Recalling The Spirit
Chapter #32
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Recalling the Spirit Chapter #32
It is ITamiko looked around wildly. "I WHO?" She clenched Akira's hand in her own, almost crushing it. In a detached part of her mind, she began summoning the dragon side of her spirit, readying herself for an attack. In Akira's free hand he summoned a ball of flame, moving over slightly in front of Tamiko to protect her.
Mathus.
Tamiko and Akira traded wary glances. Mathus had never spoken to either of them before, choosing to communicate only with Karma. Was this a trick? The pair gingerly approached the still body of the dragon.
"Are you still alive? And if you are, how do we know it is really you?" Tamiko demanded bluntly. She couldn't deal with this right now! Everything was just piling up. Akira's death and revival, Karma's sacrifice, finding out that their enemy really was Kyu, Taneesh's death, finding out about her and Akira...
There was a voice very much like a sigh in her mind. I am Mathus, dragon to Karma, the former dragon of Britain. His mind-voice was a painful monotone. I can speak any language. I know any and all dragons. Would you like me to describe yours, Onna-ryuu? Tamiko jolted back, blinking slightly. It was odd, hearing something in Japanese. Ever since she had chosen to go to an English high school, she had heard less and less of that language. Of course, she could speak both languages perfectly well, being taught both in her childhood, but she had never expected to hear the Oriental language from the dragon of a British child. Dragon-girl? She translated in her mind. He must mean me. But my dragon...?
Taneesh. Known well in the dragon world, she was very outgoing. A trickster, she would try to play matchmaker with any mortals who crossed her path, before and after the birth of her mistress, Tamiko Sakura Riviere, though she spent a lot of time protecting the child after that. Being separated from her Mistress when her father discovered her and some other dragons playing with the six year old Tamiko, she was unable to come through to the human realms, meeting up with her Mistress when she was-
"Enough!" Tamiko cried out, her heart torn, as the death of Taneesh came flooding back to her in perfect clarity. "Enough," he whispered, sliding down to the ground, forcibly holding back her tears."I believe you. You are Mathus." Akira extinguished the flame in his palm, and put a comforting hand on Tamiko's shoulder, squeezing it gently for reassurance. Tamiko sniffed, smiled gratefully at Akira, and questioned the dragon. "What happened to you? Why are you dying?"
When our Masters die, or go to another world, we are given a choice. To follow them into oblivion, or to live on, a shadow of our former life. I hear Karma's soul calling, begging for me to follow her into the Afterlife. For all she is a Dragon of Britain, a dream seer, mature beyond her years, she is but a child. She's afraid. I will comfort her. And so I sacrifice my physical body to stay with her, as you can see. I sacrifice my place in this world, to move on with my mistress to the next.
As he spoke, the bright colour of his eyes began to fade. Tamiko bit her lip. "But...how will we help the other trapped Dragons?"
Trust the wind, water, stone, fire, electricity, wood, dream, and the shadows. They will aid you on your way.
Tamiko's eyebrows furrowed. "Is that a riddle? I've never had much patience for them."
If it is, it's not a very good one. Thank you for taking care of Karma, Akira. And I'm sure that a gaolta uile, iomlán a muintire will thank you also.
"It was no problem." Akira said hoarsely, not fazed by the Dragon knowing Irish Gaelic.
Karma told me, just before she died, "Tell Akira that I said, 'Go raibh míle maith agat, an Bráthair. Nár laga Dia do lámh. Slán."
Now Akira looked confused, and sad. Sad because it had finally hit him full force that she was gone and confused because he knew the Irish, and though it was just a way to bid him farewell, there was one word that confused him. Nonetheless, tears began to streak down his cheeks. "Slán, Karma." He whispered. Feeling his pain, but wanting to comfort him, Tamiko put her hand in his free one.
Mathus' eyes had barely any colour in them now. Goodbye, the both of you. Closing his eyes, he let out a sigh, and lazily opened them again. They were pure white. I'm coming Mistress...
