The First Syldine

10 - Find a Way

I woke up again upon hearing Aellah’s voice, trying to be quiet but I can already here her low tone screams and curses for Pele and her group and for the other students who attacked me.

Prince Rage told her everything while I am still pretending to be fast, soundly asleep on my bed.

Aellah brushed her hand softly on my arm that has some bruises and she grunted in madness.

“Ah, karma is the way to meet Pele for sure.” she uttered.

I gave her minutes of saying sort of things to me, to my sleeping self. Such as we will break into Pele and her friends’ rooms, steal, vandalize, break their things, as if a burglar has sneaked into their places. Or we can set traps, like what Ariesa did on the usual spots their group spends free time or training time.

I wanted to laugh because of her crazy ideas. She even mentioned putting this large amount of chili pepper on their food and drinks, or making them drink mud instead of coffee.

She talked for few more minutes until she bid good night to me. Saying she will be on alert as my guard tonight, in behalf of Prince Rage’s request.

I waited for few more moments and my blue aura started embracing my body, giving me this cold, soothing feeling as my wounds and bruises are now healing up faster than earlier.

If I am not an Undine, with all those attacks I have received, I might have fallen into a worse condition.

It is rarely for me to see the goodness of having a half soul Undine.

Most of the time, I curse and ask why do I have to be a half one? Not that I am mad at my parents, but I could have gotten one element power only, but I grew up to have two.

Plus, this Undine’s curse, that’s also part of Retheale’s legendary folk tales. It was believed to be given by a certain powerful Cheium from the old times who fell in love with a famous Undine, who turned out to be the greatest casanova. This certain Cheium had her heart broken, and being one with an unlimited flow of mana in her system, she inflicted a malediction to her Undine lover, eventually involving all fairies from his race. And so Undines carried this curse ever since.

Undines only have a half soul, and when they turn eighteen, they should at least know by then what true love is, something the powerful Cheium wanted from the Undine. And if, by the time that an Undine isn’t still aware of its true meaning, or has not found it yet, the curse will the Undine for its failure to break the curse, to understand love.

There comes the conflict in my situation. It is easier to date anyone from the Undines if only I don’t have this situation of having two element powers.

Now I need to at least find someone, maybe from the Sylphs or Undines, who can accept my situation truly, and still teach me the love I need to learn.

I sighed as my healing process has been completed.

I sat down, feeling a lot better in the thoughts of breaking the curse. I don’t even know any Undine, and from the Sylphs, I know my classmates by their names, Prince Zephyr on the other hand, he’s too much for a Stoiche like me, and I don’t think I am suited as his type of girl.

Messing my own hair, I tried in getting back to sleep. Maybe I should read more books, if there are other ways to break this curse without the risk of revealing my true identity and name.

The next morning Aellah decided to tag along in my training under Prince Rage and we were about to head to meet the Salamanders’ Prince when Prince Zephyr came to our way.

“I heard what happened from Rage. Are you alright now?” he asked with his eyes full of concern and sincerity.

“I’m feeling finer now Prince Zeph---“ cut the formalities will you?

He said and I just gave him a shy smile.

“You’ll treat me meal every time you call me prince again.” I sighed in defeat with this conversation.

He escorted us to Flofe, where Prince Rage said is our meeting place. Prince Zeph--- I mean Zephyr was worried that some students might attack me again, even though the masters already gave an order that Pele and her group should keep their distance to me.

Mati is still missing and I couldn’t care less since she’s probably playing in the Euphorium Forest again, trying to escape her royalty duties. I bet if she’s here, she could have done the nasty things Aellah suggested to me last night. Surely those two will agree on doing some pranks to Pele, in order to somehow avenge me.

We entered the Flofeand the students having their breakfasts inside looked at us, especially to me and started mumbling with each other.

This annoying scenario would not probably end soon, or forever.

Prince Rage waved at us, as he was sitting on the farthest spot of the café, away from the normal Erutainees.

Now he noticed that some are still talking about me, right in front of me and his red aura showed up within a blink.

He walked past the students who stopped talking as fear registered on their faces. He once again held my hand, raised it so that the students inside the Flofe will see that he is holding me.

I heard Aellah’s soft giggle.

“The rumors about Miss Lysse seducing anyone are nothing but lies. What she did to Pele Alva on their Duellos was the fruit of her mother’s trainings, her combat judgements, abilities and power. Any fairy who spreads rumors about anyone, causing moral damage and chaos inside Erutain shall receive a severe punishment from the heads.” he said and made his aura glow more.

