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OK, let's get going weird now in chapter 4 of Daughters of the Union Scarlet and Luther are at the trials and watching them. They have to talk quietly amongst themselves. They don't get discovered being up there.

they do their best to stay in the shadows as well, but close enough or they could still see through the vision mirrors. I think they're only supposed to stay in the shadows during the time of the masters being shown then they can come back out as the visionary will not focus on them anymore.

tell let's get to this.


The trials start

it was time for the trials to begin. We did what Porsche told us. We hit ourselves into the shadows of my family, too. We couldn't see that we were on the platform with the masters. We hit ourselves as good as we can in the shadows. Ash also has to not make a sound. That'll be difficult right now. Ash was sleeping. Good he might sleep through the whole thing. That'll be good.

he was fed and happy now so he was sleeping Luther and I stood in the shadows, holding hands. His hands were soft.

we quietly talked to each other, finishing up the conversation we had earlier about my magic and other things I wanted to know what happened and how was his life during the time of their travels he told me all about it. Helena and Julius also told me things. And about how their letters had to stop because it was hard to send them when they were in the quarantine zones and they couldn't write me for a long time.

or my father, they would send letters to Ravenswood to speak to him as well, but they couldn't. I'd have to let him know that or maybe they can tell him himself since they'll be living with us father I told him that father comes and visits from time to time and now that you'll be living with us in Orem near Moon Haven more closer to Haven than Orem father will come and he will talk to you when all this is over and you have your freedom we could live in Ravenswood. Helena lit up because she moved back to Ravenwood.

that would be nice Raven's what is our home or it was until we went on the road because of the railroads Elena knotted yes partly and to get you into safety here not here but in Hala.

Oh yes, of course, I asked Luther how life was growing up traveling. He told me about riding the Griffin transport before he activated the watch. Of course, he told me all about riding the Griffin transports which sounds like fun. I never got to do that because I had to stay here in this area, oh not here, but in Orem Hala, then he told me about moving into the quarantine zones and saving Riley. Well not really he didn't know he did but seeing Riley he didn't see her but she saw him or something like that.

in the watch glows blue for the first time he told me I had it somewhat activated, but not enough where I could see the words on the watch yet, but it was working. I didn't know what it was or who it was.

and then the letter stopped. Helena explained Luther noted. I even sent him my own to you, but I don't think I remember I think so. I probably have letters from you as well when I found out it was you that I had to come for a time, I was really happy, I said I continuously hugged him my hands up and down his shoulders. I can hug you all the time. He smiled and cried oh don't cry. I said I can't help it. He says I'm not normal for crying, but I'm so emotional right now.

wrap my arms around him tightly rocking him back and forth. I let him cry. I love you. He said the same back but not in the way of romance. At the moment we were only children. I love you right now like your sister loves their little brother. I said he still smiles. He still loved me either way as he was talking to me he was talking to the watch too. Tell him to watch what was going on in the watch telling him what was going on around them around us..


Open Ceremony

as we stood there, the home age was telling everyone welcome to this year's trials, and there were gonna be some great participants. The participants were already teleported into the arena.

25 participants are what Luther told me he saw through the vision mirror. He saw 25 participants. It should be a very easy very quick trial.

Do you know who will win? I asked I think it'll be the girl he said the girl with the long braided hair. I don't know her name but she looks pretty powerful he said and there's your brother so he looks smug. Yes, he does. He said explaining Souls looked at me, he does look smug.

how many think he can win he probably does. He said as he tightened his grip on me, but he ain't gonna hurt you if he does I will hurt him. I don't kill, but I'll kill him for you Scarlett. If I was down there, I would kill him easily, but I'm glad you're not. I'm glad you're up here with me. I don't know if you were down there. You don't need to worry Scarlett. I heard him say again never need to because I'm here and always will be. I'm not leaving you alone Scarlett with your brother looming around this place if he lives, but I doubt he'll lose. I doubt he'll win and live. He'll probably die and if he does lose, it might be humiliating.

agree with Luther it'll be a very humiliating defeat. If my brother lost I could have something to laugh at him if I ever saw him again and tease him that he lost the Voran mage trials.

And you'll have to join a different guild hopefully I hope it doesn't join the same guild. I do if you decide to we will make sure you go to a different one. He said chilling he showed eldership with me already.

showing affection by piling me lean down the kissing my cheeks I love you. I heard him say, I smiled and blushed. You can't claim that you love me yet. Why can't I he says, teasing me.

miss Lena and Julius' side and smiled at us the children get along so well Julia noted and said yes they do the watch said I didn't hear it but Luther did it told him that she loves Luther and that he loves me back he's like I don't know. I'm not sure.

