Chapter 10: Jealousy

Gentle winds swept through the grass and into the village of Amoria. The many hills surrounding the village made it extremely peaceful. The thin blades of grass danced with the wind as it swept through. Peace was the village of Amoria… peaceful and somber.

Hazel eyes graces from atop one of the hills that overlook a small stream of water nearby. The fresh, green grass dances before her eyes, creating a peaceful melody of nature. The sun was high in the sky and the clouds were passing by slowly. The stream shimmers like glitter before the hazel eyes. Tresses of golden hair brushes pass soft skin as the wind picks up slightly. The hazel eyes narrow slightly to adjust to the wind. Slow breaths escape the lips as the hazel eyes focuses on the scenery ahead.

"So this is how you spend you time, eh Amoria?" A familiar voice rings through her head from behind. A quiet breath was sucked in as the hazel eyes slightly widen in surprise. Sensing the Goddess of Magicians approach is like finding a piece of hay in a needle stack. Her expression then falls into a scowl.

"What it to you, Ellinia?" Her voice became sharp, and dull.

"Oh nothing. I just happen to be passing by on my way back to the forest from the harbor, and decided to drop by for a visit." Ellinia's voice became somewhat… fake.

"You don't pass by this village to get to the forest, and seeing you on these plains is as rare as a blue moon." Amoria says as she turns around to face Ellinia. Hazel eyes meet blue as Amoria fixes her eyes to Ellinia's.

"Then I guess it's going to be a blue moon tonight." Ellinia replies. She places her hands on her hips.

"Is there something you want?" Amoria asks, her voice was slowly turning cold. Ellinia was never one of her favorite people.

"Not something I want… something I need." Ellinia replies as she smirks. Amoria scoffs as she turns back around to face the scenery ahead once more. A small scowl creeps upon her face.

"Uhg, never." Amoria replies. She closes her eyes to feel the upcoming breeze approach. Ellinia sighs.

"Whatever." Ellinia says as she turns around. Sparks of energy snapped around her as she raises her hand in front of her. This caught Amoria's attention as she turns around slightly to inspect the source of the energy. A magical door materializes in front of Ellinia as sparks of energy flew in all directions. Amoria shields her face as the immense amounts of energy ripples through the grass. Ellinia casts one last glance at Amoria as a form of saying "good bye" and steps through the door. The door then vanishes, along with all the energy that sparks around it.

'She could have just used that door to begin with…' Amoria thinks to herself after the area returned to normal. She sighs and turns around to face the scenery once more, with many thoughts plaguing her head.

What was the purpose of her visit…?

She could have just used that door to return to her forest instead of walking through here…

What the hell is wrong with her…?

Amoria closes her eyes and raises her head to enjoy the breeze that was sweeping pass her. She takes a deep breath in to refresh her lungs and her spirit. Her golden hair flickered behind her as they follow the breeze. Ripples in her long, white dress outlined her slim figure. The crisp, fresh air was quite enjoyable in the hills in the village of Amoria. Fresh… and peaceful.

Lady Amoria…

A slightly raspy voice sounds. The hazel eyes loses their focus on the scenery ahead focuses on the voice. Amoria turns around halfway to face the owner of the voice. Strands of hair brushes pass her face as she shifts to face the wind. She notices an old man, dressed in rags standing before her, slightly bowed. He looked like an ordinary wise, old man. He had a soft expression, with a kind face. There was just something about him that set him apart from all the other old men… something…

"Yes?" She asks politely. It was always important to show respect to the elders, no matter what their past. Her voice rang through the ears of the old man.

"Lady Amoria, excuse me. I was just passing by and I just happen to see you. You are most beautiful I must admit, just like that statue that stood in the cathedral. It would please an old man like myself to have a word with you." The old man says in a kind tone. Amoria eyes this old man skeptically and concludes that it would be of no harm to have a word.

"Very well… what is it?" Amoria inquires. The old man's eyes shift to the ground as his expression saddens.

"I have heard news from passing travelers in town that you might be interested in." The old man begins. This caught Amoria's attention slightly. Her hazel eyes were now focused on what this man had to say.

"I might…" Amoria says, urging him to spill the news.

"I heard from a few passing gossipers some bad news. The great god of water, Lith, had been found dead in the meadows near the harbor. Depressing news indeed." The man says. Amoria let out a small gasp as the information starts to sink in.

