x

Diana's P.O.V:361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOUWSZdqqi
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7yBBJdX4K
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWimqhJaDZ
Five years ago,361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQBYQKaDOo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiesaCc3E8h
Butterfly Island361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTEZbdqGXF
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbfkKEhcdF
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMYxBnQjs2
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFRlFJJTsg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteRjT2qDr0
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCPxFTs0sP
"Okay, okay, stop," he said.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHiJ98Z7P1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM44RALehii
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnkmyM2nob
"Huh?" I looked at him from where I sat. "I thought I almost had it."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj4cR099ft
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzPeeEs4SE
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77FcU6HcIN
"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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6FNHxGed1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLXJugaYF5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MnMWn77lc
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaVlFzBTSO
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTyZvYrBef
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FQ3bM5rD8
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEC2tJ6nvF
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXRadx894L
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMw1l2lbOX
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzejRBihFYu
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡci3IBnciW1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceYJaiXDk6
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y3xyHx11U
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVPlpRC1ZT
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxaSOB6mbm
"Okay, I should say you're pretty good at pronouncing most of them," said Bob as he looked at me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2evWF1Ou1R
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKDjamFAL1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vULrVYPTs
"That's good, isn't it?" I asked as I sat on the only wooden desk in the room.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUmQbQ1gLB
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP8k62T2FP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPbHnP0kPW
"It is, but I want you to practice writing them down too. Consider that homework and hand it in tomorrow morning."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvwl5dBHlf
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sEHIHpHOZ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxcaG1ucOK
Homework. Great. I tried to put up a smile for him, though I felt the edges of my mouth twitch.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrJMsunrLo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiifxEqyOz
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjdKn0wTNU
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKeuzLpQOP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYkYs0JOL9
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkzEKqmdPJ
"I have a question," I said, catching him off guard. He sighed.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U2WecmUt8
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CcupslcJo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YOy75jld3
"I thought for this lesson you weren't going to ask anything."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwAuTHxKpG
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBcxSgCIsr
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wsiIbDNLT
"It's just the second session. Besides, you can't blame me for yesterday, can you?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkZT0lVOwp
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe5JQrHuHJ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMkbiazg7F
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuEcBBvn94
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBAhL0LibP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5wt8kzZip
"What do you want to ask, Diana?" Bob asked, his eyes squarely focused on me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOWzAAjotd
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcP6EpN3z4
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB3YEaO88G
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k2k7t6pC8
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y9gSHwCa2
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmO4m4eAe5
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gBtvozTBl
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFz1kSsGEtt
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcORjHyL5t
"That was until you people decided I couldn't get out by keeping me hostage." I made sure to glare at him.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdg92uTwNV
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ER1HGLBga
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZzNHB0l7s
"We’re doing this for your protection, Diana."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRj8oujgh2
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwO96Xahj7E
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPslF1R2rJk
"Protection from who exactly? Lord Vandell?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEqzEvLKCw
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcnL1VdvvC
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74oqYvcWQv
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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXtZBVqunl
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvR5Mh1VYY
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRCqXhDfly
"Yes, I will," I answered, doing my best not to sound disappointed.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3P9mpCVAl1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusTwcXk9OU
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LHaAwByqu
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GdBlKgcNB
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59QVqcABCI
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMSCzUIWqO
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv422tVcyVf
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16OoowOiq5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQvZ5QSnVo
"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?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkpMkwUH4J
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQoYYOtWCV
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEpFiMjpEx
Bob smiled now. He knew I was trying to coax him into telling me what was going on. "You’ll know soon enough."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9ySShk0CP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssBuksvV8E
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ685libeRgq
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd34Fmd9GR
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklpbmhiFsX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjCUBs8URH
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBYKnymFNc
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXt1X6ee8T
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV9VFo9oDE
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnepm5Svpm5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnPicCl0jb
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJBJkJRNCL
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWDrwWURkQ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthSGAgDUi7
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyAWGjqa6y
Ryan’s lookalike cousin, Raymond, also walks in.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5vI2WZfiP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMV1qhuSwM
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMM63I08pq
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Imm6lpU5O
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznVTILUGVV
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYH01AuddL
"Bitter medicine works best," I said as I slowly started to get back to my desk. I turn to Raymond. "Hello," I greeted him.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkpRQ7nMuu
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0GBWWXcvD
