Aether Winds
Chapter twenty- And So It Begins
By- IceWind
A/N:
This is my first fanfic for The Protector of the Small books by Tamora Pierce. The names, places, things, ect, all are credited to her. The word Aether goes to Juliet E. McKenna, but the way I use it and the gem idea is all mine. This fanfic is set in an alternate universe. I.E: Joren is NOT dead, Cleon and Kel are not together (hehe), and other incidents that have I messed up on and don't feel like making it exactly like the book. Please REVIEW *grins* and as long as its not flames on how Kel and Cleon should be together or something of that trivial nature, flames are fine. This story is PG-13 for anything that might come up lol.
IceWind: *sweatdrop* Fanfiction.net was down, couldn't upload for the longest of times! *makes a face* oh well! That gave me more time to write the chapter! ^.^
Raen: *snickers softly as he muttered softly* lazy, lazy, lazy…
Kaori: *hops out from her place and stared at the hizar, squeaking* You sound like me for once! *her ears were up in surprise*
IceWind: *scowls at them both and pouts* Humph! *turns away and looks at the readers, still pouting* Anyway, here's the next chapter.
Dream Wind: I really don't think that anyone is making a movie of any of the Tamora Pierce books yet… *pouts* Though if they did, it would most likely be of the Alanna series don't you think? And here I thought it wasn't a real cliffhanger that time *mock sigh* Oh well.
DragonShimmer: *evil, evil grin* Closer in this chapter? Oh… your gunna love this chapter… ^.~
Jarna Hill: *hugs Raen for her* lol. *Raen puffs up and starts to prance*
Sapphire Dragon: Well… *blink, blink* I really only read Kel/Joren, but I'll read yours as well! ^.^ Do you mind constructive criticism? I'm not saying that you have any, I haven't read it yet, but if I find anything, would you mind if I pointed it out? *large sweatdrop*
Fntsyangel: *shakes head frantically* No! It's not from lotr! Really! It was an idea I got after I read someone's original story… don't ask whose 'cause I don't remember lol.
Serenity: *gapes at her* Oh wow… I think you're the only one who remembered that! SHHH!!! I'll tell you when the time comes lol. Kudos for you!
Pegature/Centasis Cat: Ehh… *winks* No prob, I'm working on it.
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Kel looked at Arylanth in frustration, whining in a manner most uncharacteristic of her, "Why do I have to wear this?" She gave a glance down to the forest green dress she was wearing, a slight frown marring her face, "I am not some… some… weak little lady that can't take care of herself!" She sighed and rubbed her head.
The queen gave a soft chuckle before shaking her head, "You Auntie, are going to wear this dress! You may not be a 'weak little lady' but you are a princess of Lorynthia!" She flashed her aunt a smile, an altogether mischievous smile, "Besides, unless you show up in a dress, Joren will attend. The elves want to examine this gem of his… and yours too for that matter."
A scowl made a way onto Kel's face when she saw the all to amused smile on Arylanth's lips, "Your enjoying my predicament a little to much… niece." A reluctant smile briefly appeared at the surprise in the elf's face. She glanced down once again at the dress and tilted her head, contemplative, hmm… for some reason this dress seems to be rather familiar to me, wonder why. Kel turned her head towards Raen, who was coincidentally looking straight at the door, not at the queen or at Kel, "Well?"
The hizar lowered his haunches to the floor, still refusing to look at Kel or Arylanth. He sighed and flicked an ear backwards towards them, replying sourly, What I do not understand Mistress, is why I cannot turn around and tell you what I think He expelled a mental sigh, and his mind voice suddenly had a hint of jealousy, You never told that dog of yours back in 'Tortall' to turn around I bet!
