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I tried rolling my tongue a couple of times to make the "rrr" sound. It's been over an hour, and Bob, with his arms folded and looking at me like I didn't know what I was doing, couldn't take it as he finally waved his hand, telling me to stop.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAYYMmGoaO
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"Okay, okay, stop," he said.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qCmvxzKAu
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"Huh?" I looked at him from where I sat. "I thought I almost had it."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZUTwtYHKF
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"There will be plenty of time to know that one character," he said as he looked down at the huge book open in front of him on the lecture stand atop the small stone dais.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7YDDVuhWN
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I take a look at the small library filled with tall bookshelves. The gray walls of the castle and the bookshelves seem to be one and the same, as if they carved the shelves on the wall. There were all sorts of books, and one thing they had in common was that they had pretty bright colours like the butterflies that flew around the room. Each colour had its own bookshelf, so that meant there were six bookcases in the circular room.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgdijw81oD
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Bob stood in front of me on the dais with a black board behind him. The board looked like it was etched into the stone wall, with two of the book cases that held the blue and red coloured books standing on either side. On the four edges of the board, tiny green creepers with tiny white flowers grew out, making it look decorative.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfIStfeCTd
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The black board has the ancient alphabet written on it. We started working on that yesterday. As much as learning something new is exciting, it can sometimes be annoying, depending on who is teaching you. Bob just happens to be one of those people.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaorFfc9eIJ
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The language had twenty-six letters. But in this instance, Bob likes to refer to them as characters. They reminded me of Chinese characters, except that they weren't.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GTG2KWaE3
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"Okay, I should say you're pretty good at pronouncing most of them," said Bob as he looked at me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhZOJRyijd
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"That's good, isn't it?" I asked as I sat on the only wooden desk in the room.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWsgTLUB8H
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"It is, but I want you to practice writing them down too. Consider that homework and hand it in tomorrow morning."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNYeMXNntd
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Homework. Great. I tried to put up a smile for him, though I felt the edges of my mouth twitch.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpsHdAyup6
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Bob closes the book, and I know it's his cue to leave. The words on the black board were quickly erased by the green butterflies. A question soon came to mind.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5JQYJ6yBV
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"I have a question," I said, catching him off guard. He sighed.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdhSb4PSAx
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"I thought for this lesson you weren't going to ask anything."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVczuzNOiH
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"It's just the second session. Besides, you can't blame me for yesterday, can you?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHs4KnQ1Pr
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He shrugged his shoulders, admitting it. My first lesson yesterday in my room was tough. It's not easy learning a new language, and I had a lot of questions that focused a lot on pronunciation.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImcE24adXg
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"What do you want to ask, Diana?" Bob asked, his eyes squarely focused on me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILgqEqzoXM
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"When will I be able to go home? I feel a lot better now. And I'm starting to feel this time difference between my world and yours might be a little sketchy."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zJMNYALxC
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"Don't worry; you'll be surprised when you get back how much time has passed. You want to leave us so soon? I thought you liked the place."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKv6MUswIF
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"That was until you people decided I couldn't get out by keeping me hostage." I made sure to glare at him.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR0UcadHxk
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"We’re doing this for your protection, Diana."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzhau4aR1d
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"Protection from who exactly? Lord Vandell?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonNu0LcZgf
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Bob knew where I was going with this as he took the book from the stand and made his way down the dais. "Stella will be here shortly. Make sure you do your assignment."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJF1PHHt2ah
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"Yes, I will," I answered, doing my best not to sound disappointed.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaQyX6IJop
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I could feel Bob’s eyes on me as he stopped by the door. I turned to look at him, and his expression surprised me a little. He looked a little disappointed, too.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWxC6llDmK
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"I know how much you want to go out there and see the place, but I can assure you that we’re doing all we can to make sure you at least get a trip around the island. Only if it's safe."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqXJPdXXdu
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"And when will that be? If you ask me, the world is already a dangerous place. What makes it any different when I’m out there?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztDgcJzLig
