A/N: After this chapter, Pretty Cure (Meaning Cure Black and Cure White) will join the party in the next chapter, so here is part 1 of the Chronicles of Airi!
Chapter 11: The Chronicles of Airi: Part 1: Her New Friend and the Temple of Mercury
Airi's POV
I slowly opened my eyes and moaned, I must have taken quite a fall through that strange sigil… But why do I seen it before? I think it was in my dreams. Quietly, I lifted my body up and looked around.
I saw snow… Snow everywhere, also, I saw a town and what looked like a huge tower in the distance. Wait… I seen that tower before! It was also in my dreams! I saw a blue light coming from the top of it.
"Hey, you alright?" A voice called out to me. Blinking, I looked down to see a red creature of some sort staring at me. I was about to get out my scythe but he shouted "Wait! Wait! I'm not your enemy!" He reasoned.
"You aren't?" I asked confusedly. "Yeah! I'm a Djinni and the name's Fever, the Mars Djinni. What's your name?" He asked me.
I closed my eyes in thought. Mars Djinni? Djinni? None of those words seem familiar to me. I opened my eyes and said "Airi…"
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Airi! Listen, you may find it strange, but a vision told me to take you somewhere near Imil. I bet you have some questions you liked to ask and have answered, don't cha?" Fever asked excitedly.
"Well…" I asked with a meek smile. It's true… I want some answers to the visions I keep having and to where I am after felling through that strange sigil. "Yes…" I replied.
"Okay!" Fever cheered as he leaped onto my shoulder. I gasped and blushed at this cute little creature…? Wait, why do I said cute?
"Go east from where we are and you'll find the Temple of Mercury. There you will find the first of the answers you're seeking." Fever stated. I nodded and the both of us headed east from where Imil is.
After 12 minutes of walking, we finally reached our destination. It was kinda hard fighting the monsters on my own, but for some strange reason, Fever has increased my powers. I… I never had a friend before…
The temple was blue and very old and looked like it's been sealed shut. Fever and I walked over to the door.
"Looks like we can't go in." I said out loud. "Watch." Fever told me as I emitted a rainbow glow. "W-What?" I gasped as the rainbow energy hit the door and it opened.
I looked at my hands in awe. "H-How did-" "I think it's time you know. You need to visit the Temples of the Elementals around the world you're in, Weyard. There are four in total and they're found near the 4 lighthouses. Only by entering them will you find your true destiny." Fever told me.
"I…I understand." I nodded as we entered the temple.
In the first hallway, we saw two puddles and two ledges with a ladder in the front, I saw a door that seem out of reach. "How do we reach that door?" I asked Fever.
"That's easy." Fever beamed. "Use your Psynergy." Fever told me. "Psynergy?" I blinked again. I walked up to the first puddle and inspected it closely.
Then, something came to me… I shouted "Frost!" Suddenly, a icy wind appeared from my hands and made the puddle into a ice pillar.
"Whoa…" I gasped in awe as I stared at my hands. "Surprise? That was a sample of your true power in this world." Fever smiled at me, at least that what I think he was doing.
"My… true power?" I muttered as I walked up to the second puddle and shouted Frost again to make another ice pillar. I turned to Fever who nodded and the both of us got up the ladder and jumped on the ice pillars to reach the out of reach door and we entered it.
I don't understand how I got this power, but it must be this world called Weyard! It was so amazing, I never felt powers of pure good energy before! Perhaps… I should leave that Swamp Witch and followed a life of honestly and redeem myself for the bad things I have done. But my mind is debating on that, but perhaps it will provide me an answer once we reached the end of the first temple as Fever called it the Temple of Mercury.
We solved two more puzzles involving flinging fireballs at torches to light the way and carefully jumping on moving pillars to reach the next area. We had to fight some monsters that got in my way, but Fever helped me on fighting them on my own.
Fever was an interesting creature. He's cute, and honest. For the first time in my life, I had my first friend. When I was working for the Swamp Witch, I never had any friends, only comrades like those two bumbling imbeciles Melona and Menace and only fight worthy warriors in the Queen's Blade tournament like the brave Reina, the wise Alleyne and the agile Nowa, perhaps this world would change me.
Finally, we reached the end and saw a huge tablet on the wall. We looked at it closely, it was showing 8 women, four symbols that showed the elements: fire, water, wind and earth and four creatures that looked almost like Fever.
"What is this?" I asked Fever. "Here, let me translate it for you. We Djinni also have the power to translate some ancient words and glyphs." Fever begin translating the words to me.
"Mars… Mercury… Jupiter… Venus… Those are the four elements of fire, water, wind and earth that made up our wonderful world of Weyard. For years, we have basked in the joy of Alchemy, the building blocks of life. With it, we managed to build kingdoms and grow crops and help the wounded with the power of Psynergy, the ability to use the power of the elements with our minds. Then the gods' helpful creatures, the Djinni appeared. It was remarkable that they have the power to make our Psynergy and Alchemy even more powerful than before. With their help, our life was peaceful. Suddenly, 8 women from this world appeared. They were wise, powerful and knows about the powers of Psynergy and their Psynergy was stronger than ours. They told us they are the remnants of the Kingdom of Hallis, a kingdom that was the first to discover Alchemy but was lost in a great disaster long ago before we came to be. Those 8 women have helped us make our life more enjoyable by demonstrating their powers to help defend kingdoms from the monsters and other potential dangers. They were wise, but I feel they may hid a secret they can or cannot control. Perhaps I wonder how those 8 women were gifted with the glory of Hallis…
- Sage Gonais
"The Kingdom of Hallis?" I asked confusedly. "That kingdom was the first to discover Alchemy a long time ago before the other kingdoms came to be. It was lost in a great disaster that only we Djinni know about. That disaster was so great that it almost destroyed Weyard!" Fever told me.
Suddenly, the floor begin to glow. "Oh! Looks like we're heading to the next temple! Hang on, Airi!" Fever cheered, I smiled perhaps for the first time and nodded as the light appeared and we were whisked away to near the second Temple of the Elementals.
This is the beginning of the journey to discover my true destiny in this world and my world…
To be continued…
Next time: Chapter 12: The Pretty Cures: The Girl Who Has Strange Powers
A/N: Forgive me if I made that all up, but I had to put it in there to make the story more interesting. So next time will be Pretty Cure, so stay tune!