Kel smothered a laugh, altogether too amused about Raen's predicament, ever since I told him about everyone back in Tortall last night, he seemed to be particularly jealous about Jump and my other pets. I wonder why… HE isn't a pet that's for sure. As much as I love Jump and them, Raen is still a little more special to me; it may be because we're bonded. She tried to speak in a tone that was reassuring, letting only a hint of her amusement be heard, "Jump is different, he is only a dog. You are a hizar and much more aware…" a soft chuckle resonated in the room, "And you can talk." She tilted her head to the side, ignoring the elf's queen indignant huff as she tried to rearrange the dress to drape over her form in a complimentary way, "You can look now."
In a rather haughty way, Raen turned around and looked up and down his Mistress's form in a slightly critical manner before announcing with a hint of pride, Lovely, simply lovely… Nobody is as exquisite as you are Mistress
"Flatterer! You're only trying to get on my good side."
When am I ever not he added in stubbornly, You are the most beautiful in the land… or in the two worlds He flicked his tail jauntily, amusement apparent in his dark blue eyes.
"Heh, I should know not to ask my bonded for an honest opinion on matters such as these," Kel turned towards Arylanth with a slight smile, "What do you think?" Feeling slightly euphoric, she twirled slightly in a manner so unlike herself.
With a contemplative air, Arylanth looked at her aunt's form with a smile, eyeing her over carefully. The dress was beautifully cut, made of the finest, and most valuable coincidentally, silks and fabrics in the land. It hugged Kel's figure and then flared out slightly towards the bottom, though still rather slim on her. The neckline was something that Kel had protested about at first, a little lower then she was comfortable with wearing, but what she was 'comfortable' with wearing made her seem like an old maiden. The back was bared slightly, and the fabric draped over Kel's body in a most complimentary way. The sleeves were long and gracefully, flaring out at the end and giving wide purchase so she could actually hide a dagger or two in them. The dress allowed as much movement as it could and still look wonderful… I wonder if I should tell Auntie that the dress had been made for her a long time ago… She gave her head a mental shake and smiled, "While you may not be the most beautiful woman in the two worlds Auntie, you look very, very good." That was true, the forest green of the dress seemed to bring out the flecks of gold in Kel's hazel eyes and compliment her mahogany brown hair gracefully. The dress seemed to have been made for Kel… which it had been in days long past. Arylanth added in teasingly, "You look good enough for that man of yours anyway."
Kel shot Arylanth a slightly confused look, before the information dawned in her brain… and then she blushed furiously, saying quickly, "Joren and I aren't like that!" Refusing to dwell on the reason why she was denying it so adamantly, she gave the queen a mild glare.
"…Why do I not believe you Auntie?" Arylanth gave a secret grin as she saw Kel start to sputter, changing topics quickly and smoothly, "You look great, it's almost time until we make our appearance. Since I'm being escorted by Elladon, you shall be escorted by Joren." She gently tugged on Kel's arm and began to lead her out of the room, ignoring the utterly surprised look that was on her face.
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Joren stood in front of the mirror and looked critically at himself, the only thing marring his appearance was a slight sneer of distaste on his face, "Why the hell do I have to do this again?" He tossed the question towards the amused Elladon, eyeing what the elves have given him to wear for the ball. He smoothed down his elaborate tunic and gave a slight grimace.
Because you have to, the elves want to examine your gem. Rather nosy bunch if I do say so myself
He held back an amused look, making sure his face was wiped clean of all emotion, figures Demon Wind has to have a say. Funny things were these bonds; he had found out just recently… last night… that his horse could talk into his head, and that Kel's horse could relay messages to his horse to give to him. It was enough to make any normal person's head spin… not that Joren was a normal person.
Elladon looked puzzled at the slightly blank look in Joren's face before replying with a slight smile, "You said you would only come if Lady Kel goes to the ball wearing a dress, and since she is, you are going to have to go."
A soft snort escaped from Joren, a slight smile curving his face for a moment as he thought out loud, "And who would have thought that Kel would actually go through with it. Figures, never expect her to do anything, she'll go around and to the opposite." He stepped back from the mirror and smirked, "Let's go." He began to walk towards the door at a quick pace, wishing vehemently that this ball would be done soon, tomorrow… we get back to Tortall… We have to warn the king about this great evil coming upon us. He tossed a look over his shoulder at Elladon, a slightly impatient look appearing, "Hurry up."