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDzp4ZLKgB
"Hi," he said, looking away quicker than expected. What’s his problem?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXRCpgkW49
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2C05tLqbJ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa39alLJgxT
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMw3vomkjA
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMjywzrOuk
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9yXB9rnrP
I give Raymond a look before I sit back down on my desk. He didn’t even look at me. Wait a minute.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2vMhyZhTb
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3joaAHTyHx
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG8lEWuhyr
I turn to Stella. "Is Raymond learning with me today?" I ask.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvk3JdHNbO
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmmPlarZkX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhBmy4azOx
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1sOjyWoH3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91wIN9h6oI
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7YdQeuXoc
"Uh, yes, he is," Stella nervously answered, which she tried to hide with a chuckle. "He’ll be helping me with a simple exercise."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzonjD4OBy
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGocwNmCqt
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y3wSLqo28
"Exercise?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIRycQPaFU
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9YYJbd90D
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXDY7i67XT
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5vMKfDmOR
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3mXd0ioLB
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81VDxAn1An
"I was able to use all of them," I said, as I quickly recapped the incident. "Doesn’t that mean something?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iROGCcVU7
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF3PA0zrnD
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVesGesDvl
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMsBf5ZJmC
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEUE0WwsRi
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh8uJEPvEE
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRHPl5a8By
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyXSfuzTTJ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQ6d6ZskMS
"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?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICiUhESq6c
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbcMKGZn2D
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZirsQgeeh
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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmiTpR9pKg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkpAnzqw44
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzV6Jeu1nz
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTzuNNfwwC
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAEsuIn2uz
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbaULpknqY
"Metals?" I asked. "Does that mean I can create a silver spoon if I need to?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUq2KEqSGj
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6zmi7U8Fn
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7szpKrYlZw
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnSyaAGimv
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQYPi3A9Wf
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzX8TBTQ9Z
I give a shy nod and continue to look at Stella attentively.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aXdrSrfKC
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGn6TCC3W9
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKqMU3b8xE
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoowJLJDncz
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTl7TSP0m4k
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZnyeBZU4m
"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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KiC3CISwo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4htwad16Y
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcZaMzUvzl
"Yes. I’m not sure if you can recall blocking Pug’s fire bolts with your hand the first time you did it."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aqoVdnIks
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8nyzU603h
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrrl5eOluR
"I thought I used fire back then. And didn’t the rod bring up a shield?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLAtsVhhv5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44OWQgHaOs
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijNxilXKvM
"Yes, well, at that point, you countered using a ball of lightening, and then you popped up the shield due to the impact."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTogsM3kGzU
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzySFO3TDj
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21D6I3akdR
"Okay. Does the light element always bring up a shield like it did?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqZS8VSmSv
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskHvLk8zqY
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn8P8ZoQfn
"Yes. All other elements, when used the right way, can help you form shields and weapons of different kinds."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6CltfFAxG
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSBcW5udp3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFMjqv4nLh
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeMJvF0Jwp
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNgpLaoNwm
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwEjC9D9op
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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVR7cFBfVg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyc0gNDNPp
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmDJFU3DBn
"Shadow?" I raised an eyebrow. "If it’s a shadow stone, shouldn’t it be black?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5rcLVvC1w
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpQcc6e8vW
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdkkMseJjj
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCIqJTZpEu
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsfjHCsEpy
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndrT53K23W
"There are the white and black stones?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPji9dvPzl
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlMJ2Us0cl
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSMGduDh49
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiWLChrtC0
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk47VX5ebQY
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN7H8O0Wwc
"Yes, I do. When you explain it like that, it makes sense. But as far as I know, black is the absence of colour."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oGJWXpNJg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrRTtdXKtb
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG6aGbP4qY
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4nOD185yH
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N8xcNOmWc
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uHtfbMZ2E
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGQmBP6QRw
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaqTtHm4hp
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Fk1s05wp1
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnoudqCSVk
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtRRtTw7ek
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrknBtAZGb3
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwm1AcALjc
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeIxHkJEt6
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUe4n7iJso
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBdSRKWZ3w
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXQguOs8cf
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTCqfXNRRf
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY1ftwaKgi
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBrFZOdmps
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2msxi8VsCP
"Diana, are you okay?" Stella asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaaSNlO3Si
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFGVXbozgX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSq9GphspDT