He was gone.
Tamiko stood, shaking slightly. She was now completely calm. All her emotion seemed to be washed away, and she seemed only weary now. All she wanted to do was lie down and sleep, but she knew that she had things to do yet.
Trust the wind, water, stone, fire, electricity, wood, dream, and the shadows. They will aid you on your way.
What is that supposed to mean? She wondered, frowning slightly. Her brain seemed foggy, and she couldn't seem to think straight. Focus, girl. Focus.
Akira, in turn, was turning over in his mind Karma's odd farewell. She had said 'A thousand thanks to you, Brother. May God not weaken your hand. Farewell.' But why had she called him brother? He knew she was an orphan, knowing nothing of her family, and she might've decided to adopt him as a 'brother', but this seemed more then that.
The couple's thoughts were interrupted by an ear-piercing scream, followed by a loud commotion to the left of Tamiko and Akira, deep in the woods around their clearing.
"CAITLYN! LOOK OUT!!!"
A torrent of electricity was seen jumping through the trees with a loud zap, as a female voice screeched. "A LITTLE LATE FOR A WARNING, DON'T YOU THINK, LINDA!!! YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME HE WAS ATTACKING ME BEFORE THE ATTACK HIT!!!!"
"SORRY!!!"
"WELL, FINISH HIM OFF THEN!"
Several trees uprooted just outside the clearing, seemingly having a live of their own, and marched into the deeper forest.
"HA! TAKE THAT! ELECTRICITY DOESN'T AFFECT WOOD!!! In your FACE, Elemental of Electricity!!!"
There was a dull thud, then the voice that had first spoken yelled "YA!!! We got him! Take THAT, Jake!!! Nice, Linda!"
Tamiko and Akira exchanged wide-eyed glances, only to hear commotion on their right, opposite the other battle. There were two battles, going on simutaniously!
"WATER! HAHA! BEAT...gak!!!!" A female voice called out powerfully, only to cut herself off.
"Oh my gosh! How did he dodge that?!?" Another female voice asked.
"MORGAINE!!!!!! DON'T JUST STAND THERE! DO SOMETHING!!!!!"
"FINE! Lantis, Elemental of Dream, YOU'RE GOING DOWN! WIND STORM!!!!!!"
Tamiko looked around her as the wind picked up, and dark clouds slowly covered the sun. It felt like the wind was gathering power. Readying itself. Almost as if...
Tamiko ran to a tree, wrapping her arms around the trunk. Akira was a split second after her, following suit. They were just in time.
There was a sudden drop in air pressure, and suddenly the pair were clinging to the trees for their lives, praying that they wouldn't be blown away. Trees were uprooting, being carried away in the gale. The wind lessened slightly, only for a minature tornado to come down from the sky, focusing on a certain point in the forest. A shouting figure was caught up in the whirling winds, tossed hither and thither. Closing her eyes against the stinging of the dirt flung against her face by the strong wind, Tamiko could hear faint voices. She couldn't tell if Akira was alright, and she was worried about him. "AKIRA!!!!!!" She screamed to be heard over the gale.
"AKKKKKKKIIIIIIIIIIIIIRAAAA!!!!"
"WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAT?!?!?"
Tamiko sighed, feeling relieved. "HANGING IN THERE?!"
"WHAAT?"
Tamiko began to feel the edges of frustration. "NEVER MIND!!!"
"WHHAAAAAAAAT?!!!?!?!?" Akira couldn't understand a word the girl beside him was saying, which was beginning to bug him, since he was trying to concentrate on holding on.
Tamiko opened her mouth to scream at the top of her lungs. It was at this moment that the wind died down to a complete stop.
"I SAID NEVER MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Akira covered his ears. "Okay, okay! Jeez, you screech like a banshee!"
Tamiko cuffed him around the head, and was about to give a scathing reply when the fight to their right began again.