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Bob smiled now. He knew I was trying to coax him into telling me what was going on. "You’ll know soon enough."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQ5hquObRf
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I groaned as he opened the door and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. I lean my chin on my hands laid flat on the desk, wondering why the world is so unfair to me. What is it about me that they have to keep me locked up here like an animal?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNJmdz9uEj
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Besides, I feel so much better now after taking the medicine and getting a good night’s sleep. I was able to move around on my own without holding the wall, and my body ached a little less. If I had it in me, I was going to run out of the castle as soon as I woke up. The High Order must have thought of that, because when I stepped out of my room this morning, Bob and two other guards in purple robes greeted me. Yeah, they have everything covered.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ265nnkl5Aj
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Mopping on my desk isn’t going to help me get ready for the next lesson, so I lift myself off of it and head towards the only window in the room. Unlike my bedroom window, I now had a view of the town down the hill, close to the seaport. How I wish I could go there. Escaping is no option, as I could tell the guards were standing outside.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WxEHl7kLT
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I continue to look down at the beautiful scenery below when I hear the door open behind me. I turn and find Stella walking into the room, and she isn’t alone.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrQuUGRttl
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Ryan’s lookalike cousin, Raymond, also walks in.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qkUSPN6q9
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"Morning, Diana," she greeted as she went up to the dais. I notice she has a big blue book in her hands. "I see you’re doing much better."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLGRw8VurV
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"Bitter medicine works best," I said as I slowly started to get back to my desk. I turn to Raymond. "Hello," I greeted him.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2XwYgQlqq
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"Hi," he said, looking away quicker than expected. What’s his problem?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5HLK12DIU
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"Okay," Stella says, turning to the blackboard, blinding herself from the sparks between Raymond and me. "Take your seat, Diana, so that we can begin today’s lesson."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Og8oPcQZ9
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I give Raymond a look before I sit back down on my desk. He didn’t even look at me. Wait a minute.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbWfdvIVHY
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I turn to Stella. "Is Raymond learning with me today?" I ask.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYcY7Rshwq
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Stella turns to look at me, and I hadn’t realized that she had written something on the board with blue chalk. She wrote the word "Elements" in cursive handwriting. Elements? This is interesting.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83rz0ynfmX
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"Uh, yes, he is," Stella nervously answered, which she tried to hide with a chuckle. "He’ll be helping me with a simple exercise."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8guYOyH8AK
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"Exercise?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4Olq92io3
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"Yes. Remember when you were in the maze and you had to use the stones to help fight Pug?" I gave a quick nod. "Well," she continued, "today we’ll be trying to figure out which of those stones—we call them elements—suits you best."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0z09eLUrp
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"I was able to use all of them," I said, as I quickly recapped the incident. "Doesn’t that mean something?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOb7RlVwDtn
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"That was only because those stones were designed for you to make use of at the time. Sometimes, when you run out of energy, we use the stones as a power boost or to amplify the power that you lack. More on that later. The reason why we need to know which element works well for you is to know which is your primary or strongest element and which is your secondary."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIgMUkIcLA
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Stella turned to the book in front of her and opened it. In a flash, the six coloured stones similar to the ones I used last time floated out of the book and up in the air, forming a circle. The stones looked a little larger than before.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu57OUVas3
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"I hope you can recall the elements that you used in your fight." Stella looked at me with a smile. "Could you tell me what each stone represents?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1pI9uVQwd
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The first stone my eyes fall upon is the red one. "The red stone is the fire element. The blue is water. The green must be nature, since I remember using the vines to tie themselves around Pug. The orange is earth. As for the purple and the yellow, I’m not sure. All I remember is making weapons out of them, and the yellow produced a dazzling light."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxY0yoxDX8A
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"Great, you know most of the elements. However, I should mention that the green stone not only deals with nature but also with wind, which is a part of it. For the earth stone, it not only deals with the ground itself, but whatever metals and minerals lie in it."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVlv8xCKXj
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"Metals?" I asked. "Does that mean I can create a silver spoon if I need to?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhVRHvK87d
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"Yes, but let’s not get carried away with ourselves. You need to be a natural-born wielder of the earth element to pull that off. And it takes a great amount of skill."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB3HSsKP4s
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I give a shy nod and continue to look at Stella attentively.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c168IEiMN