The elf king gave a sheepish smile, looking up from his own mirror. Usually he was calm and reserved, but to his reasoning, Joren was almost like part of family, maybe he would be one day… A slight smirk appeared before it was wiped away, a somber elf king once again returning. He turned around and walked towards the door as well, calling out belatedly, "We're supposed to meet my wife and Lady Keladry at the doors to the great ball room, I'm escorting my wife, and you shall be escorting Lady Keladry."
Joren whirled around, a single eyebrow raised, "Escorting? That wasn't part of the deal." He gave a slight frown, ice blue eyes showing nothing.
Elladon calmly took his arm and began to pull the young man out; he was much stronger then he appeared, "You are going to escort her. Lady Keladry needs one and it's better then one of the elves, they would spend to much time fawning over her and might make her trip." He hid a smile, tugging Joren after him.
"Fawning?!" Joren's bewildered voice wafted into the heavy room as their forms disappeared.
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Kel paced the hall, a slightly annoyed look in her eyes, "What can be taking them so long? I want this over and done with so we can get back to Tortall…" She gave a glance at the queen and smiled slightly, "No offense to you of course, but I'm getting worried." Her dress swirled around her, and she absently reached out a hand to smooth it down, enjoying the soft feel of the fabric under her callused hand. She could just imagine Neal coming out and gaping at her in wonderment, he'd probably be wondering what happened to me and if he should attack the impostor who does such a bad job at impersonation…
A lofty voice wafted into her mind, He would die before he raised a hand Raen flicked his tail in boredom, shadowing Kel's every move in dutiful watchfulness. Humans and their silly events… we hizar have no need for such things… He heaved a mental sigh and resigned himself to the fact that he would probably be doing this a lot, my fault for bonding to a human… half human… whatever. The last thought was tinged with fondness; he did like his Mistress a lot.
She gave a soft chuckle at the hizar's statement, watching Arylanth walk around the halls impatiently, the elf queen's own dress flaring around her as she paced. Kel sighed and leaned against the wall, asking in a bored tone, "Why is it that the men complain about us taking so long?"
"It's most probably Elladon who's taking a long time," the queen stopped her own pacing to smile at her aunt, "He does seem to take longer then I do to get changed, especially for big occasions like this one." Her head jerked up as she saw two very familiar figures walk down the hall, she called out in a slightly annoyed voice, "Finally!"
Joren glanced up and nearly gaped at the sight of them both before smoothing over his expression or reveal nothing. She, Kel… well she looks all right in a dress. He impulsively smoothed down his hair slightly, walking up to both of them in even steps, "Seems like Kel can clean up nicely, surprising." His light eyes glittered with slight humor, eyes looking at her up and down several times.
A scowl made it's way onto Kel's face and she raised her chin slightly, coloring when she saw his gaze look over her. "What Joren, spend too much time looking at yourself in a mirror to get here on time?" She met his gaze squarely, looking him over silently. Not bad… of course it's Joren so the effect is kind of wasted. She gave herself a mental slap.
Arylanth smiled at the duo, she looked at Elladon who offered his arm to her and took in graciously. They began sweeping towards the large ball door and waited for the elf standing beside to announce them, she called out softly, "Hurry up, you two are next." They were soon announced, and they started walking through the door and down the steps gracefully, looking very much like a royal couple.
Joren gave a slight smirk and offered his arm to Kel wordlessly, one eyebrow raised. She gave an inaudible sigh and took his arm, thinking murderous thoughts about knights who shouldn't have to do these sorts of things. She tilted her head and looked down at Raen, asking softly, "Following us?" As the hizar gave a slight nod in agreement, their names and titles were being called and they started to descend in a manner Kel hoped was correct.
