Chapter 7 My Journey
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I finally reach the Enchanted borders of Maiden Fortress. In my newly acquired skills. I swim fast; I reach my destination in no time. I make sure that no one sees me, as Raiden advises me.
My new tail color is attractive. I have to be careful; my tail color naturally gets the attention of mermaids. I hide carefully between the rocks. The only thing I need to do is to swim above, get in the land.
I walk into Enchanted Fortress. I need to meet Master Xavion and ask him an important thing about the Gifted who harbors the dark energy.
To find Master Xavion is easy. I can feel the collective energy near the area, the light energy. I can sense it is near. It is getting stronger as I wander around the Enchanted Fortress.
Master Xavion is sitting in the rock at the entrance of the Passage. He is guarding the Passage diligently with a mighty sword by his hand. Master Xavion excludes strong aura; any enemies would be scare to get near him to challenge his power.
Master Xavion senses trigger when I come near his zone. He can tell immediately what kind of creatures I am and to where I belong. He faces me.
“A mermaid from the Forbidden Fortress. What makes you come here?”
Raiden tells me that I need to get Master Xavion's attention for him to take me seriously. I need to make an impression to have his trust. If I fail, he is not the type who wastes time on unnecessary.
I take a deep breath, my clumsy hands rubbing against each other. I gather my courage and stare straight in Xavion's eyes. I stand up prominently and bow to greet him.
“I am Miara, a mermaid from Forbidden Fortress. I am here for the request of Raiden,” I said out loud.
Master Xavion quickly stands up; he turns left and right. He senses if any creatures are near. The moment he makes sure none would hear our conversation. He faces me.
“I never thought that I would hear any word from him since Cynr asks him to come with them. He told us he needs to take care of some important matters, but he never shows himself after,” Master Xavion asking for an answer.
“Raiden pleads me to come here and see you. He is hidden in the cave, away from the mermaids. Coincidentally, I discover him,”
Master Xavion glimpse at me as if inspecting if I am telling the truth, I never break my eye contact with him. I need to convince him that I am someone he can trust.
“I am here for the dragon informs me that you know where is the Gifted who harbors the dark energy,” I bravely mouthed those words.
“I see, the dragons know about the Gifted and the fated, twin flames of energy. Like them, I am waiting for the Gifted to come,” Master Xavion stern expression puzzles me.
“what are you saying?”
“The Gifted is not born yet” Master Xavion confessed.
“not born yet?” I cannot believe what I am hearing,
“Yes, the Gifted who bare the dark energy, In the time he will be born, a cerulean flower with thorns will blossoms. The cerulean flowers do not have thorns. Once a particular cerulean flower with thorns grows and blossoms. The King of Forbidden Forest is born. The cerulean flower with thorns I need to pluck it, get the thorns. The thorns are the antibody of the Gifted humans against the cerulean flower. The antidote is effective only to him as he bares the dark energy. Once he acquired the antibodies against the dangerous, deadly flowers. The King can walk in every corner of the Forbidden Forest for he can. The mythical creatures who naturally harbor the dark energy will acknowledge the Gifted and respect him. Their energy will gravitate towards the King of Forbidden of Forest, his existence makes their power intact, and balance their energy,”
“How do you know that a cerulean flower with thorns will blossoms when the Gifted who harbors the dark energy is born? Who told you that?” I am curious.
"My parents are the Wizard Council Leaders. Daphney and Arcane, I am their one and only son, the last good wizard. My parent's knowledge passes to me; the cerulean flower is outlaw to grow by anyone. Base on the study, its effect is dangerous. The person who inhales the fragrance of flowers, their breathing will be uneasy, heartbeat fast, they are dizzy. They will feel all that simultaneously and will kill any creature. The witches discover the flower as they are finding plants to use for their potion. They entrusted the flower to the wizards; it kills witches who get in contact with the flower. The witches use a spell to save their kind. They discover if they use a spell, the person can control and listen to whatever the person who casts the spell orders. They move and act like they are not themselves. They are controlled but never heal by their spells. The witches reveal this information to the Wizard Council, where my parents are the Leader, and Adeus is a part of that Council. My parents reveal to me all the information because they fear Mr. Daemon, a human politician, and his influence on Adeus. The wizard, Adeus, his behavior changes, and he becomes greedy. The wizard's energy slowly darkens, and he recruits more of his kind. By that time, my parents knew that the wizards divided for the black wizards exist,”
“How much the wizards know that other mythical creatures do not know?”