No… Lith…

"How do I know if your words can be trusted?" Amoria asks.

"An old man like myself has no reason to lie. If you may find fault upon my words, then please, feel free to slay me where I stand." The old man replies. Amoria observes his expression and finds no fault in his words. She shifts her eyes away and onto the ground.

Lith…

A scowl returns to her face as she focuses her attention back to the old man. Her mind falls into turmoil and grief and her ability to think straight falters. Lith was always close to her. He was always someone she could talk to whenever she was in distress. She was always honest with him and vice versa. He was like a brother to her. Losing him would not settle easily.

"Argh! This cannot be happening." Sparks of energy began to fly around Amoria, singeing the grass around her. Anger was apparent on her expression and the old man couldn't help but smirk to himself.

"Who killed him? WHO DID IT?!" Amoria's voice began to rise. Flames of anger and hatred burned in her eyes.

"The culprit was unidentified, but he was found with his powers sealed and claw marks on him. I would think it be a magician of some sort." The old man replies, cowering slightly from the angry goddess.

"A… magician…?!" Amoria's anger increases. Sparks of pink colored energy continue to fly around her.

"Yes, and I also found out something else that you might want to know." Amoria calms down slightly to hear what this old man had to say. The old man takes this cue to speak.

"I spotted the Goddess of Magicians in the city of Henesys. Her actions would prove much to your dislike…" The old man begins.

"Ellinia… in… the city of Henesys?" Amoria asks coldly. She knew where this was going, and she was definitely not liking it.

"The god of Archers was with her." That was it. She could take it no longer. The area around them rippled with flashes of energy as they emitted from Amoria. She was now beyond angry. The raging turmoil in her head started to drive her vengeance. She growls loudly as she storms off towards the northeast, taking with her, her energy… and the peace within her spirit.

You will pay, Ellinia.

For killing Lith…

And taking my Henesys away from me…

The old man was left standing where he was as he watches her walk away raging in anger. He smirks as he turns to walk the opposite direction. As he approaches the forest south of the village of Amoria towards the city of Henesys, his shadows slowly engulf him as the form of the old man disappears. The shadows then return to the ground as the old man morphs into a new form. The new form had a taller, more slender body. Strands of golden hair fell upon its face, as hazel eyes gazes into the city of Henesys from atop a hill. Then, it vanishes into the busy, city crowd.

In the thick forest of Ellinia, monsters of all kinds began to flee as they sense the approaching danger. Amoria's anger had not settled as she approached the forest. Her raging fury of energy ripped and scarred the tall trees and vines as she passed. The energy snapped around her and damaged everything it touched.

I will destroy you.

Her mind was set. Nothing in the world could change her decision now.

Ellinia had just reached the city at the heart of the forest when she senses the disturbance. Her eyes narrow as she turns back around to enter the thick forest once more.

What do you want now, Amoria?

She thinks to herself as she identifies the aura… not to mention the hoards of energy she was giving off. Ellinia approaches a clearing and waits for the arrival of Amoria.

There was an unsettling feeling in her stomach. She concentrates her energy as glitters sparkled around her. Her Magic Guard would protect her from Amoria. She closes her eyes and forms a triangle with her fingers in front of her to focus her energy on her Meditation skill, which increases her powers. The light to that skill fades into a deep shade of pink as a bright light bursts from the ground, surrounding her body and increasing her sensitivity and mental powers. The light then fades as she opens her eyes. She was ready to face Amoria.

Amoria's wrath did not go unnoticed as she approaches the clearing where Ellinia was. They were close to the heart of the forest where the city was laid hidden. Amoria senses Ellinia ahead and continue to approach the clearing, with vengeance blocking every thought. Energy continued to spark around her as she steps into the clearing. Her angry hazel colored eyes met with calm, blue ones.

Rays of sunlight barely pierced through the thick canopy from high above. The air was moist, and the clearing before them served as the perfect battlefield.

"Ellinia…" Amoria begins as she glares at Ellinia. Ellinia raises an eyebrow. She could feel that Amoria will attack her, so she prepares herself to evade her attack.