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"The yellow stone is the light element." Stella pointed it out with her finger. It broke away from the circle and floated on its own to the side. "Like in the maze, you produced a dazzling light, blinding Pug. But it can also produce lightning, which you can use to attack your opponent."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tIwDevHjf
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"Lightning?" My eyes must have bulged out of their sockets because I noticed Raymond shake his head like I was some immature amateur learning something new.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLupB55D46
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"Yes. I’m not sure if you can recall blocking Pug’s fire bolts with your hand the first time you did it."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumhuRdaQVV
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"I thought I used fire back then. And didn’t the rod bring up a shield?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywEgZaqgZT
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"Yes, well, at that point, you countered using a ball of lightening, and then you popped up the shield due to the impact."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKidWUp9MCR
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"Okay. Does the light element always bring up a shield like it did?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhon1tBhDP5
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"Yes. All other elements, when used the right way, can help you form shields and weapons of different kinds."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSrptG9AsG
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I heard Raymond mutter something under his breath, and that made me slowly turn to look at him. I can tell what he said is full of malice. He isn’t that hard to read.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1X9lWBhKXP
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Stella continues as if nothing is going on. "Coming to the purple stone, it will be a bit of a surprise to you." She poked at it, and just like the yellow stone, it floated away from the others and stood next to its counterpart. "This is called the shadow stone."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3ERC6MpUr
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"Shadow?" I raised an eyebrow. "If it’s a shadow stone, shouldn’t it be black?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY54cBHgTPb
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"Yes, basically it should, but this isn’t the case because the black stone already has its own purpose. It's the same with the light stone being yellow and not white. We’ll come to the white and the black stones later."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6VadUrpio
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"There are the white and black stones?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Xq3BAN6oa
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"Yes. It’s where these colours, or, let me say, elements, originate from. I think you must have learned at school about how all the colours derive from the white colour."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI69shqM1u
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"Yes, I do. When you explain it like that, it makes sense. But as far as I know, black is the absence of colour."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML2MxG1yvc
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"Well, in this case, we aren’t just talking about colours, but elements. All this comes from a much deeper perspective, which you’ll learn about later. Now back to the stones. We’ve familiarized ourselves with them; now all we need to know is your primary element."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrquYU87QLs
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With a gesture of her hand in mid-air, the purple and yellow stones grouped back together with the rest of the other stones. Stella gestured with her other hand, telling me to approach the dais. I did as instructed, and with the stones in between us, I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI9BAcEk2C
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"Now don’t be scared," said Stella, sounding very calm. "What we will do is a very simple exercise. I want you to reach your right hand out. Once you do, each stone will read you, and one of them will fly into your palm. That will be your primary element."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVnNGQwI6G
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This seems weird. What if all the stones decide not to pick me? If they don’t, then there will probably be something wrong with me, right?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MF6YVGpNK
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Not wasting any time, I hold my right hand up, my palm facing the stones. I don’t know how long this is going to take, but the stones simultaneously start to glow like Christmas light bulbs. I bet this means they are doing their reading. Stella stood there, watching the stones. I know Raymond is looking on too, but I can’t think about him now, though I could feel his eyes pierce the back of my head like daggers.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4Q4inYZWL
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I started to feel warmth coming from the stones. It’s comforting at first, but then it starts to get hotter and hotter while the stones glow brighter and brighter. I could feel my palm get so hot that it started to hurt. I dropped my hand as I yelped in pain. It’s as if I had touched a boiling pot straight from the blazing flames of a charcoal brazier.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtIX8yW1aB
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"Diana, are you okay?" Stella asked.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWnS1XoHh8
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I whip my hand in the air, trying to get it to cool. Later on, I held my palm up to blow air out of my mouth. It's red and throbbing with pain. I hear Raymond come close to look at my burnt palm. Stella rushed down the dais and gently took hold of my hand. She placed her palm above mine, and soon a small, colourless orb formed on my palm. I felt a cooling effect afterwards.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0kJFfiJNS
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"Hold that for a while," she said. "It will help cool the hand."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJqFhcGLEL
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"What could have caused this?" Raymond asked.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWR5YRMUYQe
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Stella looked at the stones in front of me as I answered, "they don’t like me, that’s why."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWTCJBx503