I heard him say I'm not sure either I asked as quietly as we could be as well.

it's not even further back into the shadows I wanna try and experiment he said what kind I asked, nervous nervous that he was gonna try something. He closed his eyes and I did too down to his level for the moment. I thought he was gonna kiss my cheeks again and kiss me straight on the mouth. Why did he do that? I felt a tingling sensation as he kissed me.

now I'm in love with a 13-year-old. This is not good. I just wanted to see he says I've cleaned his mind now he says but claiming me is mine is for me since I'm young he says kissing you is claiming you, Scarlet.

So if your brother tries, he won't be able to I've marked you his mine. You'll save yourself for me Scarlet I knotted yes Luther I will save myself for you calling me tighter him closer to my hands on his shoulders. I'm normally not a romantic he says.

but for you, I will be. I can't troll you around up here. The platform is big enough that when we return to Orem Hall back home I will. I will celebrate that I have you now Scarlet I smiled.

Never again will we ever be separated. OK, I said we'll never be separated.

Mr. was there for a long time and then attention was given the high mage was starting to speak.


The trials begin

The high mage says welcome first and foremost, welcome our king Janice Volder. He went through all the relations and also said, praise the First and showed his Val Dorian tattoo why did everyone else just say Praise the First and his blood blesses us came from every platform?

Then the people started to cheer next he says I want to introduce our masters welcome he said as he introduced every master on the platform. Eight figures were seen in the vision mirror. My family and I and Luther family me and Luther family were hitting in the shadows, we couldn't be seen, but we could still see the vision mirror. We had very well.

Luther told me that supposedly the king watches the trials from the highest platform. He's been to plenty of these before. He just didn't come last year.

And he wasn't gonna come this year, but he said he was glad he did because he would've missed me if he didn't also, his mom was in this. Helena was going to frighten him of what him saying that he wouldn't bring Ashton to his lab. I said that was awful. I said quietly to him, but I'm glad you're here. He smiles and says I am too even though I'm not here to see the trials. I'm at least I'm happy. I'm here with you Scarlett. .

I'm happy I'm here with you too I said.

hunting in the shadows and kissing him again this is coming easier naturally to us now I heard Miss Lena say that's enough you too we can't help it. We both said at the same time. Oh let them have their moment. I heard Mr. Julius say let them kiss, but 17 kissing of 13-year-old is fine, they're only four years apart. It's OK.

let them have their moments, OK?

fine, I heard Helena say fine she was defeated.


The first competition

The first competition is the Battle of the Flags. The crowd cheered then he made it soundproof and everything and magic-proof so that we wouldn't get hurt up here. That was good. At least the mission the vision mirrors broadcast everything. He explained the rules about the round were a lot more brutal than we were down there, but it was fine, we had to prepare to watch the gruesome deaths of people.

and he said begin as he teleported away the battle began Luther described everything to me. The master said that was fine and that we could come out of the shadows now the vision mirrors were not broadcasting us broadcasting the arena, the division mayors, everywhere broadcasting what was going on down below they couldn't see us, but we could see them.

There were fights everywhere. Both Luther and I shivered at the thought of it. We were glad very glad we weren't down there. We would've worked as a team if we were I wouldn't let him go in that alone even though he would've won I would've been. I am glad he didn't go down there.

we can always see we couldn't hear Luther describe each person who is fighting.

Luther did see Soul he had shorts and a T-shirt on or a tank top and fluffy red hair. It didn't it wasn't as pretty as mine. Your brother doesn't have as pretty his hair as you he says smile you flatter me, Luther.

He smiles back

He's the only one down there with red hair like mine I said to Luther, that's how you know him from the other participants down there he knotted telling all this to the watch as well. Tell everything to watch that was OK. He only be keeping it for the night he'll be separated for a month after tonight, he told me he didn't know how he'd survive without it for a month but he had to do it. Well, I'll be with you. I said I'll help you through this month. He knotted OK Scarlet you can help me.

there was an impressive girl. Luther told me who had a long braided braid down her back long braided hair. He didn't know her name but she was impressed with her win magic. She's impressive. She shot wind out of her arm. That is impressive. I thought that was interesting.

and it was one man who turned his legs into tree trunks he explained, tripping an opponent with them, and then he told me that my brother came up to that guy and said his tree legs were on fire as they started more back. The man started to scream he was a flamethrower, which was the attack he used, he burnt that man's legs he was so he wouldn't be back to normal run. It wasn't a very useful skill except for tripping an opponent or two.

eventually, they were the only two or three left in the whole competition there was an impressive water mage. At first, he shot. He spit into his hand and made a sphere, but he eventually died because he was too weak. there were plenty of others who were dying too. The only three left standing were my brother's soul. I knew it was so because Luther told me and the other girl and guy.


