NERINA, PREVIOUSLY SARAH, POV

"Other? I thought there was only one?" I pushed myself up and tried to stand up. I got up, but I wobbled and nearly fell over. If it wasn't for Angi catching me, I would've been face first in the ground.

"No, not yet. You just got accepted, controlled energy you weren't meant to have for years yet and fainted for a bit. No way in hell are you doing anything but resting. Understand?"

I nodded my head and leaned further into her embrace.

"Who the hell is this?" yelled Hydra. Hydra had dull blue hair. A difference I noticed is that her hair was in a concave style, not long and beautiful like the others.

"Hydra, hold on a second. Just let us-"

"I don't want an explanation! I want her out! Now!" Hydra stamped her foot. Ice shot across the ground.

I held out my hand and envisioned the ice stopping in its tracks. The ice stopped a few feet from us and shattered. I blew out a puff of air. It came out as the fog you get on a cold winter day everytime you breathe out. Even doing that took most of my energy.

"Hydra, you will show respect to my Elemental. Otherwise there will be consequences." said Anat walking from behind us and stopped at my side.

Hydra crossed her arms across her chest. "Yeah? Watcha going to do? Kill me? Ha!"

"I might. If you push me enough. Now leave her alone." Anat bared her teeth and growled.

"You just hate the fact that I still have powers even though you didn't accept me!"

"You weren't accepted because you couldn't pass the challenge. Nerina did. She is my Elemental." Anat walked to in front of me and sat down. "And I don't hate the fact that you still have your powers. Even as minor as they are."

"Minor!? You have no idea what you're dealing with." Hydra backed up a few meters and planted her feet firmly on the ground. "Could a minor do this?" She formed a spear in her hands. It was made out of ice and about three meters long. "Try and protect her now." She leaned back and threw it straight at me.

I didn't have time to think. I acted on instinct and impulse. I pushed off Angi and ran in front of the others, right into the path of the spear. I raised my arms and crossed them in front of my face. A wall of ice shot up from the ground. It was 15 meters high and 10 meters long, by far enough to protect them all. The spear crashed into my wall and shattered into a million tiny pieces. They looked like diamonds on the floor. My breathing was becoming laboured. I lowered my arms and the wall melted into water and spread out on the floor in a puddle around me.

"Don't hurt them. Or I might do something I won't regret."

The look on her face was one of astonishment and anger. "What the hell are you?"

I straightened my back and pulled back my shoulders. "Nerina Nixie. Water Elemental. The one who's going to kick your ass." I moved into a fighting position and let myself feel the water around me. The water that was once my wall was agitated. It didn't want to fight with Hydra. It was… scared of her.

"What have you done with the water? It shouldn't feel like this."

Hydra shifted on her feet, looking guilty. "Nothing. It just doesn't like me."

"If it didn't like you then it would be feeling hate, anger or disappointment. Not fear. Water should never feel fear. I'll ask you one last time, and I would appreciate the truth. What did you do to the water? "

This time she answered me in anger. "You have no right to question me! I've been here longer than you! I should be the one everyone looks out for! You stole that from me!" Hydra charged at me and curled her hands into fists. She brought one back and aimed for my face. I caught her fist and pushed her back. She stumbled, gained her balance and attempted to kick me in the shoulder. I blocked it with my forearm and held onto her leg.

"I stole nothing from you! I got here, injured, and discovered Anat and the other Elements, got accepted and I am not going to let you take that from me! Ever!"

I shoved her away and brought my arms up above my head. The water followed my hands and rose around me in arcs. They looked like miniature tidal waves.

"Back off now. I don't know if I can stop the water once it's gotten momentum." The water was still agitated, but it wanted to establish dominance over Hydra. It didn't want to be pushed around anymore.

"I would stop it! I can do it!" Hydra mimicked my pose and tried to suck the water from me.

I held on tight, but I didn't need to. The water wasn't going anywhere. It wasn't acknowledging her in any way. It wanted to work with me.

"It's not going anywhere, Hydra. Back off before you drown."

"Never!"

"Have it your way." I pushed my arms in front of me and let the water lose. I saw Hydra try to freeze it, but it just shattered and made it look like glass in the water. The water and ice crashed into Hydra and swirled her around like a rag doll. I brought my hands together and created a ball by cupping my hands. The water made a sphere and continued to move in waves. Hydra's ice was cutting her body and mixing her blood with the water. I unlocked my hands and pushed my arms out. The water stopped and went weak, dropping Hydra on the floor.

I finally felt the energy drain from me. I couldn't stand. I dropped to my knees and braced myself with my hands. I was struggling to breathe. Hydra was coughing and trying to get up.

"Stop Hydra! You saw what she did! You'll die next time!" cried Angi.

"Listen to her, Hydra. This will stop now." said Anat.

"No! Not until she dies!" Hydra raised her hands and pointed at me. I saw her fingertips glow.

"No! Hydra, stop!"

The others rushed forward. The last thing I saw was them standing in front of me, protecting me. Anat had rushed over to Hydra and had clamped her jaws on her arm. Hydra screamed. That was the last thing I heard. I fell over sideways and stopped breathing. Then it was black.