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"No, it can’t be that," said Stella. I noticed the look on her face as she looked at the stones. "It’s supposed to happen naturally. One of the stones should fly into your palm. The secondary stone comes afterwards."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Keg204nrZ
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The orb in my hand melted like balm, and the pain soon subsided. My palm didn’t hurt, though there was some stinging.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIk6HEUl0s
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"Diana, did something happen when you held up your hand?" she asked, looking at me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1KvzDnf14
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"Nothing. I did as you said. Apart from getting burned."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qVLLmxDWT
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"Okay, we’ll try again."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJzyJM6vEj
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I gulped as I didn’t find the voice to argue. What if my whole hand gets lit on fire?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNN77LJ8BG
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Stella goes back up the dais, and Raymond comes to whisper in my ear:404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLOqUqlXkt
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"Don’t be scared. Just relax."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZheeNKQuKM
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He soon backed away, but it’s like his essence still lingered beside me. That must be the shadow element at work. I rubbed the thought away and looked up at Stella. She gave a nod of her head, telling me to go ahead. After taking a deep breath, I held up my right palm. The stones glowed again. This is it.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9L7sC6UIgp
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I felt it. The daggers at the back of my head that I had felt earlier. So, it wasn’t what I thought at first. I dropped my hand in an instant, and the pain stopped.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9aHv99Xo4
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"What is it?" Stella asked.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5neOXRccD
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"You asked me earlier if I had felt something before," I answered. "At first I thought it was this thing you feel when people are staring at you, but I felt it again. Like daggers at the back of my head. Is that normal?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VgpKzPTUG
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"Well," Stella rubbed her hands together, "people experience different things. For some, it's so fast and simple that they don’t feel anything. Some, like you, feel the back of their heads or their palms burning. What I don’t understand is why it took so long for any of the stones to respond and fly into your hand the first time."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwb40ilnzd
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I shrug my shoulders. "It’s like I said. Maybe they don’t like me."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD12m6B7hO
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Stella sighed. She looked at me like a child who didn’t like to comply with anything, finding it hopeless to try and convince me. "Let’s try this again. And this time, when your hand starts to burn, don’t drop it."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzdDgDiP6x
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"But what if I can’t take it?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtfp95aKaE
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Stella didn’t know how to answer that, as she remained silent. If I were her, I wouldn’t know what to say either. I saw her give Raymond a warning look. I bet that's why he's here.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy6BFoq7LC
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Likewise, I took deep breaths and held up my hand, and the stones glowed just like before. The feeling of daggers at the back of my head came back, and soon enough, my palm slowly started to get warm, then hot. I continued to look at the stones, hoping that one of them would fly to my hand, but they kept glowing, and the heat kept increasing with each passing minute.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUd3vDyLF3
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My palm starts to feel red-hot like before, but then I remember that I’m not supposed to drop it. Easier said than done. My left hand quickly holds the wrist of my right. I felt like I was in a furnace as my body started to feel hot.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAA1qMkP9rh
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The pain at the back of my head kicked up a notch, and for a second there, I felt my head jerk back like someone had grabbed my short hair and pulled. I winced in pain at both the burning on my hand and the pain at the back of my head. For how long am I going to take this?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2En6v0yoRc
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"Hold on a little longer, Diana," said Stella.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWjVNKm7NX
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It’s painful for me to even reply, as I felt a jerk in my head and my neck bent a little. I keep telling myself to hold on. But I feel like dropping my hand with each second that passes.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENvUXzjRV3
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I close my eyes as I now feel the scorching heat on my hand, like it's been lit on fire. I yell. The pain is unbearable, and I just want all of this to stop.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnd8GvOCKl
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"I can’t do it, Stella!" I cry out.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AxXZHk68z
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I’m not sure if she said anything, but I felt my head pull back a little, and I was afraid my neck would break. Why is all this happening? I’m afraid to even open my eyes, but when I do, I see a rainbow of colours flying all around me, changing shape everywhere I look. Am I still in the library? I'm finding it hard to tell.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxapJCwQbU
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I try to look at the stones with my hand still outstretched, and I see them glowing brighter than before. The colours that were flying all around me came from the stones themselves. My hand is burning hot now, and I thought this was it. I can’t take it any longer. Should I still be doing this?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFReonu4Dl
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"Accept."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUehSdU30fK