"I THINK YOU OVERDID THE ATTACK JUST A LITTLE!!!!"
The voice that had called out the wind attack replied from the cover of the trees. "I said sorry! Jeez, Pauline!" Then panic seeped its way into the tone. "Do you think Caitlyn and Linda are all right?"
The reply was frantic. "I don't know, but we won't be if we don't do something! LANTIS IS GETTING UP AGAIN!!!"
"RUN!!!!!"
There was the thudding of feet and suddenly two girls burst into the clearing, both looking about sixteen. One had long black hair pushed back by a headband, and was wearing a blue sleeveless shirt and navy jeans. She was slightly taller then the other girl. Her companion had reddish brown hair with bits of blonde that was almost down to her shoulders, dark brown eyes and a serious looking face. She had a dark green T-shirt on, the V-neck going just low enough to show the silver necklace around her neck, the pendant a circle with a cross quartering it, studded with emeralds. It looked vaguely Celtic. The jeans she wore were greenish blue, and flared slightly at the bottom. Tucked in one of the pockets was an emerald fan. Both girls were barefooted. The black-haired one held a thin sword in her hand, while the auburn haired held a six foot teak staff topped with a twelve inch blade in her own grasp.
The auburn haired girl noticed Tamiko and Akira first. She stopped running. Her dark eyes were suspicious as she looked over the windswept couple with a calculating gaze.
Turning back to see what was taking the other girl so long, the black haired one noticed the companions also. She raised her eyebrows, dismissed them with a glance, and then yelled: "Caitlyn! LINDA! HELP US! LANTIS WON'T STAY DOWN!"
"WHAT?!?!"
Two more girls ran into the clearing. One looked Vietnamese, with ebony hair a little past her shoulders, and extremely dark brown eyes. She was wearing a purple spaghetti strap, over which was a tan sweater with purple lining, and plain black jeans. Purple bracelets were on her left arm. The other had shoulder length brown hair, greenish bluish eyes, and was wearing a red shirt and orange pants, which seemed a little burned. Like the other two, they were barefoot. The girl wearing the orange carried a broadsword, while the one wearing purple carried an axe.
"We took care of Jake! Where's Lantis?" The girl wearing orange questioned of the girl wearing blue.
"GAH! ENOUGH! What is GOING ON!" Tamiko finally exploded. "I'M SO CONFUSED!"
The Vietnamese girl turned to the couple. "Who're you?" she asked bluntly.
The black haired girl glared at Tamiko. "Shut up. We'll tell you after we finish with Lantis. Until then, stay back, unless you want to get hurt!" Tamiko recognized the voice as the one who yelled once the wind attack was over. Pauline. That's what the other girl called her. Jeez, she's a spaz. Then the other girl must be Morgaine. She met the level gaze of the auburn haired girl. She's so serious. It makes her look older then all those other people.
Morgaine nodded slightly to Tamiko and then turned away to speak with the group, addressing the girl in orange first. "Caitlyn, you can't attack Lantis." Caitlyn frowned, tucking her brown hair behind her ear. "Why not?" she demanded.
Morgaine rolled her eyes. "We are in a forest. Wood burns. We'd be stuck in the middle of a forest fire before you know it."
Caitlyn nodded. "Then who'll attack?" she asked.
Pauline replied. "Either me, Linda, or Morgaine. But I think I should. Water resists the power of his dreams a little bit. I'm the most resistant to his attacks."
Linda shrugged, pulling her tan sweater close around her. "Okay. But we'll be ready to help if you need it. Right Doeby?" she added, grinning at Morgaine, who stuck out her tongue. "Stop calling me that!"
"Here he comes." Pauline said as the telltale noise of movement came closer. "In three, two, one..." A tall black haired man, about eighteen, burst out of the foliage, sparkling white mist as his fingertips, which he sent at the black haired girl that stood before him. "DREAM SEQUENCE!" He called out.