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MWuT2rLMb
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoErWa3Q9K
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjIOkgRU3D
"Hold that for a while," she said. "It will help cool the hand."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQNOtUxPrx
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2mnbhOfoR
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yaCIuV82D
"What could have caused this?" Raymond asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqQjVnbiu8
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DajAuJocP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneas3TfRLQ
Stella looked at the stones in front of me as I answered, "they don’t like me, that’s why."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVos41IiKKR
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjm5YjY7s3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSFZX1N9nJ
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRReVSy4Hwk
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qYnYE5O5d
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1fDj1OUpG
The orb in my hand melted like balm, and the pain soon subsided. My palm didn’t hurt, though there was some stinging.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP8V1z1iKa
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMtzb34Hja
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vUFppmvqd
"Diana, did something happen when you held up your hand?" she asked, looking at me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfyZkgvzaX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0gG0pHo2p
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbl6lXKnLR
"Nothing. I did as you said. Apart from getting burned."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMBmPho8us
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54SEvJ09J2
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zsQDwsunk
"Okay, we’ll try again."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iAjilWf1z
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbKHQAi6Sv
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeiwpGBgiP
I gulped as I didn’t find the voice to argue. What if my whole hand gets lit on fire?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSV2rICGZAT
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbSqA8Ub2b
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgISLzEQ38K
Stella goes back up the dais, and Raymond comes to whisper in my ear:361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcLxBwNoMH
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNqc20PRPT
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxkNhWT1ji
"Don’t be scared. Just relax."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW4VoSye7e
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlnsZe0gk6
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6NjGv0mVJ
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdohZVYxr4v
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4n3kJzhF7
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKviSLAg3O
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFhD9T4E7y
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLf3lKdJ4u
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5l1KH1z9g
"What is it?" Stella asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe5huDVrgD
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCUdczElgn
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunlKlcSRFb
"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?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGa9H7tdYeJ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4wvcxrkcq
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOwSBigTNt
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwahabB1OQ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsa3vdzlnG
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhkfF9mO9T
I shrug my shoulders. "It’s like I said. Maybe they don’t like me."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHAGOUfgSY
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzu1VoP3ew
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2bw3O1lWi
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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QX9h0D3A1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP6bAltWBs
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMob8flAuS
"But what if I can’t take it?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOzfvsxJEk
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOPXeqBRNC
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOYmvz65WP
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP01ZfE6Iz
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzKNdQcbBG
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7N0kPf7Vl
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb6tCmykFs
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yBy0sbrI1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjwrgocnod
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUbulA7fJX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXwZBz6O3H
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz41RmOcI9
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSFvTtMOKZ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCDT6uB72P
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgHpXA0sMP
"Hold on a little longer, Diana," said Stella.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHiXhyehRI
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ3xS2Zneb
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbapPYs6xS2
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5uudGpvnV
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1IjhcgjGp
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZW0wfBz07
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKagBtpsPDV
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK6JuwGqmn
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfIqQuTcbc
"I can’t do it, Stella!" I cry out.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMrMA97IGS
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzxbCPuvsz
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5nKto18qS
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBgDmk8on7
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzTcz4NLkq
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEYXekzwBV
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFJZGCGiia
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED9gyNv9M3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UWGhab2b7
"Accept."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO290qSRhiq
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqATFVz40N
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVnvsD29yA
Who said that? Is that Stella or Raymond? It didn’t sound like any of them. Who else is here?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5w9MZ161x
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXtAxV5eM6
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtMdfv3VkH
"Accept. Accept everything."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3ffibJcVE
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn62YfIKFg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxCgEsFwNc
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk81gOsk3Bc
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOro3ClhUH
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡql2gyBmb5k
I screamed in agony, and I thought I was going to die.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2QGz85BN7
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoOgStP0R2
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8smVj54DK
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxnh17alEQ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxKR5f3s8j
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PwX1DySpR
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvpQxWadIS
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5d5dm4fgQ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oK9GEN08M
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPsUximDW1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3b3xu4EEW
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt29miLT3n
"Accept," came a whisper.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOO9db4GYJ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQ6wReV0IA
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4A63aajjJ
I almost jump in fright and look around. There’s nobody there. The leaves rustle above me, and the birds become silent.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRSmDjcTOg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqQ9lopkZd