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Who said that? Is that Stella or Raymond? It didn’t sound like any of them. Who else is here?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr23z3htSgi
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"Accept. Accept everything."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRgduv9BWp
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Before I knew it, my neck bent back even more, and my head felt like it was about to split open. My whole body felt like it was on fire. Have I been thrown into the blazing fires of hell?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeWgFOooc5
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I screamed in agony, and I thought I was going to die.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH1AMBAnsI
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Images soon flashed before my eyes: a line of trees, snow on the ground, and a woman with her red, blazing eyes. I'm looking into a dark, empty space, but there was someone standing there. The hooded figure turned to me, and I saw the skull face of Death. The image changes again, and I'm back home. My mum is looking down at me with a smile as she calls out my name. More images kept flashing before me, like I was reliving my entire life, some in a fast blur. Then there came flashes of images that I had never seen before. Like I had been staring at photos on a screen, the images slowed bit by bit of a place I had never seen before. The place is beautiful, filled with trees and flowers and green grass all around. This is where all the flashing stopped. I am looking at the beautiful scenery when suddenly a butterfly appears in sight and lands on my nose. I could actually feel it. Likewise, I gasp like I have been woken from a dream and realize all of this is real. The tree leaves rustled in the gentle breeze of the wind that I felt blow by. And the smell of the fresh grass is something extraordinary. Not to mention the colourful flowers of different kinds all around.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwvDttgknI
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The butterfly takes to the air, and it’s then that I notice its colours. One wing is white with small black spots. The other is black with white spots. I have never seen such a butterfly in my life. I follow it, and as soon as I turn around, in front of me stands a tree. Likewise, I look around and feel there’s something different about it. There are other beautiful trees around, but this one seems the biggest with its strong, wide, and sturdy trunk. Not to mention that its leaves were the greenest I have ever seen.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PZKbZzrGb
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The black and white butterfly continues to fly towards the tree, and I follow. As soon as I am under its huge canopy, I feel a strong aura in the air. It feels comforting. It's like when you walk through the front door of your house after such a long day and are just grateful to be home. I look around, and it’s then that I hear a few birds chirping in the tree. I look up and find birds of all types high up in branches, looking down at me. The sight of them brings a smile to my face. I look around for the butterfly, and I see it has landed on the tree’s sturdy trunk. Likewise, I walk over to it, and when I get close, I stretch out my hand and touch the tree’s trunk. The feel of its hardness under my skin was something I’ve never experienced before; it's like there’s nothing that can be compared to it. Ever. I felt something as well, like a sort of vibration. Why did I have a weird feeling like it was trying to tell me something?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT512fb7g2
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"Accept," came a whisper.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8I271Kh7AP
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I almost jump in fright and look around. There’s nobody there. The leaves rustle above me, and the birds become silent.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjXTvffOJb
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"Accept everything," came the voice again. The voice is coming from behind the tree.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTWT99SQtn
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As though on cue, the butterfly flapped its wings and took to the air, going around the tree. I follow it, and immediately I do, I’m shocked to see what’s in front of me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUfbzsu7i5
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Behind the tree is a whole different landscape. Grey clouds filled the sky, giving the place a dull gray look. There is no grass, but hard, cracked ground like that of a very dry desert. There are also dead, thin-looking trees. I turn to look at the tree beside me, and it’s like half of the tree that I thought was so sturdy now looks shriveled up. There were thin-looking branches holding a few shriveled, dead leaves.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmlJ0eTSin
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I look at the devastation in front of me, as there is nothing beautiful in sight and the endless desert land stretches out for miles. I turn to the large tree beside me, and it’s like I stood in between the living and the dead. This scenery is one I’ve never seen before. I feel like I’m in a painting where you can clearly see the demarcation between the two sides.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnX5WVWa2Nt
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"Accept it all," came a whisper. This time, the voice came right behind me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQl6U0KP6i
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I turn around, and I find an antique full-length mirror with a gold frame standing in between the line that separated the two sides. How did it get there? I looked in the mirror, and what spooked me was my reflection. I approach the mirror slowly, trying to understand what I’m seeing.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcGGDMVZ6M
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Not only that, but I notice the scenery in the mirror is similar to the one behind me, but the reflection didn't move like I did as I approached. And her eyes were closed. I must be looking at a picture, but something told me it was a mirror.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzseKJGv3yt
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When I get close, I notice the image that looks like me wearing a long dress, like those that princesses wear in fantasy movies. It’s made of the finest silk, with one half of the dress being black and the other half white. Beautiful sliver embroidery decorated both the long sleeves of the dress and the hem. Below the dress is a hue of black and white. Around the dress’ neckline were colourful tiny beads sewed in with the silver embroidery, and they had the six colours with which I am familiar.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kxQunJ8wR