The ballroom was extremely beautiful and looked as if it had been labored under for weeks to look this exquisite. Pure marble white walls lined the area, the broad sweeping arches going to the outside led to the royal gardens. There wasn't much for decoration, the natural beauty of the flowers and the flora littering the room standing out from the cold whiteness of the marble. Each one of the flowers looked to be placed specifically to stand out and color the atmosphere warmly, bright dots of blue, purple, green, yellow, all different colors lit the atmosphere.
Soft wisps of golden light filtered in the room, through unknown means, though it was most probable that the light elves had done it. Delicate figurines framed the room, each one depicting a different story from one of the elves long histories. One was starkly familiar to Kel, her thoughts racing before she finally understood, it was of an elf with his hands cupping a gem, eyes closed, a fierce yet resigned expression upon his face. It was the elf in the memory room, the one that gave her the memories to use her gem, the silver gemmed elf.
All eyes were upon Kel and Joren, splendidly dressed elves watching with curiosity and some with expectation. Raen trailed behind the duo, his head up, a showy walk gracefully covering ground, an arrogant look in his dark blue eyes. His ears twitched every which way, alert and watchful.
As they reached the bottom of the steps a male elf walked up to them both, green eyes familiar, it was Laynith, their guide to the forest. He gave a gracious bow to Kel and held out his hand, a slight smile playing on his face, "Care to dance Mi'lady?"
Kel gave him a worried look and fidgeted slightly with her hands before nodding an assent, oh goddess, dancing, we all had lessons, but I've never actually had to dance with those that weren't my friends in class… etiquette, who needs it? Apparently I do… Ignoring the fact that her thoughts were remarkably sarcastic for one thinking to herself, she took his hand in hers and gave a nervous smile, "Of course Laynith, nice to see you again."
As Laynith swept Kel off into dancing, Joren moved unobtrusively to the side, it was apparent that the elves were more interested in Kel then in him, first time that has ever happened… He gave a smirk in amusement and grabbed one of the delicate hors d'oeuvres some elves were handing out, ignoring the fact that Raen was standing next to him and that several elves were moving his way.
"Hello, you must be Lord Joren," a pretty and lithe elf stood in front of him, her cerulean blue eyes probing, looking more at his gem that at him. Next to her were three more elves, one more female and two males, they were watching avidly, interested looks in their eyes. The one with the cerulean eyes continued to speak, "The one with the gem that controls more then what it appears. I am Lirith, and they are Terasil," she pointed to the female and then gestured towards the two males, "Karol and Derian."
Raen gave them a dismissive look, his eyes watchful as they looked towards his Mistress, clearly not happy with whatever he was thinking of. Joren just gave a slight smile at them, good impression… and a nod, "Yes, why do you ask?" His tone of voice was cool and slightly detached, contrasting with his smile. Out of the corner of his eye he quietly observed Kel getting barraged with different elves… most of them male. He felt some sort of annoyance at the elves, which he quickly squashed from his thoughts ruthlessly.
Karol spoke up next, brushing back a strand of light brown hair, "We just want to examine it for ourselves. It's fascinating that you have a gem, and one of it's sort of properties, we were wondering if the norm applies to your getting one, being just a human and all." His voice had slight traces of arrogance in them, eyes looking at Joren.
With a slight sneer at them, not caring for etiquette anymore, he lifted up his chain; showing the gem, but not letting any of the elves touch it. The gem looked mainly ice blue, except once in a while swirls of purple and red appeared within it, symbolizing the elements ice, fire, and psy. Finally he asked, "What do you mean, the 'norm'?" Slight suspicion laced his voice, eyes narrowing slightly.
Arylanth suddenly swept up to the group, surprising even the observant elves. She gave them a tight smile and spoke to Joren; "Oh… the powers and such I think they were talking about. What strength and degree, actually, he has better control and power then many elves," the last she directed to the group, her eyes pointed with shadowed meanings.
