Buttercup's POV
Tomorrow morning couldn't come any faster for me, I ran down the hall, Fang flying right behind me, I slid to the table where Muriel was cooking.
"Oh my, well-"
"I'm sorry but I'm trying to be patient here but the suspense is killing me." I blushed as she placed a plate of pancakes with little red berries inside of them.
"I understand," She placed a little bowl down for Fang, who took a nip at the bowl, "I don't know much about him myself...He is the Dark Lord, Vulcan, he is the very reason for this war and suffering. I don't know why...but there are four rebel Princes, who rightful places he stole, they're birth rights as it were."
"Why? What do birth rights have to do with it?" I was gobbling down the pancakes like crazy, Muriel is a seriously good cook, she's up there with my mom. I can't cook to save my life, in fact, I nearly burned the school, very awkward...putting out my own fire
"Please don't talk with food in your mouth, "She took a sip of coffee, "Birth rights are like magical decrees, if the right rulers sits on them, the lands prosper but the wrong ruler sits there and everything...well...for example Cheina is South, close to the Kingdom of Aeros, or the Kingdom of Winds."
"But...I hardly felt any wind."
"Yes, our windmills haven't worked in 20 years, Fires hardly give off warmth, the waters are polluted and even the ground decays barely giving food to eat. Asprirana is falling apart and Cheina was dying until a few days ago, when you arrived."'Muriel pointed out the window, there was windmills were working, I don't remember the place looking so green, but then again, I was asleep, "You just being here.."
"Listen, Muriel, like I said last night, I can believe me being in another world or whatever but me...a Goddess...how do you even know? Has there ever been one around?"
"No, but the situation is unique and dire. Our world is perishing beneath our very feet."
"How exactly did this happen?"
"I hardly know myself, it's difficult because even with my 'sight' it's hard to tell. Once upon a time, there was a king, a good one, King Roland, his Kingdom Luminousa, was in the center, a beacon of pure light. Surrounding it, were four separate nations: The nation of Aeros, nation of Cynder, tribe of Aquaria, and the Beast Kin of Gaia. In a miracle, just as the Sages foretold, The queen gave birth to quadruplets, one from each of the elemental nations, but sadly she died." Muriel took another sip, "Now, I don't know if this part is true but they say the first born Prince went insane...over the grief and tried to kill the Princes. He killed King Roland, who arranged for the Princes to be taken to their new kingdoms, by loyal servants out of the Dark Lord's reach. Before he could kill the Sages, they made one final prediction: That one day, as the world dies and the Dark Lord reigns, A Goddess will descend from the Heavens, a star sphinx as a companion and a gem of magic. This Goddess will bring the salvation or destruction to this land. One of the Sages even pointed at Vulcan and said You will be the one to summon this Star Goddess."
A few days had pass before Mark and Muriel could finally rest knowing that the Mangler's poison was completely out of my system, they treated me as their own, Muriel was more like my mom, but I felt that she was sad somehow. While the town, bowed and whispered about me, preparing for some sort of festival. The windmills were really pretty, this world...for some reason I was at peace. Fang followed me everywhere or I carried him, He would even stand on my shoulder at times. I couldn't help but be amazed by all the preparations for this festival thing, I was even playing with some of the children. Running away from them as they tried to smack me with a water bubble (It was actually a magical version of a water balloon).
I actually knocked something or someone to the ground; and the water bubble I was holding, fell on top of that person's hand.
"Are you serious...son of a bitch!" The voice yelled was when I looked down...I thought my heart just stopped...
"Butch?"
