Chapter 23
The Palace...
I smiled with contentment as I floated my sword in front of me, the blade glinted and shone menacingly as the light hit it, showering my surroundings with streams of light, the blade was thing and long, curving upwards at the end, see-through as it was made with diamond, all long the sides of the blade were swirls of poison, ready to toxicate anyone I touched with my blade.
I snatched it from the air and started to move and dance with it, it was sublime, the balance of the hilt and blade was perfect, and seeing that it was diamond, reinforced with my poison, I would be the only one to be able to break it. Yes, This would be the one of my favourite swords, indeed. I laughed happily as I continued my deadly dance watching the light catching on the surface of my sword and light faceting and dancing around the cave walls.
After that, I took more of the stone left, still bubbling and hissing on the ground and proceeded to make some diamond daggers, tipping them with my paralysing venom. This venom was made not to kill, but to render the enemy completely frozen on the spot, also effectively stripping them of any power they had, temporarily. It was one of my elemental poisons, and this one, came from ice.
I giggled merrily as I thought of all of the fun that I would soon have in hunting with my Father. This year would be a good year, it would also be the year that I show everyone, that I do not need any protection. Yes, I will show them, all of them who doubted me before, especially that Inuyasha. I gripped my sword tighter as I thought of that bastard. I growled in anger, the air around me was becoming hotter and hotter, my control on my power slipping, in no time the cave was melting, slowly. I couldn't care less, no, I was too absorbed in my own thoughts, all I cared about at the moment was proving to everyone that I wasn't the same little helpless girl they knew a few days ago. My fangs elongated in my anger, my claws soon joining them, Darkness from the cavern around me swirled around me, awaiting my orders. I looked at my hand with fascination, it was so pale, black and red runes and swirls dancing an entrancing pattern on my hands, I watched as they contrasted with my white skin.
I finally noticed the cavern around me melting at an alarming rate, no this didn't worry me, and elements wouldn't harm me, for I am their Mistress. No instead of dripping down to the floor, the rock, instead of falling to the ground, as gravity would make, fought it and was climbing up and around the cave.
I watched as the cave widened, the rock no longer red it was a shining white hot, slithering around me, on the walls, ceiling and floor, building me my palace. It carved protective runes on the walls and double diamond doors that formed behind me. They slammed shut with a gratifying and final groan; I looked behind me to see the rock forming halls and stairs, rooms and chandeliers.
Soon I had myself a palace, built from the elements themselves, it was a palace made from the light stolen from the silver orb that hung in the night sky. The palace was magnificent, at the lobby opening its large mouth was a hall yawning an entrance in the middle of curving stairs that met at the middle, the hall led down to a large garden, made from fire flowers, water leaves, lightning ponds, ice flowers and air sculptures. The roof was open letting the shine of the sun and moon to flood into the tranquil garden.
The palace was built in a cross shape, the garden at the bottom of the cross, at the sides of the hall leading to the garden were once again long halls, the left leading to a room covered with books all that were published and books to come and lost. The walls as tall as mountains carpeted with books covering the circular room. Littering the floor of the room were furniture of ice and air ready to accommodate their Mistress, me. I looked up smiling, the roof was made of the clearest diamond and in the middle, and shedding light was a chandelier carved out of fire illuminating the room like Sun did.
To the right of the cross was the room that was most different out of the last two, it was empty, but it was large, a plain white room, large enough to house a city. If this was an empty room, why was it my favourite do you ask? Because it was the room of want. Anything I want, I can just picture it in my mind and it will become a reality. Anything I want, a piano, a harp, an Xbox, a TV, a sofa, anything, but a living thing.
I went back to the stairs, climbing up, looking at the steps made of marble and the rail made of the finest ruby. I walked up to find another hall opening its great cavern, welcoming me into its depth. Doors lined the walls as the hallway opened to a great balcony overlooking the shining garden, plush cushions and sofas made of air decorated the balcony facing the setting sun.
I sank into one of the large cushiony air thrones watching as the Sun painted the heavens red once more. I sighed contentedly as I watched the sky change her demeanour, complimenting the silver moon; I soon found why my Father loved the moon so. It was so beautiful, it was never changing, many would think that it would start to hide her beautiful face at every phase, but I knew better, if you can't see it doesn't mean that it wasn't there.