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcABf7o1BV
"Accept everything," came the voice again. The voice is coming from behind the tree.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLz8CmyVa6
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqzjn1GOc2
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE8Rko71cD
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MOoIDmmv5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnU9gUfsyWg
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE5eIqDSpN
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDLXJm6ybn
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAA2G5VyzAJ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntPzgk2bp5
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcEpQmo4C0
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NkJRyMJp6
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF0uhIspCG
"Accept it all," came a whisper. This time, the voice came right behind me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraftuxovSH
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYxAof4nB3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid6wbLrdAl
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2OkGGmUp3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG21LK7rRZ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM1T9jnZSE
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZEyUWVVDr
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ15inyf9hM
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2YDvwyQ0P
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdH9lCTOWH
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkukWaNz6x5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4GMFq6t7Z
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRDvC9ZS4j
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRBQi3qUEL
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgKupxvPoB
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?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hwaPPynw0
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSUlGrhIff
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUEMVbdgEl
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YIOJGM8Xp
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBU4JQ1wWC
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeRnCqzX1U
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v2QEPmavE
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLEtVhfRJG
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwwgkO8igU
"Accept," she said loud and clear in my voice.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sE1SLCK5S
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxzZJQbDIQ
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwmZcN2D16
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRcqx7vc9y
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1Gy18ztDW
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6JgnXSzJg
"Accept it," she urged on. "Accept it all."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l37Lcqhw4
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhurKvITvE
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryV4ZQ4hJo
I look at her and then back at the two orbs. "What is all this?" I ask. "What am I dealing with?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71qejLabkS
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJnT4gNIBo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoZVRKmJLK
"You will never know until you accept them," she said as she gestured at the orbs.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c2dZQmsEV
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvIr8FO2jh
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iRAWYQsrE
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdv3HMk9Ex
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25rcU2bnh0
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFHBHZc4Sj
"What should I do now?" I asked my lookalike in the mirror.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTkbgqOVG5
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gEzdvdj5U
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLfF1EmJu9
She smiled at me as she clasped her hands together and answered, "all that is up to you."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxHpYuZkxK
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApGH64cMsN
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWoZi2PPmw
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24qX94nhDS
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxYbFAp1S0
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KfvbydJDK
"Diana, can you hear me?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxpagmjfK1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyArR1hHS4
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OBUrjgvQS
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Pii1yosNI
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbi8BsyIcX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPx17TvozM
"Are you okay?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF2SqqJLog
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp87Lt2Ca1
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLWJCq0Nms
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5ayU2zI2w
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4zrP8OXmh
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnDNIldGox
"I’m fine," I found myself answering.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtMJFJeTDy
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4NUZ9Mtt3
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhppZY8x5F
"You can put your hand down," said Stella.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFifyDP9qo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxixMosS7jl
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC40Dlo8arD
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguijbMJV9t
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR11puupr3O
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms7EKQU1KL
My mouth falls open, and I look up at Stella, who can’t believe what she’s seeing.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLTTpxqCMu
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5QQv7GFkT
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCfOww1zVk
"Stella," I almost stammered. "What does this mean?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VbDRPSoYu
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7Gfs62uTY
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrStcC9JsA
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.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYURlsWIhOn
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUC7n3dQTL
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTM6VFXnxZ
"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."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c27jhodTP
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QyusETQNo
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBOfXP1jSN
"You haven’t answered my question, Stella," I said. "What does this mean?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTFHBqFfwX
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uIGuukxYU
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PqhABwafb
"It means you can control all six elements," she said.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpGQIFhi1o
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHxk87lq0m
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDCj6nDgUA
I shake my head in confusion. "What?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyI1hgdP4T9
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJzogYrRd4
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIUcqIb5Bn
I turn to Raymond, waiting for him to say something. I know he can’t lie to me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xoAXRTJk6
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKCu8A4XjO
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuI2Tx2pRmh
"It’s true," he says. "You naturally control all six."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkdJtS9dIe
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRGIKlLs4J
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecco8X2T2Y
I looked down at my open palm, and the orbs continued to spin around in my hand. This is a lot to take in.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADuDGbcjBb
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWilGNpv1V
361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvPDvp4gVG
I can control all six elements?8964 copyright protection357ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKcbMXVzUy 維尼

3.138.34.80