"WATER TORRENT!" Pauline yelled as water burst from the palms of her hands to hit the man with all the power that a waterfall carries. He was struck back, but the white mist was coming towards Pauline, and she didn't have enough time to react...
"FLAMING SHIELD!"
Fire enveloped Pauline, causing the mist to hit the flames instead of her. It sizzled and disappeared.
The fire disappeared also, to reveal a rather frightened Pauline. "Thanks Caitlyn."
Caitlyn grinned, putting her hands into her orange pockets.
Tamiko gritted her teeth. "NOW explain to me what's going on!!!" That upstart Pauline is glaring at me again. What is her PROBLEM?
Morgaine stepped forward. "There is a battle between elementals. It started a couple of years ago, when the Elemental of Ice, Kyu, challenged another Elemental. There has been unrest and uneasiness between the Elementals since."
Akira gaped. "You're...You're all Elementals?!?!" He had only met one other of his kind before.
The auburn hair girl smiled. "Yes, and by the looks of it, so are you. Am I right?"
Akira nodded, stunned.
"Maybe it's better if we introduce ourselves. I'm Morgaine, the Elemental of Wind. This," she said, pointing to the Vietnamese girl, "Is Linda, The Elemental of Wood. Pauline, the other one with black hair is the Elemental of Water. Caitlyn is the Elemental Of Fire." She added, pointing at the girl in orange. "Caitlyn and Linda were fighting Jake, the Elemental of Electricity and myself and Pauline were fighting Lantis, the Elemental of Dream. They have both taken the side of Kyu, while we take the side of Kyu's opponent."
Akira raised an eyebrow, confused. He opened his mouth to speak, when Caitlyn spoke instead. "Have you seen a little girl, about eight years old? She has black hair, and blue eyes with no pupils. She wouldn't be able to see. She's my little sister. My Mother had to put her in an orphanage a little after she was born, because fate had something in store for her. That's why she named her Karma. It means destiny. I can't remember anything about her but now I have to look for her because my mother's gone missing and apparently my sister's here because she's a Dragon of Britain and I have to look out for her. Do you know where she is?" Caitlyn was the kind of person who didn't talk overmuch to strangers, but panic seemed to make her more open.
Tamiko and Akira both stared, both fought not to cry. Tamiko finally spoke, her voice a raspy whisper. "We knew her. Karma is dead."
Caitlyn stood completely still for a moment, then her face contorted as she desperately tried to stop the tears that threatened to overwhelm her. Grief washed over her for the sister that she would never know. The other three girls came over to comfort her.
"So she did have a family." Akira whispered sadly. Tamiko nodded. She reached down and clasped his hand, intertwining her fingers with his, seeking comfort as well as giving it.
"So, what do we have here?" Everyone looked to where the voice came from. A boy around seventeen had entered the clearing. He had bluish hair and brown eyes. Obviously part spirit part human, the he looked powerful. He had the look of a cat around him, in the glimmer in his eyes and the way he moved.
Tamiko glared at him. "And who on Earth are YOU?"
His disregard for the misery that was apparent on everyone's face was horrible. Tamiko could feel anger at them bubbling up. Akira squeezed her hand. When she looked into his eyes, he shook his head slightly. She understood his message clearly. It would not do for her to lose her temper here.
He smirked. "I'm Taiy. I'm part human, part cat spirit. I'm the Elemental of Stone. Unless you want to get crushed, you'd better get out of the way. My business is with them." He said, thumbing at the four female Elementals.
Linda glared at him. "What do you want?" she demanded, her voice loud.
Taiy gave a humourless grin. "I came to ask you why I found Lantis and Jake knocked out cold in the woods. Your doing, I presume?"
"The Elemental of Dream and the Elemental of Electricity gave us little choice in the matter, Taiy. They were the ones who attacked us first. We had to defend ourselves. Now go away. We want to be left alone." The voice that spoke up was Morgaine's. Her gaze was cold, her tone was calm and level but there seemed to be something like rage stirring underneath the surface. The rest of the girls moved away slightly, and Linda covered her ears.
