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Chapter Three
I pushed the door open, once again invisible. Heading out into the empty street, my mind was whirling.
Katanas? One, or a pair? Part of a set? 'Thank you'?
To say I was confused would be an understatement. I turned on my heel, and with a flash of my cloak, I was gone towards the wilderness.
No guild would suit me. Not with what I looked like, not with my magic, not with who I was.
So, it was simple, right? Yep, as easy as not joining a guild. I could find a secluded area to train, and hunt for myself. But I also want to help take down the dark guilds.
All in all, I'll be a lone mage, who is crazily powerful, hunting down baddies? Simple!
As I stole through the dense forest, a light sound, almost laughter floated towards me. My curiosity got the better of me, and I headed off to explore the noise.
Pushing through undergrowth, I happened upon a clearing. Inside, a lake shone, smooth as glass. It was breathtakingly beautiful. The clear waters revealed sandy beds.
The sound I had heard earlier turned out to be a small waterfall. The clean water fell down onto a smooth hollow of rock, where it formed a small pool. When the water over-flowed, it disappeared back into the lake.
Trees surrounded this surreal sight, reaching towards it with leafy branches. I could hear the birds singing, and it felt like… home.
Unlike the stories, however, no magical creatures came to greet me, be it a dragon or a nymph. I was all alone apart from the animals.
Tentatively, I stepped out of the woodland and into the clearing. It was almost ethereal. It seemed like it was in a story book. How the sunlight shined on the ground, how the lake glimmered in the light, how the soft tinkling of water reached my ears.
This would be my new home.
With a click, I took my mask off, revealing my face. It snapped back into my requip space, waiting for me to take it back again.
My power lifted drastically as it was taken off. I had forgotten that it was a limiter.
I lifted my arms up above my head. Hanging there, spiralling twenty meters above ground, was the entirety of the lake. It eddied and flowed in a ball of water.
Splaying my fingers out, it smoothly changed into a sphere of ice. With a snap, my fingers clenched into a fist, bringing it back to water. Slowly, I let the water fall back into the hole I had left in the ground.
I stretched my arms out in front of me. Each finger twitched, bringing with it a jet of water. It looked just like a fountain. These slowly solidified into ice at the tips, which melted before crashing down again.
My arms twisted and twirled as I started to dance. A slow, elegant dance that brought mystical plumes of water flying high. As I lost myself in the movement, I recalled the betrayal I had suffered.
The dance turned angry, harsh movements creating harsh shapes. Water flew higher than ever, crashing down hard. I drew in my breath in ragged gasps as my mind clouded with red.
I sunk down to my knees, sending the water back to its origin. No. This is a new life. A new day. A new time for me to shine. And shine I would.
"Stella Caduca! Falling star!" I called out, bringing my arm down in a diagonal slashing motion.
People screamed in fear as a large, shining star plummeted from the sky. It impacted with the dark guild, creating a huge explosion of light. As the star's light faded away, it revealed charred remains of a building. Strewn about the floor were several members of the 'guild'.
I clicked my fingers, murmuring, "Lux, bring."
Several glowing balls of light circled my head before heading off towards the ruins. They lifted up the people, bringing them all back to me.
"Good. Lux, restrain."
The spheres joined together, forming a long glowing rope. It wrapped around the criminals, bringing them into a sitting position and restraining them.
Another light beamed above my head at the snap of my fingers.
"Lux, lacrima call."
Its light dimmed, resulting in an image of a table full of people being played on the ball.
"Council," I greeted.
"Celestia," they replied, nodding their heads at me.
The nickname several gave me has stuck. I think it's because I use celestial spells in battle usually. They're spells of undeniable light, and have a good chance of not killing anybody when used.
"Another dark guild?" one of the members asked wryly.
"Of course," I titled my head.
"Sixth in the month, and you still won't accept a position as Wizard Saint," one of them muttered.