“I think you guys don’t want to end up like Pele and her group, right?” as soon as he finished his short on the spot speech, everyone nodded at him, some bowed too and they went back to their original businesses, as if I didn’t enter the café, or my presence didn’t matter at all.

Which is the thing I would like to have, a peaceful school life.

Prince Rage gave permission to Aellah and Zephyr with us, says the more friends, the merrier and memorable trainings will be.

“I’ll invite the other guys one time, for us to have fairies with different element powers.” Prince Rage said as we are soon to finish our breakfast.

We agreed to spend the day in the depths of Euphorium Forest, with me suggesting it of course, in the thinking of bumping into Mati, who will surely lend us a hand.

After resting a little bit, we all four agreed on a racing bet, the winner is whoever reaches the Euphorium Forest first, while the last one will treat everyone else dinner later.

As we smirked at each other, Aellah knew what I was pertaining too, that only Zephyr is our rival here since Prince Rage is a Salamander after all, and not a Sylph like us.

A big disadvantage to him.

Or so I thought.

We started flying, heading to the forest but with a matter of seconds, Prince Rage caught us up, passing by like a tornado and I heard him laughing.

“You all thought I didn’t practice enhancing my wings and improving my agility?!” he sounded so proud as he was close already to Zephyr.

Cheiums are really on another level.

We tried on speeding up but as we landed to the entrance of the forest, the two princes are already doing some kind of mock battle in the air.

“Aren’t you tired? Even a little?!” I shouted and they continued on throwing fire and air balls like I never spoke up to them.

I didn’t even get to enjoy the view of the landscape on our way here back to the forest, I rolled my eyes, thinking the nights would hide the plain’s beauty later.

Grasping air because of exhaustion, I sat down beside Aellah and watched the two Cheiums in their friendly clash in the midair.

“I wanna bet who will win?” Aellah whispered to me.

“I’m on Prince Zephyr of course!” she almost shouted, at the same time when a punch from Zephyr landed successfully on Prince Rage’s abdomen, making the latter distant himself and took some deep breaths.

“Go Prince Rage!” I shouted and put my tongue out in response to Aellah.

A blazing spear appeared on Prince Rage’s hands, while Prince Zephyr continued on throwing air balls to him, specifically to his weapon. Eventually the fire, or the spear itself grew its size and aura which reminded me of how I made Pele’s own to burst out of her control.

Is Prince Zephyr doing the same thing?

If so, then Prince Rage is in trouble!

“Watch carefully Naia, if you can control your element well, even if this kind of advance technique would not be problem to handle.” Prince Rage shouted, as if he read my mind that I was worried about him being unable to hold his power.

Prince Zephyr laugh.

“I’ll take you down today your highness.” the tone of mockery was heard clearly. They both laughed while me and Aellah grabbed each other’s hand because of the thrill, anxiousness and fear.

Prince Zephyr flew around Prince Rage while he is busy manipulating some fire spirit away from his weapon. And so he was trapped, inside a tornado, with its wind combined with fieriness

Prince Rage’s spear disappear, and in the center of the tornado, I can see him, holding a huge sphere of his power that eventually grew immensely as he started sucking up Prince Zephyr’s air power.

Fire, in the mixture of air will only let its flames spread out. To Prince Zephyr’s surprise, that his technique didn’t make Prince Rage’s power go wild, he flew far from him and formed a shield surrounding him.

Wait.

Is Prince Rage going to hit him with that massive amount of element power? Not to mention that it is made up of two manas from two powerful Cheiums!

“Are you ready for this Zeph?” Prince Rage asked.

“Anytime!” Prince Zephyr responded.

I wanted to close my eyes, or stop the two of them for one might get hurt. But I decided to trust them, they both know this is just a training. I don't think they would go too far in being serious, to the point of hurting each other.

With a different angle of projection, Prince Rage threw the sphere of fire and air towards the green sky, and Prince Zephyr’s shield was transformed into a gigantic bow and arrow, which he aimed to the sphere.

A rapid arrow hit the sphere, piercing through its form and the fruit of their mock battle exploded right in front of our eyes.

And grains of red and green mana rained down on us, creating an atmosphere with both warmness and coldness.

“What a beauty…” I told myself.

That’s a sick move!

“First lesson for today, to know deeper about each element.” Prince Rage said who was already on the ground with us as he winked at me.