“The wizards know wisdom beyond any creature knows. The wizards stabilize the energy of light and dark. The wizard grasp fear, pain, resentment. They can also pick up the energy of happiness, excitement, and euphoria. They can tell if a creature is upset, mad, sad, lonely, stress, depress, longing, in love, happy. The wizards will look at the creature: mythical or human and can state what they are feeling. They can tell you the right words you need to hear that can make you feel good. They will give advice and help you find solutions in your weary. The wizard paired with a mighty dragon; Only a wizard among all mythical creatures can tame a dragon. The dragon is a reliable ally of wizards. They pledge their loyalty to their partner wizard even if it causes their lives. A lot of dragons die in war because they protect their master wizards even in their kind. The Elders are vicious; they let their league of dragons go in the war and attack the good wizards and their dragons without them. The Elder’s dragons fight without remorse. They are not with themselves. My parents, who investigate the black wizards about their illicit activities, they know about the cerulean flowers. My parents know how the Elders use the flower in their favor to control their dragon and fight their kind. They manipulate the dragons that the war is for the welfare of all creatures. The Elders use the flowers to their advantage. Control the dragons and eliminate the good wizards who hold all the evidence of their bad doings. Killing their kind, the good wizards forever hides the truth,”
“The World we are living in right now is controlled by Elders. The King controlled by Elders, the Royals of the Querencia Kingdom, the most powerful Kingdom in the Five Kingdoms. The Elders hold Royal's neck; they choose to be in human form for them to control the Royals. To say, I am disappointed in myself that I cannot reveal the truth, but I have to wait for the right time,” Master Xavion’s voice hinted pain and regrets.
“right time?” I questioned him,
“The right time to defeat the Elders and avenge my parents,” Master Xavion looks determined.
“I understand, but Raiden wants to be free, he says only the King of Forbidden Forest has the power to do that,”
“Yes, indeed. The King of Forbidden Forest can order any mythical creatures regardless of how powerful they are. It is part of his power as the Gifted who harbors the dark energy,”
“Are you trying to tell me that we need to wait for the cerulean flower with thorns to bloom before we meet the King of Forbidden Forest?”
“Sadly, yes.”
“what?” I exclaim,
“We have no choice but to wait?” Master Xavion calms me.
“I understand, but Raiden is getting weak. How many more years he has to wait?” I am running out of patience to wait longer.
“I think in no time the King of Forbidden Forest will be born,” Master Xavion appease me.
“The war is going on in the Five Kingdoms. What worst it can be?’
“The Princess Aetheria, the Princess of Querencia Kingdom, she is the Gifted. She has a kind heart in all the creatures, and she is not in favor of building the fence isolating the Forbidden Forest. In time, the Princess will destroy the fence, and let the Forbidden creatures lurk in the Palace and Enchanted Fortress.”
“She will? How did you know?” I am in disbelief.
“I train her as the Gifted, and she keeps on telling me her plans. I hope at that time she comes in the Forbidden Forest in her own accord; you are the Maiden.” Master Xavion look at me challenging me.
“How did you know I aim to be the Maiden?”
“I told you wizards grasp what creatures dominant energy. Yours is a desire to achieve your dreams, and that is to become the Maiden.” Master Xavion casually stated.
“wow,” I am amazed.
“like the dragons?” I raise my interest,
“We are different; we can only sense, but Dragons can grant the heart of a powerful desire. I bet yours already given. I can see it in your aura,’ Master Xavion takes a look at my aura.
“I want this. In return, I want to help Raiden to be free,” I proclaimed.
“The King of Forbidden Forest is not born yet, but I guess we can make a way to free Raiden,” Master Xavion seems to execute a plan.
“What do you mean? I get excited.
“tricks”
“tricks, how?’ I raise my eyebrows.
“I am a wizard. I can take care of that,” Master Xavion assures me.
Master Xavion looks up to me proudly as he smiles victoriously, he seems thinking something interesting that makes him smile that wide.
“Go back to the cave where Raiden is. I can sense your energy as it easy for me to sense energy, I already see. I know your aura. The most important thing is you have to be the Maiden before Princess Aetheria of Querencia Kingdom enters the Forbidden Forest. I cannot predict when will that happen, but by that time, you need to be the Maiden for in that way, we can execute our plans against the Elders. You know about the wizards, dragons, and the King of Forbidden Forest. Miara, you are one of my reliable allies.” Master Xavion declared.
“I am glad you treat me as one. It is my pleasure to meet Master Xavion, the last remaining good wizard, and to be able to get his trust,” I smirk
“We need to form an allied. If we want to win against the Elders, we need to move secretly; the Elders have a lot of spies and puppets they use to lurk around. I am a wizard, and it is easy for me to detect them,”
Master Xavion gets his sword, pulls it out, and slice something in the air. In an instant, the invisible creature is shown, strikes by his sword, vanish in the thick air.
“What is that?” My eyes widen in horror.
“Some bogglers, a spy of the Elders. They never trust me, they eyeing my move,” Master Xavion is careful in his words.
“you kill that invisible creature; the Elders will be suspicious,” I exclaim,
“Do not worry, they send one of that every day for the luck they want to get some interesting fact coming from me, but I sent them my message, the moment I use my sword. The Elders can sense that their puppets are gone.” Master Xavion's calm tone assures me.
“Did they hear anything, our conversation.?” I am suddenly worried.
“No, the bloogers have no eyes and ears. They can only detect a special kind of aura like yours, but that bloogers cannot sense you. I put a protective barrier between us that the bloogers cannot enter.” Master Xavion’s words give me relief.
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© January Garneth.2020. The Mystery of the Mermaid Fortress
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