"DIE." Amoria yells as she swipes the air in front of her with huge amounts of force, sending hoards of pink energy snaking through the ground towards Ellinia. Ellinia gasps and teleports off to the side, avoiding the attack. The energy snakes its way up one of the tall trees, splitting it completely in half. Amoria was not finished.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!" Ellinia yells back at Amoria. Before she could get a reply, another stream of energy trembled through the surface of the ground towards her. She could not teleport quick enough to avoid it and instead, thrust out her palm to try to deflect it. Golden wings formed above her as her palms glowed a soft yellow. Her Dispel tactic fails as Amoria's attack hits her full force. She is thrown back slightly as she blocks her face with her left arm. The stinging feeling of pain was all over her body as the dust cleared. She was now struggling to keep her body up as one knee falls to the ground. A green light surrounds her as she quickly heals herself. The stinging pain from her body disappears.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" Ellinia shouts at Amoria. Anger was still plastered on Amoria's face, and now, it was on Ellinia's face as well. Ellinia rises from the ground growling and slashes the air in front of her with her right hand. Slices of energy flew through the air towards Amoria as Amoria quickly sets up her barrier.

The slices of energy formed claw marks against Amoria's barrier as it impacted, shattering it and causing Amoria to shield her face with her arms.

"YOU… IT WAS YOU THAT KILLED HIM." Amoria screams as she leaps into the air. She quickly closes the distance between Ellinia and herself and attempts to grab Ellinia by the neck. Ellinia evades Amoria by teleporting away. Ellinia lands gracefully nearby at the edge of the clearing.

"What are you talking about?!" Ellinia screams back. She finds herself teleporting away once more as streams of pink colored energy surges through the ground towards her. She lands on one knee away from the attack. She could see that the ground was scarred from Amoria's attacks and seeing her forest damaged made her angry. Amoria was slowly approaching her once more with balls of energy in her palms.

"You killed Lith." Amoria says with a growl as she throws the balls of energy at Ellinia. Ellinia quickly regains her composure and forms a triangle with her fingers in front of her. A ray of blue energy surrounds her as wings formed above her. Amoria's balls of energy explode in mid air as they approached Ellinia. She concentrates more on her attack and the wings above her flap once. Her Shining Ray hits Amoria and sends her crashing into a nearby tree. Pain surges through Amoria's body as her body comes in contact with the tree's large trunk. She stumbles forward as the debris clear.

"I did not kill Lith." Ellinia states as she creates a bow made of fire. She draws a fire arrow and takes aim at Amoria. Amoria growls and leaps forward towards Ellinia in great speeds. Ellinia releases the fire arrow and it flies through the air towards the approaching Amoria. Amoria sees the fire arrow coming towards her and quickly gathers energy around her to deflect the arrow away without changing her course. The fire arrow slides pass her and into a tree nearby, instantly dissipating. Amoria lands in front of Ellinia and swipes at her sideways with her hand. Ellinia leaps backwards, completely avoiding the attack.

"You.. Whore." Amoria's voice became sharp and cold as she regains her composure. Ellinia was a few yards in front of her. Her hand was on the ground and her legs were far apart as she recovered from the sudden spring backwards. Ellinia narrows her eyes and pants. She then sends energy into the ground and in response, the ground shot up a ray of orange light around Ellinia. Amoria stands and watches Ellinia's next move. Before Amoria could react, a large explosion takes place in front of her, throwing her backwards and sliding on the ground. Pain continues to scream through her body.

"I told you, I did NOT kill Lith!" Ellinia shouts at Amoria. Amoria pulls herself up from the ground and onto her feet. Labored breaths came from her lips. Her white dress now had tears along its seams.

"Do not lie to me. I KNOW you killed him." Amoria declares as she narrows her eyes. She continues to breathe hard. Her hands began to form fists.

"I did NOT KILL HIM!" Ellinia shouts back as ice forms in her palms. She throws the shard of ice at Amoria. Amoria leaps out of the way as the ice hits the ground, freezing the spot where she stood. Amoria then claws at the air in front of her, sending pieces of energy flying towards Ellinia. Ellinia forms a triangle with her fingers in front of her and a wall of ice-blue energy shot up from the ground. Amoria's pieces of energy disappear in the wall of ice-blue energy. Pieces of ice flew from the wall of ice-blue energy towards Amoria as she quickly leapt away to dodge them. The large shards of ice stuck to the ground as Amoria dodges them. She soon finds herself yards away from Ellinia.

