I'm baaaaaaack~! Did you guys miss me? I know I missed y'all. The one update I did over the summer for the anniversary special just isn't the same as regularly updating.

However, I did manage to get a bit ahead in my writing, not as much as I had hoped, but enough to start posting again. I've got everything caught up to the same spot, which is better than I was when I went on hiatus (I was behind a handful of chapters in Cursed).

Speaking of which, I think I might try posting the Elemental Spiral on another site. Any suggestions? It has to be as simple to figure out as , though, because I'm so technologically incompetent.

Also, I'm sort of sad. No one has made suggestions for what Hogwarts house some of my characters would be in. I've got my own list drawn up and everything! But I want to see what house you guys think they'd be in! Here are the ones I've places in houses: Selene, Klaus, Katalina, Elias, Marelda, Luca, Philyra, Yukiya, Zelia (even though you guys haven't really met her yet), and Serge. I'd love to hear what y'all think!

But, we shall move on. Here's the prologue~!

Prologue

"Seraphina and Kay are in charge until Aunt Lyra and Uncle Yuki get here!" Her mom shouted, dragging Aurora out the door.

The two rushed to her Uncle Eric, who was waiting with an amused look. "Ready?"

"Very much!" Aurora gasped, still out of breath from the rush. She clutched her backpack as they made the transport.

…. …. ….

"Welcome to Myula." a disembodied voice said.

"Ready, Rory?" Her mom said. When Aurora nodded, the two left the room and were guided to the outside of the transfer station by one of the guards.

"You know where the train station is, right, mom?" Aurora asked.

Her mother gasped, as if offended, "Why of course! I only used it to get to the academy for years! Now come on, if we don't leave you'll miss the train and only your suitcase will arrive at the academy."

The two set off down the street. "Did you end up getting any sleep last night?"

"Yeah, a bit." Aurora said. "I fell asleep not too long after you left."

"Ah! That's right." Selene Fonix turned and dug in her mom purse as they continued walking. "Found it!" She turned then to her oldest daughter and held out a flash drive, one of the fancy ones that could plug into a phone. "Here, it's what we have of the records so far. It's still in audio format. Authoress is working on that, but refuses to let anyone see the typed until she's done with it. Writers are weird, so don't mind it. But all the information for the first volume is on this. And don't worry too much if you lose it. It's not the original, and there's a spell that will remotely erase it if we need to. It's not a huge deal but it's not ready to go public yet. Hopefully it's entertaining, as I narrated most of it. Your father did some parts, and even Uncle Eli has a few bits. But it's well organized and labeled and such."

Aurora smiled. Her mother, as chaotic as she was, was ironically one of the most well organized people. "Awesome. I'll listen to it later. Give me something to do on the train." An hour was enough to get started, at least.

They soon reached the station and purchased Aurora's ticket. There were a handful of people who were wearing the uniform for the academy, but less than she thought there would have been. Of course, students traveled to the academy from lots of towns, and unless they lived in a closer town or were like Aurora, who had been transferred over from Terra into the transfer station nearest the academy—Selene's mother loved to whine about how they always denied her request for there to be one in the town next to the academy, Stargate.

They reached the boarding area just as the train began to pull up. Aurora's mom pulled her into as tight a hug as the heavily pregnant woman was able to. "You have fun, okay, darlin'?"

"I'll try to mom. But I am there to learn magic." Aurora reminded her.

"Pish posh. Magic can be fun. And making friends is something you'll have time for, especially since you're not under the tutelage of your buddy, the Emperor." Selene pulled a face and Aurora laughed. "Just teasing. Your father did me well, back when we were in school. I sort of needed that discipline. Speaking of your father, give him a hug and a kiss for me when you get there. He said he wouldn't be able to pick you up from the station, though, and that you're to be escorted along with the other first year students that may be there. Look for the prefect, Sigurd."

Aurora was pulled in for another quick hug before her mother pushed her gently towards the train. Aurora hurried on, and made it just as the doors closed. She exhaled a sigh of relief and turned to the door, waving at her mother through the window as the train slowly started to move.

…. …. ….

Aurora found an empty compartment near the middle of the train. She shut the door behind her and set her backpack in a seat before plopping down next to it. Unzipping the bag, she dug out her phone and earbuds. She plugged(hot beanz are coolz) them in, and inserted the flash drive into the charger slot. Putting her earbuds in with one hand, she used the other to open the the flash drive folder, which was labeled Elemental. She tapped on the first audio file, closing her eyes as she leaned back in the seat.

"A Forward by Selene Celeste Fonix

Hey. Selene here. You're about to read my story. Since it's been so garbled by word of mouth I decided I and others involved should magically recall all the details and events of my life, starting from when I was sixteen. This is because that is when I first went to Gedonelune Royal Magical Academy, and was the beginning of years of historically significant events. I will do my best to keep this all unbiased, but history is never unbiased, not when it's faulty creatures—and I've yet to meet a perfect being—are the ones writing it. But I will do my best.

I come from the rare magical family line, at least on Terra (known as Earth to the residents). Let me rewind and explain; there are many different worlds—don't ask me how many, for I have absolutely no clue—and no, they aren't far away from each other. If fact, they all exist in the same place—but in different… dimensions, as they're often called, and are all fairly different in layout.

This story involves two—Terra, and Myula. Naturally, in the beginning, Terra had no magic upon it whatsoever, but Myula did. At a bad part of Myula's history, many of the magical people fled, opening and escaping through a portal into another world—Terra. A hundred or so years later, magic became feared in Terra, and most of the magical people escaped into a better Myula from Terra, though a few weaker users, wickens and the like, stayed.

My mother and her lover escaped into Terra secretly so that they could be married, as their families had forbidden it. They found themselves in a modern world, one where magic has been just fictional, though, to some, the technology the regs (regular people who don't possess magic) could be considered magical (think late 1990s-early 2000s). In this strange world, they quickly learned the customs and ways of the people of the land (country) that they entered into (the United States of America). They worked, bought a big, old house with several acres of land, and settled down, having seven children, all boys. They taught their son's of their magical heritage, and helped them discover their magical talents—all of which were different—and made sure that they knew very well how they mustn't ever tell people, excepting those whom they could trust with their lives.

Soon after the youngest was born, though, the father was in an accident involving a drunken driver and was killed. The family became closer and the older ones did what they could to help support their young mother. Less than a year later, their mother found love again, marrying a second husband. They were married for less than a year before he too died. Soon after, my mother found out she was pregnant with an eighth child. A girl. Me…"

Aurora: Other than the fact that she's posting again, what's Authoress so excited about?

Selene: She's proud because this prologue and the one for Elemental are also the first two chapters of your story, Rory.

Aurora: Wait, really?

Selene: Yup.

Aurora: Then what happens next? Do I just listen to your story until I get to the academy?

Authoress: Nope. I think, as far as I've got planned at the moment (as I really shouldn't be thinking too much about your story yet, particularly as I have to finish three others) I think you get interrupted by Guy asking if he can sit with you.

Aurora: Guy? Who's that?

Authoress: Your best friend. Only not at that moment. But otherwise, don't worry about it. I'll get to it eventually. Well, I've got things to do and places to be (lie, I just want to go continue reading my book because school starts tomorrow and whatnot), so toodles!

Aurora: Never say toodles again. It was weird.

Selene: Agreed.

Authoress: Don't worry, I won't. It sounded odd and not in the best way...haha...bye!