"I have uploaded the coordinates," I tell them softly, ignoring the previous comment.
"Thank you," another speaks up.
I simply shrug. We have had this conversation before loads of times. It is my job, my duty, to protect others, and I shall do it in any way possible.
Behind me, I hear groans from the restrained people. I say my goodbyes before dismissing Lux and turning to the criminals.
"Who… are y-you?" one asked.
"Your worst nightmare."
As I turned so that my back would face them, I heard several of them draw in breaths when they glimpsed my mask.
"I could take you any day!"
"No! No! Don't say that! Don't you know who she is?" one screamed at the unfortunate fellow.
"Must be someone weak."
The previous person started moaning in horror.
"No, no, no, no! Don't say that! Don't say that!" he garbled out.
I simply stayed where I was. Raising my arms above my head again, several screamed in terror.
"Come before me, holy sign," I murmured reverently.
Burning there in the air, was a fiery symbol of my eyes. The yin yang symbol. It lowered itself, imprinting a shining copy on the ground underneath it.
"Complete," I whispered.
It vanished, leaving the sign in the ground. I turned around and with a flash of my cloak, I teleported towards my home.
"Requip: Element of water," I called out to the world.
Light surrounded my body and my long hair lifted up. A blue dress adorned me. Swirls of light blue patterned it and a see-through floaty outer layer covered the inner dark opaque blue dress.
A blue sash was at my neck, pinned together with a blue rose. Brown sandals reach my knees, adorned with blue patterns. Black gloves covered my arms up to my elbow and left an inch of my fingertips free.
My hair turned an aquamarine, and reached down to my knees. A small braid was behind my ear whilst the top was shorter, nearly covering my eye and the back bits hung down.
I walked to the edge of the lake and stepped onto the surface of it. I walked along the surface towards the centre. Once there, I slowly crossed my legs, and started to meditate. My magic shone, calling out to me.
Whether to reach out and grab it or not was the question. It was so tempting, yet I couldn't. It would have been dangerous.
After ten minutes, I receded back into reality. Unknowing to me, the water had formed a sphere around me. I stared at the circle of water surrounding me, then created an opening for me to get through. A section of the wall folded outwards, forming an archway.
I stepped through, crossed the lake, and stood on firm ground.
"Requip: Cloak," I said.
Again, a bright light enveloped me. As it died down, I stepped out completely different. I wasn't wearing my normal clothes nor my water elemental clothes.
A big black hood with silver edging covered my face. It fell over my back, tumbling to the floor as a cape. Underneath the hood was my usual mask. I also wore a black, dark blue and silver top and trousers. The silver was armour designed to protect me, and held the cape back at the shoulders. I had black boots on which reached to my knees, and the rest was patterned cloth.
With all this, no one could tell who I was. They certainly couldn't tell that I was only a 12 year old girl.
"Well," I murmured, looking at myself in the reflection of the lake, "I think it's time to make myself a Wizard Saint!"
I strode into the Council building. I was extremely tall for my age, looking to be around 5 foot 10".
I had already memorized the layout of the building before I entered, leaving me in no doubt as to where I should go. I turned my voice distortion on.
Time to fool me some Council!
Slamming open some large doors, I intruded upon a Wizard Saint meeting.
"Who are you?" one demanded rather rudely.
"My my. Don't you recognize me?" I tilted my head to the side, "I suppose that would be quite hard when I purposely hide my identity."
"Who are you?"
Some council members looked frantic, some had realization dawning on their faces. Some looked just plain clueless.
"Let me introduce myself then. You might know me by Celestia."
I smiled behind my mask as they turned white.
"I-I'm sorry, Celestia! Forgive me!" the rude on stuttered.
"Not to worry."
Another stood up. I think his name was Jura.
"Celestia. May I inquire as to why you are here? I have an inkling," he smiled mischievously.
"Why, to become a Wizard Saint, of course!" I exclaimed.
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