Joren opened his mouth, starting to go into a scathing reply when he spotted Kel surrounded by a group of elves and seemed a little harassed and annoyed, who knew elves were so fucking annoying? He just gave the group a little look of indifference and gave a very slight bow to the queen before walking towards Kel, Raen trotting at his heels. He edged his way past several elves and stood at Kel's side, a slightly irate expression on his face, "What the hell is up with them?" Usually eloquent with others when he had to, Joren was remarkably short with the elves.
Kel gave Joren a startled look, a brief relief passing through her eyes at someone familiar to her, thank god, as much as I love the elves, once you get them excited… she mentally shook her head, a smile appearing on her face, "We were discussing dreams, mine in particular." She suddenly paused and looked towards the elves once more, "I also had a dream where I was wearing a long green dress," she trailed off and suddenly looked down at herself, eyes wide, "This one!" Shock registered on her features, the dress she had on now was identical to the one she had in the dream with the stone and that poem…
"The dress?" Arylanth had of course, followed Joren and Raen to the little group, her eyes suddenly alert, "Anything else happen Auntie?" She had a slight suspicion, but she wouldn't voice any of them yet, not until she heard the rest.
"Dreams…" Kel's voice was quiet, the elves and Joren had to strain slightly to hear her, "Before I came I had so many dreams, not only the one where I was sent to Medea. Some I was running away in a maze of darkness before some…one helped me. It was cold, so cold…" Her voice was soft, remembering, "Another was with this dress and nothing else. A stone was there, holding a poem…" She quoted it softly, suddenly and poignantly remembering every word.
"Four elements that is known
Fire, air, earth, and water
They make up nature and set the tone
But they are not the only ones in danger
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Light is the fifth one
Bright it has glowed
Its power could banish a ton
Of demons taking what evil has bestowed
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Dark is the sixth
Black and sly in night
Its creatures are graceful and lithe
Yet it can also be controlled by goods light
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Psy is the seventh
One of the most undetectable
Its power could bring a person to death
It's in the mind, nearly impenetrable
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Lightening is the eighth one
Only two more left to go
Its power starts when the storms have sung
It can protect or destroy, but only the users know
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Ice is the ninth
A cold and deadly fear
Its weapon is a frozen scythe
A power evoked by the tundra's tears"
When Kel was finished reciting, the group surrounding her was extremely silent, their eyes appraising and highly thoughtful. Suddenly Kel's hazel eyes widened and she exclaimed, "The last element is aether! My dream was trying to tell me about it." She tilted her head, eyes thoughtful, "But why have a dream like that? The last part was scratched out and then… then there were things trying to get me. A voice, cold and evil, said 'you shall never accomplish the task that destiny has set out for you, I will not let you…' It was about to get me, but then a hand was held out… and I took it and I felt so safe… and warm…" her voice trailed off, obviously remembering the incident. He said… the voice… my soul. What did he mean?
Joren stood stalk still for a moment, his ice blue eyes narrowed slightly, his fists clenching slightly as he mussed to himself about what Kel had spoken about, I… I'll not tell her yet. A mirthless smile flitted across his face, she'll probably scream, maybe faint. Hell, I'm considering fainting right now. When did I get so weak? He gave a soft sigh, barely audible except for one extremely sharp hearing hizar next to him.
Arylanth spoke up finally, "That poem is one of the oldest that the elves have ever known, the last part was nearly forgotten and only a select few knows the entire thing. It was part of the prophecy about the Great Evil, I think that the dream was partly prophetic, do you know who the hand was?" Her eyes rested on Joren's form for a moment before returning to Kel. At Kel's shake of the head, the queen went on, "The last part went like…"
"The last was aether
The original power flow
Its power is an incredible lure
One which the depths we'll never know"
She gave a wry smile, "We never could figure out the significance of the poem. It didn't seem to be very important to us other then a symbol of our long history." She suddenly shook her head, waving away the gathering elves with a hand, "We better get back to the festivities. This is a time for… celebration and to get our minds off the impending battle. If you had any other dreams like that Auntie, treat them as if they were premonitions… I think that was what they were." Elladon approached her with a smile and held out his arm, she took it in hers and they went off to dance.