"Why? You upset because one of you broke a nail?" He spotted Linda's covered ears and misunderstood the gesture. "Don't want to here any of mean Mr. Taiy's jabs?"
Tamiko watched Morgaine, trying to see what her reaction would be. Looking at the emotions playing across the girl's face, she saw something inside her snap.
"YOU LEAVE US ALONE, YOU UNFEELING JERK! YOU TRAITOR! HOW DARE YOU MOCK US! GET OUT OF HERE, NOW, BEFORE I BREAK MY VOW NEVER TO KILL AND STAB YOU THROUGH YOUR TRAITOR'S HEART!!! YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE! GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!"
Tamiko and Akira stared at each other. From first impressions, Morgaine seemed like a polite, serious, calm girl. Who knew that she could be extremely temperamental when she wanted to be?!?
Taiy took a step backwards, gritting his teeth against the ringing in his ears. "I forgot about your temper, Firecracker," he finally said. "But it's not enough to frighten me away!"
Pauline strode forward, coming face to face with the blue haired teen. Sadness and anger flickered over her features as she stood and gazed into his eyes for a moment. Then she brought up her blade and wielding it one handed, brought the pommel smashing into his face.
"THAT IS FOR BETRAYING US!!! BETRAYING ME!!!!! IS THAT ENOUGH TO FRIGTEN YOU AWAY!?!?!?!?!? OR DO YOU WANT MORE?!?!? HUH?!?!?"
Taiy stood, wiping blood off of his face. "Is it a fight you want? Then it's one you'll get. But I'm warning you. I've never played by the rules!"
Pulling out a dagger, he leapt at her. Pauline hesitated slightly as she raised her sword to block. The moment of indecision had cost her. Taiy had managed to cut her arm. Swearing, Pauline continued to block, hitting Taiy with the flat of her blade, never cutting him.
Well this is interesting. A teenage boy, about seventeen, stood in the shadows of the trees. He had been watching everything, ever since the teenage Elemental girls had entered the clearing. He looked completely human except for the green hair that he had pulled back in a short ponytail, and the golden eyes. He had a gold hoop in his left ear. He was a part human, part spirit. Neither one race nor the other. He had a large, curved sword, which was currently in the sheath that he wore on his back. There was no point bringing attention to himself by having the noonday sun reflect on the steel, the best that money could buy. He was a wanderer. A master of the shadows.
He was also good at reading people. He had to be able to, to survive. The girl Caitlyn was chipper and upbeat. Linda was nice in general, though a little blunt at times. Pauline was a tad on the bossy side, had a temper, but had a glint in her eye that said she could go from angry to absolutely hyper in no time flat. She also knew this Taiy better then the rest, and the green-haired teen found himself wondering what their connection was. Taiy had betrayed these girls, for some reason or another. He seemed cruel and vile, and yet when Pauline left an opening that if he stabbed he could seriously injure her, he didn't take it. Was he just inept at fighting, or...
And then there was this girl Morgaine. Every time he thought he had her figured out, she did something new. At first he had thought she was shy, but then she had turned to the group and spoken with confidence. He had thought she was calm, but then she freaked out at that Taiy. He couldn't read her like he could everyone else. Right now he knew she was intelligent, and was haphazardly guessing she was cold and distant. He crossed his arms, frowning. What was it about her that he couldn't read? He gave up on the auburn hair girl, and focused his attention back on the fight.
Pauline had fallen. She was on the ground, eyes squeezed shut as Taiy's dagger plunged towards her heart.
"TAIY!"
The blue haired teen's head shot up, to see Morgaine starting a wind spell, her clear gaze on him. He cursed, and yelled "Stone!" flinging up his one hand to summon boulders. They came, five huge chunks of quartz. They hovered twenty-five feet over Morgaine's head for a moment. Seeing the shadows on the ground caused by the humongous rocks, Morgaine looked up. Fear had a second to register in her eyes before Taiy whispered "Crush. Destroy."
