanted to run but suddenly, he remembered the people who hate him and he wanted to take revenge so he agreed to his servant.
Darksphynx stabbed Mimmo with his claws and got his heart. Mimmo died and Darksphynx ate his heart like a typical hungry lion. Darksphynx roared then a black aura surrounded them.
VII. First Kiss
Ian was inside a comfort room and soon Frie entered. There were no other persons there aside from them. Ian greeted Frie but he just ignored him. When Frie got out he didn’t noticed that he had left a book that he had borrowed from a library. When he knew it, he quickly went back to the comfort room.
When he held the knob, it was already locked. He knocked and called out but no one answered so he thought that nobody was inside. He bumped himself to the door but it wouldn’t budge. He tried again and he exerted more force but when he was about to collide to the door, the door suddenly opened. It was Ian who opened the door. Instead of the door to be the one Frie will collide to, it was Ian whom Frie collided with. As they fell on the floor, Frie’s lips accidentally touched Ian’s. For short, they accidentally kissed each other. It was that very moment when Jason was hurrying and about to enter the comfort room but when he saw Frie’s lips lying on Ian’s, he had blurted out, “disgusting”.
My name... is Alex Bernárd.
