An Elementals choice

Chapter 5 Please Explain

We sat down on a blanket next to one of the wagons. There is space between us, as we sit facing each other. Perun leans against the wheel of the wagon. “Where to begin?” starts Perun. “Well how about introducing yourself. Is your name really Perun? You make it seem as though you are not even human in which case what are you?” I suggest in order to get things moving. “I am known by many names. There is power in the naming of a thing and in knowing the real name. I will not give possible power over myself to someone I do not know nor trust. One of the names that I use when dealing with humans is Perun. For now, I would prefer for you to call me by that name. “Indra/Perun replied. ”So what are the other names that humans know you by? Would I know any of them?” I ask hoping that I might hear a name that I might recognise.

              “By answering that I also may give you clues as to your second question but please don’t jump to any conclusions before you hear me out” he said then takes a deep breath while I nod to him not wanting to interrupt him if he is welling to share. “At different times in your history and in different areas I have been know by different names. I was once called Ba’al, Hadad, Horus, Set or Seth but I don’t like that one as it sounds to close to Seb which my brother uses, Bangputys, Taranis, Tempestas, Theispas, Oden, Thor …” Perun continued but I finally heard a name I recognised “Thor as is the Norse God Thor, really” I half laugh in disbelief. Is this really happening, I am talking to a god, in human form, inside my mind. Really?! Perun sighs “can you not use that term?”. “What god? But Thor was a god and if I am remembering my history classes from school so were Tempestas, Set and Oden. I am sensing a theme here to do with storms and war.” I say proud of remembering lessons from primary school. “I am not a GOD, I don’t really like that term anyway. Gaia is the planet that you are standing on, she is alive and has sons and daughters that assist her. We are fey in nature being that we are of a different nature. It’s hard to explain. I am of the wind, the fog, storms, weather basically. I both control it and I am made of it. I would consider myself more of an elemental, I don’t have unlimited abilities. I am not a god nor a demi-god as I can’t create something from nothing, I can’t create life. I am part of this world. The brother that you met Seb is the same but of the earth. Seb feeds the plants, he makes sure that the right amount of soils are in the right places to make enough growth.  He makes landslides, direct lava flow that sort of thing.”

              I consider his words and try to take them in. “Ok. So are fey real too. You know fairies, nymphs, pixies, dragons, kelpie and such?” I ask getting excited. “The Fay come to this realm from another. We welcomed them. They fitted in well and brought new forms of animals and plants it was a good relationship. As the Fay travel between plains and different worlds they came across humans. Some of them made friends and started relationships. The Fay brought humans to this world under the agreement that they would become care takers and assist in the care of the other lifeforms already living here and over the land. Over time things began to change. To begin with the humans turned on the Fay and then on each other. They forgot their place. The Fay begin to leave to live on other worlds. Some stayed but had to learn how to hide themselves from the humans. Over time some humans and Fay had interbred and so now there are humans with fey abilities.”

              “Ok I think I understand. I always thought that humans were from somewhere else as we don’t really fit on this world. I think that humans are more like a virus that is destroying its host. We are at a breaking point and people need to leave this planet before we destroy it.” I speak from my heart with disappointment. Perun looks at me in shock. “You are taking this really well. I am quite surprised to tell the truth.” says Perun. We stare at each other in silence for a little bit both of us lost in our own thoughts. So, the world is stranger and bigger than I could ever have believed. I am talking to an elemental in my mind and it’s Thor of all people. He looks nothing like Helmsworth I think and start to giggle. “What are you finding so amusing” asks Perun looking confused. “Oh, nothing really, just that you don’t look at all like how you have been described, the movies have it so wrong” I keep laughing, I think I am starting to lose it this is all just so surreal. “Well, when you live for as long as I have you get bored, fashions change and I can change my appearance so why not try out new looks?” Perun responds sheepishly.

              “As we have done our introductions and as you can tell I’m ok with knowing the greater truth, why are we still talking in my mind? Why don’t we pick this up in the real?” I ask while standing up. “Well, that is where things get complicated” he starts to explain “you won’t be able to see me in this form and we won’t be able to communicate with each other. Unless you have fey abilities that is. Are there any legends in your family about fay?”. “I wouldn’t know. My mother has never talked about her family and I don’t know if she even has any except for my brother and myself. Mother only cares about herself. My brother is older than me by 5 years, but he went to live with his father when I was young. I would only get to see him during every second school holiday break when he would come back to stay for a few weeks. I don’t know if he would know more. We lost touch over a year ago, in fact that’s where I am heading right now. I am going to the last place that I knew him to be, and I am hoping to find him. He said that he would always be there for me. I need a new start, I need to start living my life for me. As to my fathers’ side I don’t know anything as I don’t even know his name. “I am embarrassed to have to share this kind of information with someone that I have just met. He looks up to my and holds my hand like he wants to give me comfort. My heart races at his touch. I feel the air become cooler around me, it comforts me.

              He says to me “ok, lets go. If we lose contact, I will come to you again when you sleep next, and we can talk some more”. Slowly I feel the pressure in my mind ease bit by bit. Then the illusion begins to fade, and I slowly begin to wake up. I take a deep breath to clear my mind. The air is cold. When I look out the window, I can see snow falling leaving a beautiful white blanket over the ground. I sigh. “It looks beautiful” I say quietly out loud. Thankyou I hear in my mind. My breath catches, “I can hear you” I whisper. So, you do have fey abilities I hear in my mind again as I feel a pressure on my hand as though someone just squeezed it. “Are you holding my hand” I whisper again trying not to be heard by other people on the bus. I wish I could stay but I have duties to attend to, I will leave one of my servants to watch over you, I promise I will return to you. And with that he was gone.