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Junsuisa
Chapter Four: Explanations

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"Do you remember pain, little elf?" - Chapter 7 of Nightseer

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
A scream reverberated through out the castle. Usagi woke with a start, sweat covering her fevered brow. The dream she had been having faded away like the color fades from the sunset. She gave a quick look around her and recognized her surroundings. She was in the same place she had been for the last two years of her life, Wyrthe. She was now in the blue room, blue of every shade surrounded her, showing the reason for the name. The blue room had become her own room and she had become part of the family. Elwine had never found a spell to let Usagi say her name, so for the past two years Usagi had been learning English. She knew she must some time. Although Keleios and Elwine knew her real name now they still called her Rabbit or in Keleios's case Bunny. She had been studying hard and she now could speak to her friends with out the aid of spells. But still every now and then she still fumbled a few words.
Usagi had been searching for her home for last last two years, but she had not been able to find a way home, because she still didn't now how she got here. She still remembered the day Elwine told her own theories. Usagi still did not want to believe it although all signs pointed to the fact that Elwine was correct. Usagi was not from this world...

Flashback

"Hello, Rabbit."
Usagi jumped at the voice. She spun around and came face to face with Elwine. Elwine could see tears still slipping down Usagi's face. She gently lifted one hand and wiped a single tear from her face.
"What's wrong, Child?" Elwine asked softly.
"I miss my mommy.." she whispered so low that Elwine had strain to hear.
"Oh, child..." she sighed. She lifted the girl from her spot on the bed onto her lap, wrapping her in a loving hug. It pained Elwine to see her like this. "We have searched high and low and we can't find anything to point to where you came from."
"I came from the moon," she whispered.
Elwine looked startled. That could not be. The moons were empty. There were three moons in the sky. One for each face of the great Mother. One was white, it was the largest, called the mother moon. It was the All-Mother Cia, the healer, and all that is good. The second moon was a small dim yellow one. This one was she who balances the scale of heaven, Ardath. The third and last moon was a crimson red, which was for Ivel. She was the destruction incarnate, full of real hatred. You could literally get away with murder if you were registered as a follower of Ivel. Followers of only Cia would not kill for it would taint their souls. They were taught mercy and peace.
There were many reasons and theories of why the had goddess split, but most believed that she had gone mad from a pain in her head and when it disappeared she had been split into three. If you looked through a telescope at the moon you would see that they were nothing more than dead rock, but Keleios believed, or so she had told Elwine, that she thought that the goddess may have split it apart but the moons were not part of the goddess.
Astrantha and Meltaan were the only two countries that believed in all three sides equally, while in Lolth, most just believed in Ivel. But then again most people who lived in Lolth also worshiped Verm.
Rabbit shifted in her arms. Elwine snapped out of her trance. She realized that she had been thinking about the moons for almost five minutes.
"Oh, I'm sorry, little one. Are you sure that you lived on the moon?" She asked, moving the child into a more comfortable position.
"I came from the moon." She repeated, looking up at her with sad eyes.
"Which one?" Elwine asked, almost half dreading the answer.
"The only one..." Usagi answered.
"Rabbit, child, there are three moons..." Elwine told the confused child.
"But..."
"Come." She said, putting the child on her own two feet. She took her hand and lead her to the dark window. Shadows played along the far walls of the castle, silver beams of light breaking through. But there was something weird about the light, it was tinted yellow in some light, while some other shadows were red. Usagi slowly lifted her head. Her eyes widened. She could feel a scream building up, but her breath caught in her throat and all that came out was a small squeak. Before she could catch her breath Elwine slipped her hand over her mouth, muffling any sound.
A large white moon, almost like the one of her home, sat almost above them, but still visible in there small window. A smaller yellow one sat a bit lower, dim against the starkness of the first. The last moon, a blood red one, sat just above the horizon, just rising into the sky.
When Elwine removed her hand Usagi was crying again. Big, fat droplets rolled silently down her face. Her shoulders shuddered as she drew in a ragged breath.
"What has happened to my home?" She asked with the weight of the ages pushing down on her. For being so young, she seemed so old.
"I believe that is not your home-"
"Then where is my home! Should I not know where I live!" Usagi interrupted her, sobs now escaping her lips.
"Rabbit," Elwine started, "I believe that you are not from this world, this universe." Elwine held up one elegant hand when Usagi open her mouth to interrupt again, "Do not speak. I must explain it to you. You have only been here for three days, no more, and I can already see that you know nothing about what happens here on Earth. The moon has been spilt for centuries... millenniums... for so long that we can only guess. But even before it split there was no life on the moon."
"But I remember the flower fields, the marble pillars, the granite pathways with rivers running beside them. I know where I lived and I remember what it was like on Earth." Usagi said, remembering the sound of her mothers soft laugh as Usagi ran among the flowers only three days before.
"Here, in this world, you have never existed. I have looked far and wide and I can find no leads. All you come with is a memory of life on the moon and flowers of which the likes that no one has ever seen. In this world we have magic and spells. The country you are in at the moment is Wyrthe, neighboring on the the countries of Astrantha and Meltaan." Usagi looked confused at the names of the countries.
"My mother and I went to Earth many times for political reasons and although I am young, I am not stupid. I remember the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, although mostly we visited Tokyo in the country of Japan. I have never heard of these Metan and Asturtha. And there was magic in my world, the nine warriors, one of each planet, contained magic to defend the galaxy, and the silver crystal... it was full of magic!" Usagi told Elwine, most fiercely. She did not want to believe Elwine's theories. She did not want to never see her mother and friends again.
"There are no continents named Asia or Africa here. And there may have been magic in your world, but we do not have warriors of each planet, we only have enchanters, sorcerers, witches, conjurers, illusionists and healers. We have many types of magic and many people use it. I am a herb witch, as well as an enchanter (I made this up... it doesn't tell me in the book!). My daughters have not come into their powers yet, but I expect them to be enchanters too. We have schools dedicated to teaching people how to use their magic all around the world." Elwine paused, letting Usagi soak up this new information. "Do you know of what I am talking about?"
Usagi shook her head. No, she didn't want to believe this, she wanted to go home. She did not want witches and sorcerers, she wanted senshi. Her head sunk down and she began to sob again. Elwine pulled her back into her lap. She hugged the small child, murmuring a soft tune, till Usagi fell asleep. Before leaving she tucked her into the large bed, which almost seemed to swallow the delicate child.

