Chapter Six: Matters of Importance
"So, what should be discussed first?" Angel asked her audience.
"Finding a way to destroy Draken," Celeste declared angrily, pounding a fist into the pillows.
Angel sweat-dropped. "Er… anymore suggestions?" She looked around at them.
"How about finding new rulers for the other five realms?" Learah suggested softly. "With the old ones dead, who's going to rule them after we get them back?"
Everyone lapsed into a thoughtful silence. Angel was struck by a sudden thought.
She turned to her new friends again. "Who's protecting your realms now?"
"The Elemental Goddess has put a temporary spell over our realms so that we will be able to go wherever we wish without having to worry about Draken trying to take over them," Naomi explained. "Bad news is that we don't know how long the spell is going to work."
"But than how come the Elemental Goddess didn't try to protect the other five realms?" Angel inquired.
"The spell is pretty recent," Celeste answered. "So it wasn't able to protect the other realms."
"Now we have to reclaim what is rightfully ours!" Crystal exclaimed enthusiastically.
"That's true…" Learah mused thoughtfully.
But first we must find new warriors to help us fight for the other realms!" Jade cut in.
"But where can we go to find these new warriors?" Naomi asked.
"I bet the Goddess knows," Angel remarked. "You know… my mother."
"That's a great idea." Crystal retorted sarcastically. "It's not like we can call her up on a cell phone or something."
"She'll come," Celeste stated. "She always comes."
As if to prove her point, the Elemental Goddess appeared in a flash of light. Everyone except Celeste and Angel were surprised.
"Told you so," she confirmed smugly.
"Did you call for me?" the Goddess inquired.
"Um…" Angel started.
"We need to find five new warriors to help us defeat Draken and have the potential to rule the five realms. It would be preferable that they are from another world, maybe even another dimension!" Naomi sighed. "We could use your help."
"Of course," the Goddess replied. "I will go seek out a worthy enough planet for this job." And with another flash of light, she disappeared.
Angel blinked back at the light. "I've gotta get used to that," she mumbled under her breath.
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As the five girls waited for the Goddess to return, they told Angel more about themselves.
Angel found out that everyone had a guardian animal and special gifts. Crystal, Ruler of the Magic Realm, had a ninetail fox by the name of Kirara. Her gift was the ability to cast magic spells with her wand.
"I wonder, what is my magic?" Angel said thoughtfully. "And what my guardian animal is."
"Well," Jade began. "Your gift is all of the magic of the realms. You can use whatever gift from whichever realm you like." She paused. "Your guardian animal is a dragon I think."
"Cool," Angel said glumly. "But how would I summon it?"
"By calling its true name," Celeste explained.
"But I don't know its name!" Angel cried.
"Actually, I think the library might have the name of summoning," Jade confessed.
"Really?" Angel asked, trying not to look excited.
"I was doing some reading and…" But Crystal cut her off, continuing to talk as if there had been no interruption.
Crystal also told Angel that almost everyone in the galaxy knew how to beyblade. According to history books, beyblading was a very old sport passed down from the ancestors of the galaxy. Now, everyone played it. Crystal's blade was multi-coloured with a dolphin bitbeast called Bellephina.
Celeste interrupted Crystal. She was the Ruler of the Spirit Realm. Her guardian animal was a wolf called Shadow. Her gift was summoning powerful spirits to increase her power. Her blade, which was orange yellow, contained the bitbeast Ravenna.
On the other hand, Learah, who was quite the opposite of the violent Celeste, was the Ruler of the Light Realm. Her gift was purification and producing light. Her bitbeast Dovelin resided in a pure white blade. Her guardian animal was Pegasus.
"Wow!" Angel said in awe. "You've got the Pegasus?"
"Yes I do. Here let me call him for you." She lifted her arms. "Pegasus, come to me!"
A portal opened in the wall above Angel's head. In a burst of light, a winged horse came out. With a loud neigh, it landed close to Learah. She ran over to it.
"No fair!" Naomi shouted. "My turn! Come on out Scalefin!"
A water funnel appeared out of the floor. With a resounding splash, a sea serpent emerged from the funnel. It slid awkwardly on its flippers across the floor. Naomi hugged its long neck and squealed excitedly.
Just when Angel was about to ask Naomi about her gift, the Goddess appeared by Angel's side, making her jump. Angel cleared her throat and everyone turned towards her and took their seats. The animals disappeared back the way they came.
"So Goddess, any worlds we can go to?" Crystal asked.
The Goddess sat down in the middle of the circle of cushions. She closed her eyes and began to speak.
"I have travelled through the universe and seen many wonders. But than, I felt a pull from one particular solar system. Slowly, I was pulled closer to this world. And when I finally arrived, I knew that this was the one."
"The one?" Naomi whispered in a hush tone.
"I felt the pull of the predestined rulers of Earth, Wind, Fire, Thunder and Darkness. The attraction was so strong that I rushed back here as fast as I could." The Goddess turned to Angel. "Your journey has begun Angel. It was your destiny from the beginnings of time." And with that, she disappeared.
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Kai felt something go through him. He looked up at the starry sky, watching a shooting star streak across it. Something was going to happen soon, he could feel it. And he had a feeling he wasn't going to like it.
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Finally! Done! I know, I know. I've been slacking off lately. Blame school and all the exams I'm preparing for. sigh Oh… hoped you guys had fun over the Victoria weekend. I went to Anime North! Well, anyway, R&R!