The boulders fell. Morgaine screamed, desperately trying to call a wind strong enough to blow the rocks away. But it would not come.
"Get out of the way, stupid!" A male voice yelled.
Morgaine felt a weight crash into her from the side, and she went flying. The rocks fell harmlessly beside her, two feet away.
I'm alive, was the first thought that popped into Morgaine's head as she realized she wasn't crushed under a rock. She opened her eyes to stare into a pair of golden ones. She shut her eyes, hardly believing what she was seeing. All right. Maybe I am dead. Yellow eyes? But if I was dead, then I wouldn't feel any pain. And my back is really hurting right now.
She opened her eyes again. A face swam into view. Blinking once, everything sharpened. A seventeen year old boy was looking worriedly at her, with golden eyes and a shock of green hair pulled back into a ponytail. Green hair? He stood, offering her a hand to help her up. She took it, standing. "Next time, move when there are rocks about to fall on you." The green-haired teen told her, grinning. Morgaine smiled. "Thank you very much. You just saved my life."
Taiy watched on angrily, not noticing when Pauline moved for her sword.
"KYAAAAA!" Pauline yelled, bringing the sword down to slice his neck. And stopped. The sword hovered barely an inch from his neck.
She can't do it. Tamiko marvelled. She can't kill him.
"Go." Pauline spat out. "Get out of here. Now."
Taiy stood, smirking. "I knew it! You're weak willed. You can't kill me! But I'm getting bored. I'll be back later to finish you off."
Sheathing his dagger, he walked out of the clearing and into the forest.
Pauline cursed, then turned to look at Morgaine. "You okay?" she yelled.
Caitlyn and Linda had already rushed over to make sure that their friend was okay. Pauline came over and joined them. "I'm fine." Morgaine replied, her eyes glinting. "That was just a little scary." She began to laugh. The others looked at each other. "Relief. I don't think she still can believe she's alive." Ferio informed the group. She had done it again. The girl was not cold or distant at all, she was actually very friendly and nice...was he ever going to be able to figure her out?
"So who're you?" Caitlyn asked of the stranger.
"Ferio. I'm the Elemental of Shadows."
As the girl's asked questioned of the green-haired teenager, Akira looked distraught. Tamiko noticed, and asked him softly "What's wrong?"
Akira smiled sadly at her, then looked up at the sky. "I forgot that you could tell what I was feeling. I'll have to keep my emotions better hidden. How do you do it, anyway?"
Tamiko was not about to be deterred. "Don't try to change the subject, Akira. What's wrong?"
He sighed. "It's my fault. Because I picked a fight with Kyu, the Elementals are in the middle of a war. They're fighting, and it's all my fault. Karma died because of me. How many others are going to die for mistakes I've made?"
Tamiko put a hand on his shoulder. She was startled by the self-loathing in his voice. "Karma chose to die so you could live. It wasn't your fault. And you didn't know how fighting Kyu would unsettle the balance between the Elementals. So what if it is your fault? You can't change what you've done. I've told you this once and I'll tell you again. It's happened. Deal with it. If you've made mistakes in the past, don't dwell on them. Try to correct them in the present."
A real smile twitched at the Irish boy's lips. "Tamiko, anamchara, whatever would I do without you?" He asked in a poetic voice, throwing his arm out dramatically.
"I dunno. Die?" Tamiko replied. Akira laughed, and wrapped his arms around her. "Probably."
"I have to go." Ferio told the four girls. "Take care of yourself." He added to Morgaine. She looked a little sad. He winked at her. "Don't worry, I'll be back. Yell out my name if you need me."
He walked off into the forest, the opposite direction that Taiy took. He seemed to meld into the shadows.