I looked down, no, it was only human weakness to feel loneliness. Yes, we were made to be alone, to be solitary, until we found our counterpart. I looked up at the moon.
Perhaps that is why we love you so, moon.
...Why do we love the moon?
We are solitary beings, fading in and out of life, just like the moon.
Then it makes her just like us...
No... You're wrong, because we fade in and out in the shadows, but the moon... She doesn't hide, no, she chooses to, to reassure us, our children, that it is all right to be like what we are... All love her because of her nature... But us... They rejoice at our disappearance and they cry at our appearance.
Is it not the same with the moon?
No... It is the opposite with her, they cry when she hides her face, and they rejoice when she blesses them with her full presence... Maybe that is why we are associated with the moon so...
How so?
We wish to be her... To be loved because of our nature...
I do not understand...
She is like our mother wanting us to show the world about our true nature, frowning upon all of us, setting us an example, but... as children, by nature we will not follow her in her path, only follow her in her shadow. Never living up to her expectations... She only wishes us to throw away our masks, to let us be happy with who we are, without hiding away, without people shunning us away...
A crimson tear ran down my cheek, staining my alabaster skin. The tears flowed more freely after that, I was happy for once, that I was able to cry without any regret, to cry at the reality of my life, without regretting it. No, I swear that I will not cry out of sadness or fear, I will cry of happiness and joy and melancholy. Yes, it was time, to release all the tears that I was holding in, from all this time. When my emotions flowed out, so did my power, unconsciously I urged the sky to cry with me too, soon soft dark purple clouds curtained the dark sky, pouring the Earth with their tears, joining me in mine.
I wept for the rest of the night, glued onto the air throne I was sitting on, my hair was plastered onto my back and face from the rain. The rain, it washed away all my tears, lovingly washing my face, gently pattering me, comforting me. It felt odd, to be embraced by the water and air that surrounded me, soon Sapphire and Ruby joined me, slithering up to me, coiling around my huddled form, squeezing me comfortingly. It was odd... to be comforted by the elements and my familiars, but felt like home. I watched the Sun, spearing his rays through my blanket of water; I smiled at the Sun as he succeeded. I closed my eyes, letting the warm golden rays dance on my skin, warming it. I didn't get cold, no, ice was as much my element as fire was, but it still felt nice, to the rays warm my face slowly. I blinked at the Sun, watching him rise in triumph as I released the rain. I swept back into my palace.
Drying myself as I went. I walked into the first room on my right, I could see this one was mine, the double doors was made of ebony, and the wrought iron frames were beautiful, giving it a gothic look. Now that I think about it, the palace did look quite gothic; it looked sophisticated and brightly gothic. I liked it. Especially the ceilings, arching upwards like cathedral roofs.
I walked into the room, I saw a balcony at my left, and an empty space in the middle, I grinned, I knew exactly what it was for. I plucked my coffin from my earring, enlarging it and putting it in the middle of the room, open. It was quite big, much larger than my Father's that's for sure, it was at least the size of a double bed. I looked around the room, I saw a wardrobe at the right corner, I smiled, I knew that I wouldn't need it, I could morph any clothes I wanted at any time, and hence the large mirror next to the wardrobe. In the left corner a small writing desk, for my personal use. Opposite my balcony a door, leading to a large private hot spring, I walked into the springs, dematerialising my clothes back into the shadows they were, until I was bare.
I sighed with satisfaction as I slid into the waters, washing all the grime off my, I laughed as Sapphire and Ruby decided to join me as little water dragons, swimming around, happy to be clean again. I was getting sleepy though, so I quickly dried off soon after, walking back into my room and let the shadows swirl around me to form a large T-shirt and short shorts as I walked over to my coffin. I laid in it, feeling my power pulse and connect with the coffin. I saw a pair of ruby eyes and another pair of sapphire eyes looking at me pleadingly, and I laughed.
"Come, you can sleep with me in my coffin, Ruby, Sapphire." I said, beckoning them over. They instantly leapt into the coffin changing into their neko demon forms and cuddling against me. I closed the lid of my coffin and sank into blissful sleep as I sank further into the satin sheets.