Kel gave a slight nod and wondered if she could just slip off quietly and go back to her room. She had a lot to think about… She started making excuses to all of the others, "I'm sorry, I'm tired right now." Well it's true, I think I danced with more elves here then I ever had throughout my entire life. She edged away from everyone slowly, trying to blend in and get out quickly.
Out of corner of his eye, Joren spotted Kel slip out into the gardens; she's probably heading towards her room. What he also saw made him frown slightly, Laynith slipped out after her, what the hell? Shrugging to himself he began to follow them silently, ignoring the highly alert hizar who was trailing him.
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When he finally arrived at Kel's door, hiding behind a particularly large statue, he watched Laynith give Kel a nod and a slight kiss on the hand, saying "I'll see you later Mi'lady," and then walking away slowly. Joren gave a slight grimace, noting absentmindedly that Raen was baring his teeth and giving a silent growl at Laynith's retreating back. He watched Kel watch Laynith walk away and then lean her head against the door in a gesture of tiredness, "Tired?" his voice was slightly pointed, but he didn't seem to notice. He stepped out from behind the statue, leaning against a nearby wall.
"Huh? Oh hi Joren," she turned from the door and gave him a slight smile, nodding, "Yeah, kind of tired. We have a long day tomorrow don't we? With going back to Tortall." She raised a hand and stifled a yawn against it, hazel brown eyes blinking sleepily.
"How tired?" his voice was like a low purr, an unknown emotion flashing through his eyes, "Not tired enough to encourage Laynith to come over to your rooms later tonight." He gave a slight smirk at her, glaring slightly at the thought.
She gave him a confused look, what is he talking abo-, realization suddenly dawned on her and she blushed lightly, shaking her head, "No, no. Laynith just wants to talk about something later. About my dreams I think."
"Now why don't I believe you?" Joren took several steps closer to her, eyes intent. Raen watched silently, surprisingly not doing a thing to help Kel with her predicament. He seemed to melt away in some nearby shadows only his dark blue eyes even slightly noticeable, both Kel and Joren had seemed to forget his presence entirely.
Now a slight glare appeared on her face, and he has been acting so nice these past few days… well maybe not 'nice' per say, but tolerable in the least. Her voice was slightly frosty as she asked coolly, "Jealous now?"
He gave a snort, watching her glare even more at him, "You would like that wouldn't you Kel?" He took some steps closer to her, now only about a step or two away.
She snarled out at him softly, willing herself not to move an inch, "What ever makes you think that Joren?" They weren't yelling, instead both of their voices were controlled, though barely, and quiet soft in volume.
"This," with that, he swiftly crossed the scant two steps to her and brought his mouth down upon hers, arms holding her against the door commandingly while his lips pressed down harshly. Everything else quickly faded away around them, focusing on just the kiss.
Kel resisted for a moment, her eyes wide in surprise, holding herself very still for it was apparent that she couldn't struggle out of Joren's hold. Soft moans escaped from her lips and finally tossing caution out the window, she wrapped both arms around his neck and started to kiss him back, damn the consequences. Fierce heat raced through her body and when she felt his tongue tracing her lip, she opened her mouth immediately and deepened the kiss.
Joren groaned softly in her mouth and his hand went to the door handle, fumbling it opened while continuing to kiss Kel, he forcefully pushed the both in through the door and landed on top of her in the bed, their actions getting even more heated.
Quietly Raen padded out of his hiding place, amusement set deep into his eyes. His gem glowed softly and the door silently swung shut. He then settled himself in front of the door and lied down, trying to keep the sounds of his Mistress's and the boy's 'activities' from reaching his ears as he kept a watchful vigil over them both.
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A/N:
IceWind: *evil, evil grin* Was it worth the wait? Hehehehe. Next chapter, they go home to Tortall!
Raen: *chuckles then lowers his ears* Ugh, I don't need to know what they are doing in that room… in fact you can all guess.