End Flashback

Now in the cold dampness of night she had been awakened by something. What... Some had screamed! She thought suddenly. She threw back the warmth of the covers and jumped off the bed, the coldness of the stone seeping through her bare feet. She shivered slightly as she pushed open the heavy door. The pat pat of her feet echoed through the empty corridor. She shivered again when she reached Keleios door. 'I should have grabbed my slippers before I left. Or at least a sweater!' she thought, wrapping her hands around her bare arms in a futile attempt to warm herself, the hem of her thin nightgown hitting her shins.
She tip toed up to Keleios's door, surprised to see that her door was cracked open and her light was already on. 'Maybe she heard the scream too.' As she peeked around the corner. She saw Elwine cradling Keleios in her arms. Magda stood in the corner, watching the child with concern. Faint murmurs made it to her ears. She inched as close to the door as she could with out being seen.
"It isn't gone, Mother." Usagi heard Keleios say.
"What isn't gone?" The gentle tone of Elwine floated out into the hallway.
"The dream, the bad dream. It's still here." Through the cracked door Usagi saw Keleios point to her fore head. "It's still here." She repeated.
Usagi heard footsteps moving toward the door, and quickly shoved her self into the shadows, trying to cover her self from view. Magda came into view and paused. Usagi held her breath, begging to the gods not to be caught. Magda didn't like it when the children were out after bedtime. Last time Usagi was out at night she had been on a prankster mission with Keleios and the prank had been on Magda. She had never really forgiven them for that therefore the rule for no walking out at night.
Magda sniffed the air as if she could smell Usagi. Usagi's heart was pounding in her ears, blood rushing through her body. She felt as if it were loud enough for Elwine and Keleios to hear all the way through the door. But Magda left, never finding Usagi. She breathed a silent breath of relief before turning back to the door. She thanked Keleios for trying to teach her elven concealment. Although she was not an elf, she seemed to be able to do a lot of elvish things.
"Mother, why does Harque not like you?" She heard Keleios ask. Usagi shuddered at that name. She did not like Harque the Witch at all. She scared her and she didn't know why.
"Do you understand what it means to be challenged to walk the sands?" Elwine said softy. Usagi's eyes widened because she understood. To be challenged to the sands, or the arena, was to fight an opponent with magic, swords or hands. It was a way to solve problems or insults that had gone to far. The person that is challenged chooses the type of battle and when it would take place. Some killed their challengers or the challenged, while others who worshiped Mother Blessen or the All-Mother Cia gave mercy to their opponent. Elwine, who seemed to realize only a couple of days after Usagi got here that she knew nothing of Wyrthe or Astrantha, had told her this and she had also brought upon herself to teach Usagi what this world was like, evils and all.
She had learned of their magic, some like the magic of her senshi, some unlike anything she had ever seen. Elwine felt Usagi had a small amount of magical talent and brought her before Zeln, the master of his keep, a school in Astrantha for people to learn to control their magic. He was a peace abider and saw the good in everyone. When he saw Usagi he knew that she had magic and felt that she was an enchanter, or something close to it. Usually people find there powers through their parents but since Usagi's mother was not here they tried to find the powers she had within. Zeln told Elwine that he hoped when Usagi became old enough she would come to his school. They left with this parting advice, "Teach her some magic of an enchanter, but I have a feeling as she becomes older her magic will become clear." Usagi had learned little about how to do magic, but she knew that she would learn soon.
Keleios had told her about some magic, like transportation. She said that Usagi had come her by transportation, a sorcery magic. She remember that on that day Usagi had been surrounded by strong magic. Keleios said that someone had to have strong magic to transport Usagi here. She said that when Usagi learned to transport (if she could) then she could bring herself home. When Usagi asked why one of the adults couldn't do it, Keleios explained that in order to transport you needed a clear picture in your mind to be able to make it. The adults did not know where she had come from or what it looked like, although she explained it in such detail. Transportation was tricky magic. If you aren't in control and don't have the right picture you could end up in a wall or worse. Usagi did not want to know what the worse was.
Another puzzling thing was how could someone get the strength to transport her to another dimension and for what reason. Usagi brooded other these question for some time but when she came to no conclusion she asked herself another question; What is with the silver lilies? The whole lot of them had been found next to Usagi when she arrived. When the guard had picked her up to carry her to the castle, another had picked up the flowers. But the strange thing is that they didn't die, well that wasn't exactly true. So far on each birthday she had one lily had died. Actually it was more like shriveled up and crumbled into a grey dust at noon on the day of her birthday. But the other flowers lived, they didn't even have to be watered or need sunlight. When Usagi had first arrived there had been twenty flowers, now that she was five there were eighteen left. Elwine worried about the symbolism of the flowers but left them alone, there were many years ahead to find out what they meant, she had reasoned. How wrong she had been...

Hey people, I tried to get more explanation into this one about what the book is about, hence the title. It's boring but the next chapter starts the intrigue! Sorta. And more explanations. Anyway I'm pretty sure I just failed my Science exam but I got bored of studying math so I decided to get this chapter out early for my 6 faithful reviewers! Please review and tell me if it sucks!
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