Decedent of the elements

Fallen Land

After the news that the fea hade breached the human realm. It felt like everything was on standby. My sessions with Henric was canceled as he hade to travel to his family in north England. My grandfathers estate was in south England and most of the professors had their family nearby not all of them had. I mean my Mom and sister lived in the US I feared for them the most. I tried calling and texting but nothing. Nothing went through, we had Seraphim our local witch send a message with her magic asking if they were fine.

And thank the gods they were, they had stayed inside as much as they could sense the attacks had gotten more known. They lived in North Carolina on the border to Virginia so they were pretty close to where the action was most intense. The Fea hade attacked the outer states first to gather knowledge we believed. Then 2 weeks after the news reports another report was live from DC that the president and the White House had fallen. It was short but we saw we all saw then the rulers of the states hanging like nothing more then sacks of flower on the gates to the White House.

I knew how evil the Fae could really be but butchering men like that. Men that hade nothing against thousand year old beings with magic they could only dream of. That was just cruel they wanted them too hurt, but why. What had Man ever done to the fae for all I know Man didn’t even know that otherworldly creatures existed.

After 3 weeks I couldn’t take it any longer.

I stood in my grandfathers study, facing him where he sat at his oak desk. He was looking down at his computer. The blackouts had started appearing here in England as well. We had one this morning so we had candles all lit out through the estate. I never seen my grandfather this worried before, he usually hade quite a good hold on his mask of emotion but not this morning I know he worried just as much as I did for My Mom and sister. But we couldn’t do anything from here and even if we could risking what we where was not the best of ideas. But I knew some planes still flew so maybe we could take one to them it was better to be together. And then we could run somewhere else far far away but together always together as family.

-Grandpa, we have to do something. We can’t just sit here and do nothing. I can’t, we can’t. We can’t leave them. Mom and Hanna they don’t have anyway to protect them selfs. Please..

tears started falling on my cheeks as I spoke. I looked down on the floor. My mask of emotion was almost as thin as paper. One of my greatest weaknesses Henric always said.

- I know my sweet. I know. I worrie as well you know that. But risking you and exposure of our kind is not something we can risk right now.

He stood as he spoke, he walked around the desk and stepped so he stood right in front of me. He looked at me with his warm brown eyes and smiled.with a tissue in his hands, he gathered my hands together and held them tightly. While giving me the tissue. I gave him a sad smile back and leaned my forehead against his shoulder. He smelled like gras and musk. He smelled like home and safety. I wanted to stay there forever and never leave. Grandpa took a step back after letting me lean on him for a bit. Stroking my cheek, I looked him in the eyes.

- I think it’s time the world now that we exist. We deserve to be known to be acknowledged. The fea don’t deserve it don’t deserve any of it. They should burn in hellfire for what they have done. To man, to us, to Dad.

- Jessica don’t let your emotion take the better of you. I despise the fea. Just as you do. And you are right they do deserve to burn. But Facing them dose not mean you have avenged your father. Don’t forget how powerful the are. Facing them could equal the same fate as your father did . And you being one of few people left with the gift of light we can not risk it.

Sometimes I hated this gift, I was not special that’s all I have heard from everyone my entire life that’s why I had to leave my mom and baby sister because my power was to grand to be left alone I was destined to become a “Druessa” once I reach my full power when I turned 21 and I know that’s an honor but It meant a lot of sacrifice as well. And at this moment I didn’t want it I just wanted my family and hated myself for sounding so whiny but I couldn’t control how I felt.

I gathered my fist together with the tissue inside and let the fire burn through it. Leaving my fist looking like fire ball. I looked up at my grandfather and took a few steps back. Letting the ashes from the paper fall on the ground.

- Do we know who It is.

I knew my grandpa didn’t need to know who I was talking about, he already did.

- it is rumored to be King Rynare. But we don’t know for certain.

King Rynare Tare. Was ruler of Negrasea the largest kingdom in Faery. Also over 5 thousand years old and that’s counting in human years. time moved a bit different in Faery. Other then being in the Great War he was also known to be one of the most powerful of his kind. Only a few handful had the same reputation. He supposedly wicked and extremely beautiful just to top it of.

He was one fae I did not wish do ever meet. Being one who also had a rumor of loving the taste of my people’s blood, Was not really appealing.

I felt my breathing going faster, and panic started rushing through me. My Hands started shaking and I could feel my hold on my magic slipping.

- focus on your breathing Jessica. They will be okay. In his eyes they are humans. As for now the only humans he has killed are the ones in charge and protectors of the state. I do not think he came all this way to kill an entire race. He wants to rule. I believe he wants to rule the race of man. That they have been misled according to him. He cannot lead a land without people in it. Trust in that. Give me some time my sweet.

He took a big breath and took on of my hands.

- you are right. We cannot leave our family to those vermin’s. We will leave for the states. We will bring them back here and then we will make another plan. Okey?

My breath calmed a bit at his statement. They where going to be okay. They where going to be okey. I lifted my head and looked and him and gave him a stern nod. Then I turned around and started walking too the door.

- Jessica in the meantime. Practice your elements. and your fighting. It’s important more then ever now that you can defend yourself.

I said nothing as I walked through the door, I knew If we talked even more that I would cry again and nothing good ever came of me crying. Last time I hade missed my sister birthday grandpa said it was too dangerous to fly. So we had to stay home. I was so angry I had started crying. And I had created a storm of wind and rain from my recklessness. The storm had destroyed almost the entire garden and a few houses down the street. the storm had only been going for a few minutes before i gotten a hold on my magic.

Ever since then I had to focus extremely hard when ever I got upset so I had started focusing on not getting upset instead. And as I became older. Getting upset got harder and harder. I still felt my emotions so strongly but I didn’t let it get the better of me. Destroying a garden was nothing but a life that I didn’t know if a could live with.