IceWind: *laughs and ruffles his ears* By the way, I got myself a deadjournal account at http://www.deadjournal.com/users/icewind/ you all can check there for any updates in my progress. ^.^;; drop a comment or two if you want, I won't mind, in fact… it'd be fun to see what you guys say.
Raen: *yawns* Sleep…
IceWind: *gives a nod* Yup! *grins* Ja ne!
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Facts:
Seibutsu Bond: A bond between a creature and a humanoid. It is less powerful then a life-bond yet it is strong none the less. The bonded can thought-speak to one another and they also feel the others emotions. If one of the bonded dies, the other feels a deep and wrenching pain in themselves, but they don't die also.
Seibutsu Items: These are the items that Raen and Kel got when the bonding was over. Kel had gotten a dagger and Raen a chain. If one of them breaks it symbolizes that one of the bonded has died.
Hizar: A highly intelligent species who are organized like wolf packs with a dominant male and female. All hizar are black and look like large cats, panther sized. They are lithe and graceful, all of them agile and fast. Each one has their own type of magic and that type, and power, is shown by the color of the gems on their forehead. When using their power the hizar's eyes turn that color. The types of gems are fire, water, earth, air, light, dark, ice, lightening, psy, and a silver unknown color. The alpha males must have the silver kinds of gems to lead; the alpha females can have any kind and are chosen by the males.
Jerogil: A type of creature in the world of Medea. They are usually peaceful animals and tend to stay away from others except their own kind. Their color range from black to a muddy gray and they have large eyes for seeing at night. Their tails are curved like a monkey's and can pick things up in that fashion. All over their body they have hard plates for armor, something not easily dented or broken through. Running along their backs is a series of sharp spikes.
Elves: They are tall human like creatures with pointed ears. They all live extremely long lives and each one has magic gems, such as the ones the hizars have, only their powers are stronger. They are a peace-loving race, but they will fight if they have to. They have one king and one queen, both who watch over their lands justly.
Soul Mates: Soul mates are extremely rare in any type of creature. Two people share one soul, literally. They can feel their beloved's emotions and in some occasions, talk to each other mind-to-mind. If one dies, the other dies also because half of their soul just died. You do not know you have a soul bond until you and another acknowledge your feelings for one another, you may go through your entire life without knowing that you have a soul bond. As soon as you acknowledge it, your souls connect and you cannot stay away from the other in a great distance for very long or else you get weak and might even die after an extended period.
Kalyrath Horses: These are extremely intelligent living beings with high stamina and running speed. These horses all have blue eyes, in varying shades, but it is all blue to symbol their purity. They chose their rider, and only one person is allowed to ride the kalyrath horse that is bonded to you unless you are soul mated to a person. Occasionally, there pops up a human/humanoid that can talk to their kalyrath horse, and the horse can talk to any of its kind up to a certain distance. Kalyrath horses are in-tune with their rider and it's rare for any none elf to bond with one since they usually only dwell in Elfin land. They are adept at fighting with their chosen and can be extremely protective depending upon their nature. It is said that they were a gift from the great mother goddess of the elves and they cannot be subvert by any dark magic for that reason.
Aether: The last element, the other nine elements are- fire, water, air, earth, psy, lightening, ice, dark and light. This element is the strongest by far and rare for hizars, extremely rare for elves. It controls all of the elements and its color is always silver for hizars and either a silver or white for elves. White is the most powerful, but none knows why. Aether is not an element known too much about, especially for the elves, all they could discern is that it has something to do with stars… The last elf to have this kind of gem died in a great battle, saving the world of Medea from certain doom.
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Raen and Kaori (hizar and rabblite) are MINE! GET IT? MINE!!! *they sweatdrop in the background* no stealing or else I'll blow you up! MWAHAHAHA! Also any other made up characters in the story are mine to, if you want to use any of them please ask before doing so, same goes for Raen and Kaori. ALSO, the poems that appear in the story are also mine (duh) I'll tell you if I use any that aren't. BYE NOW!