The final three

as the round was coming to an end, or we thought it might be, and we don't know, Luther told me that two Vald Dorian mages teleported into the arena they attacked. Amelia got the girl with the long braided hair got hit. They didn't know what her name was, and she got hit by the fire arrow fire bullets, she was going to hit Tristan next, but Tristan hadn't done anything yet and was going to hit her for hurting Amelia for hitting his girlfriend. It looked like he was affectionately in love with her because she kissed him. Luther told me the watch even said so then we used a spell to absorb the pain, bullet wounds ended up on him instead of her, and he died from all of them.

The girl was crying. Luther was telling me crying that her love was dead. Now she was angry. Now you've done it. He got into the arena. That's what she was mouthing obviously.

we couldn't hear only see, and it was a disadvantage for me we watched as the girl one of the girls of the Vald Dorian army handed, one of the flags to Amelia girl the other girl with the long hair had one it seemed like she was saying she accepts it, but then destroys it excepts the flag from her, but then she says she couldn't we couldn't hear but like she was saying something she was refusing to join the army because you wanted her revenge on the two for killing her love then she attacked the two before the other two mages could attack back killing the two mages another flag. Tell all the flags teleported to the girl with the long braid hair.

then the high mage teleported back down to the arena.


The winner is

Lisa and watched intensely as we waited to hear who the winner was for this year's mage trials and who was joining the Voran mage Army. Luther told me that it looked like my brother did not get a flag in his hand at all. I think your brother lost a nod. I believe you're right and he doesn't look happy either. No, he doesn't like defeat. I know that much about my brother.

The barrier came up and we saw on the vision mirrors, who it was. It was the girl with the long braided hair that won. She won the whole thing.

The sound was back we could hear some sound not much. The high age returned and said the winner was. Amelia, the crowd cheered Amelia's name so was mad, but I you're alive, but you are not the winner he said. I told you not to be out with a flag for so long now you have lost is disappointing that you're alive. It's only lies you were disqualified.

I will not have you part of my army because you have lost be gone.

you will regret this soul said as he left the arena everyone started cheering for Amelia.

there were a lot of dead bodies Luther told me the two Vald Dorian majors were also dead plus everyone else in the arena except for your brother he said, but he's run off somewhere probably ran off so I said he can't get to you and he won't touch you I promise you that Luther said, whispering in my ear. I've cleaned his mine already. I'm already wrapped around your finger I said, he laughed. We lock ourselves into a lip lock again this time longer. I love you so much, Scarlett. He says quietly whispering we get back to the house I'm going to I don't know you're not gonna make out with me. Are you not but I will kiss you for a while he says, we can be alone for a bit and I can just kiss you smile OK Luther hold you.

I'll hold you to that promise he just laughs. Ash also reaches out to Luther. He takes Ash for a moment then passes to me. I held the baby too. He was so cute.

I wish Ash woke up, but not crying but smiling.

I did promise that you would find Riley Porsha, saying goodbye to the other masters. Everyone left come on Ted Porsche as we teleported off the platforms.

people were congratulating Amelia for winning thank you and I will make sure these trials will be safe in the future. She says that way when people know people join your safety will be guaranteed more than anything else.

As we walked ahead, I helped Luther look for Riley, but we couldn't stay long. We need to get back home soon.

Porsche said I needed it for a moment. Can you all find Riley on your own? Your family will be with you. You'll be all right as she went to go see what was the matter.

But we couldn't find Riley.


Looking for Riley

we looked for Riley, but we couldn't find Riley anywhere. I don't know if we'll find Riley. Helena said no Julia said looking at us. I don't think we'll be able to find Riley. We just wait for Porsche to come back.

I found Riley Porsche said coming back. She's on the sore eye. I convinced her to leave, but she can't. She's trapped behind a barrier a barrier that you can't break Porsche. I heard Luther say Porsche shook her head and neither can the others she's asking for you to come alone Luther, Scarlet here, or my family I'll keep an eye on them. Porsha said.

The high commander came and said yes we need we need Luther. The princess is asking for her to come alone on top of the sovereign eye.


Cliffhanger

ending here

I know this is a cliffhanger. I'm ending this chapter here though I think it's a perfect place to end. We'll get into the next chapter 5 sooner or later I'm not even doing chapter 5 today normally I wouldn't do two in a row, but I think I will round all right then I'll see you in chapter 5 soon.

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