Ellinia takes this chance to land her attack as she quickly leaps from her barrier of ice-blue energy towards Amoria. Sparks of electricity surges through Ellinia's arm as a spear forms in her palms. She lands in front of Amoria and thrusts the Thunder Spear into her body. Bolts of electricity surround them, and Ellinia leaps away to a safer distance. The singeing pain surging through Amoria body was almost unbearable. Electricity sparked from her body as the Thunder Spear dissipates. Amoria screams in agony and falls to the ground on her hands and knees. After the electricity clears, Amoria finds herself breathing heavily. Ellinia was also breathing heavily as her energy was being drained from the countless attacks.

"I HATE YOU!" Amoria shouts at Ellinia as she thrusts her head up. She grips the dirt from the ground and grits her teeth. Ellinia glares at her. Amoria then thrusts both of her hands onto the ground fiercely and huge amounts of energy began to surge through towards Ellinia. Ellinia holds up both of her hands in front of her as a triangular symbol glowed behind her. Amoria's full force attack hits Ellinia. Ellinia screams as she could feel the attack hit against her flesh as she struggles to absorb Amoria's attack. She managed to absorb most of it as some energy still damaged her. Amoria glances up to view the result of her assault and was stunned when she saw Ellinia still standing. Much to her dismay, a pink glow surrounded Ellinia's hands as she finds her attack surging through the ground towards her. Ellinia had absorbed her attack and was now throwing it back at her!

Amoria barely evades the attack as she leaps away and lands nearby. She falls to the ground on her knee from the lack of energy. They were both panting heavily from exhaustion. Ellinia was now extremely frustrated. She screams as she gathers her energy into one, final attack. Amoria continues to breathe heavily as she watches Ellinia. Her body was aching and wanting to just lie there and rest.

A bright, golden light surrounds Ellinia as she forms a triangle with her fingers. She closes her eyes so she could focus more on her attack. The bright, golden light began to fill the forest around them and it lit up the canopy in the trees high, high above. Amoria's eyes widen as she prepares to dodge the upcoming attack. The glittering Magic Guard around Ellinia begins to fade as she uses the remaining power she had to execute this final attack. If it failed… all will be over. The bright light grew brighter and Amoria was forced to shield her eyes.

"GENESIS!" Ellinia cries as her eyes open, revealing a pupiless glow. Then, rays of bright light fell from above, destroying everything that came in its path. Amoria dodges several rays as they hit the ground, as they create massive craters as they hit. More rays fell from above as Amoria was forced to quickly dodge, or incinerate in the rays of bright light. The only safe place to be was…

Ellinia…

Amoria dodges more and more rays as she made her way towards Ellinia. Ellinia could not control her rays of light, and her energy was almost completely drained. Soon, Amoria came within a few yards of Ellinia and it was too late. Amoria leaps and uses her body weight to drag Ellinia to the ground. Ellinia's body gives in and comes crashing onto the hard, cold ground. The surrounding bright light fades as rays of light stopped falling from above. Pieces of Ellinia's black tresses fall onto her face as she lies there on the ground, completely exhausted, and with Amoria on top of her.

Amoria was also exhausted. She lacked the strength to barely move after using it to dodge the rays of light and knock Ellinia to the ground below her. Amoria's head rested on Ellinia's shoulder as she catches her breath. Ellinia has a hard time breathing from Amoria's weight over her chest. The ground around them was completely destroyed, and debris was starting to clear. The forest grew quiet once more.

Amoria then finds the strength to lift her body up and off of Ellinia. She falls to the side and her body refuses to move. She continues to breathe heavily. Ellinia gasps for breath after the weight had been removed from her chest. She closes her eyes so that her body could focus more on breathing. She then opens her eyes and glances up at the canopy of the trees. The sky was now visible high, high above. It was dark, and the stars glittered down on them. Ellinia smiles.

"So this is what it came to, eh Amoria?" Ellinia manages to choke out. Amoria was also lying on her back nearby with her eyes closed.

"Shut… up…" Amoria didn't want to talk. She just wanted to rest there on the ground.

"Henesys… will never love you after what you did to me… he always loved me more…" Ellinia finishes as she closes her eyes. She takes one last breath and… falls silent.

Amoria opens her eyes and glances up at the night sky. The stars sparkled down at her. Her vision starts to blur as tears slid down her cheeks. She closes her eyes once more, and takes the rest that her body had been craving.

The stars continue to glimmer down at them. The harsh battle between them was finally over. Only one would ever see the glimmer of the stars again.