"I couldn't kill him." Pauline suddenly whispered, unable to contain herself anymore. "For all he's gone evil, for all that he's betrayed us all, I still couldn't kill him. Why?" Her voice was quiet and sad, and tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Caitlyn, can I ask you something?" Akira asked out loud, keeping one of his arms around Tamiko's shoulder.
Caitlyn cocked her head. "What?"
"How are you the Elemental of Fire?"
Caitlyn looked confused. "Well it's easy. When I was born, I was born with the powers of fi-"
"No, I mean how is it possible for you to be an Elemental of Fire? There is only one Elemental at a time per element, right?" Akira interrupted.
"Yah..."
"But you can't be the Elemental of Fire!"
Caitlyn bristled. "Why not?"
"Because I am!"
The clearing was suddenly quiet. Tamiko looked back and forth between the two. Her eyes widened as she noticed something. "Caitlyn, my name is Tamiko. I'm the daughter of the Dragon of Japan. Could you please tell me about your past?" Her voice was a forced calm. Akira raised his eyebrow.
"Sure. My Mom's Japanese, and my Dad's Irish. At least, that's what Mom always told me. Anyway, a few years after I was born, Mom left Dad. She said she hated her husband's guts. When she was telling me about this, she would always get a bit weepy at this point, and start saying that she had to follow destiny and fate's wishes, and leave something important with her ex-husband. I never found out what.
A couple years later she moved to England with me, and met and married a man. The dragon of Britain. She had Karma, and had to give her up for adoption, knowing that she was following fate's wishes again. She said it was important so that Karma could help to save both worlds, the mortal world and the spirit world, when the time came. That didn't stop her from crying her heart out.
Her husband was killed, murdered by some maniac who called himself Kyu. He killed my stepfather. He kidnapped my mother. I have to find her. That's why I'm in this horrible place. Because Kyu called himself a spirit."
Tamiko gaped, and slowly stepped away from Akira. "Are you sure you have no more siblings?" She asked, her voice shaky.
"Yes. Only Karma, and she was a half-sister at that."
"And when you're mother said she left something important with your father, she never mentioned what it was?"
"No."
Tamiko took another step back looking at both Akira and Caitlyn, who exchanged glances, then looked at Tamiko.
"Oh my God." Tamiko whispered. Seeing both of their eyes, their expressions so much alike. It was true.
"You're twins."
I bet you didn't see that coming!
I did pretty much this whole story in one day because I'm sick, so I had some time to kill. 3948 words in one day, not counting the after story chat thing that I'm typing right now.
I'm personally not overly pleased with this chapter, but that's okay.
Tamiko and Akira weren't in this chapter that much because, frankly, I had to introduce 8 new characters! So they kind of got shoved to the side for this chapter! But that's okay! Because they'll be back in the next chapter!
Gah! I hate introducing all these characters all at once!
If you're wondering, the girl's fights with the Elemental of Electricity and Dream were supposed to be confusing, because you're seeing it from Tamiko's POV. Mainly, hearing lots of people screaming things, and being really confused with what's going on.
I want to know who's everybody's favourite elementals. Just out of curiosity. I'll post the results in my next chapter. Just put your top three favourite Elementals in your review (in order)! Here's the list of them (no saying Kyu or Akira, because I'd like to know everybody's favourite elemental out of all the new people.) Yes, you can have ties for different places.
By Order OF Appearance
Caitlyn: Elemental of Fire
Linda: Elemental of Wood
Jake: Elemental of Electricity
Pauline: Elemental of Water
Morgaine: Elemental of Wind
Lantis: Elemental of Dream
Taiy: Elemental of Stone
Ferio: Elemental of Shadow
Josie's List!
Morgaine: Elemental of Wind
Ferio: Elemental of Darkness
Pauline: Elemental of Water, Caitlyn: Elemental Of Fire and Linda: Elemental of Wood.
YAY! Okay I'd better go. My throat hurts, and my wrists are going to sleep.
Hope you enjoyed the weird funky chapter.
Review!
Josie!