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I look straight at the person in the mirror—if I can call her that—and she has her eyes closed. I wonder if she’s sleeping. She just stood there with her arms by her sides. I continue to stand there, thinking of what to do.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9dXMhPJQo
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I come a little closer, and I stretch out my right hand to touch the mirror to see if all this is just an illusion. At the same time, she lifts her hand like you do when you look in the mirror. This surprises me. Is she truly my reflection?404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX0KnM1rti
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I pause with my hand still lifted. Then, all of a sudden, her eyes flew open, and I took a step back, dropping my hand. She’s awake. Her hand is still outstretched, and I notice that she’s holding something. Whatever it is, it’s enclosed in her fingers.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTDWJ4MqAL
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I look at the person who looks like me, and I notice her eyes are filled with all sorts of colours swirling and dancing around in the small sphere of her irises. She looks like me, but is she me? Her hair is far longer than mine, as it reaches her shoulders, while mine is more of an afro.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWuE5nekks
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"Accept," she said loud and clear in my voice.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBMk0ONIiS
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She turns her hand to open her palm, and in it are two glowing orbs, not as big as golf balls, swirling around her palm in a circle. They glowed like precious stones as they swirled, not touching each other.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTresTmcfo
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"Accept it," she urged on. "Accept it all."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCNC5Wc3Yi
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I look at her and then back at the two orbs. "What is all this?" I ask. "What am I dealing with?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuL8kzh4Yfv
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"You will never know until you accept them," she said as she gestured at the orbs.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoeq1xRjOn
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I approach her and slowly bring out my hand, palm up. She stretches out hers, and it extends out of the mirror. She laid the two stones on my palm. They continued to swirl around, and I could feel their buzzing energy. It’s scary because I could feel my hand start to burn in an instant.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7VTv36Rut
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"What should I do now?" I asked my lookalike in the mirror.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZWFekKpL1
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She smiled at me as she clasped her hands together and answered, "all that is up to you."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ76p8O82mh
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Before I could say anything, the orbs glowed so brightly that it’s all I can see. The next thing I know, I hear Stella calling out to me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA3PANI7H9
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"Diana, can you hear me?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea13JOiNaz
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I open my eyes, and I’m back in the small library. I look around, hoping to see the half-good, half-bad landscape and the girl in the antique mirror, but no. I’m back on Butterfly Island.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6C0CmCCow
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"Are you okay?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4PtsEfDE5
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I look up at the dais, and Stella is there like I left her. I turned to the door, and Raymond stood there too. He had a weird look on his face, and I started to wonder what had happened.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2myTxh7tU
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"I’m fine," I found myself answering.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLldsuun483
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"You can put your hand down," said Stella.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0JChfr0KV
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I hadn’t noticed that my right hand was still outstretched, and my left hand was still holding my right wrist. My hand is still burning, but not like before. I felt something move around in my palm, with my fingers enclosed in whatever I was holding. I turned my hand to open it, and there they were. Two black and white orbs dance around on my palm in circles, not touching each other.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ3N4AKcdM
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My mouth falls open, and I look up at Stella, who can’t believe what she’s seeing.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfkaX0bNiF
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"Stella," I almost stammered. "What does this mean?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLKMHcQ0o8
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She doesn’t answer at first as she looks at the orbs in my hand. She shakes her head and, likewise, quickly runs down the dais towards me, grabbing my hand to look at the orbs.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwUeTdIfxd
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"This is unbelievable," she said as she looked at me in surprise. Raymond comes over to see this for himself. "The others will not believe this."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdpivMtPYs
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"You haven’t answered my question, Stella," I said. "What does this mean?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IGmZvIUAr
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"It means you can control all six elements," she said.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPik1niE9a8
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I shake my head in confusion. "What?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aR5BeZBwZ
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I turn to Raymond, waiting for him to say something. I know he can’t lie to me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWq0Vlygs5u
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"It’s true," he says. "You naturally control all six."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdeA2if7GA
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I looked down at my open palm, and the orbs continued to spin around in my hand. This is a lot to take in.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9srUP22tcf
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