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THE ELEMENTI CHRONICLES BOOK I: THE STONE OF SERENITY
Chapter I
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The moonlight shone on the Lake's deep, fuchsia waters. Conifer trees fringed it, thickening into foreboding woods. The Lake was the center of the Faimón Forest, and it contained a great amount of magic. Its surface was smooth, undisturbed. All seemed well, yet it was not. A wild cry broke the peaceful silence. A shape tumbled down a path through the trees. Another shape hared after the first, who had a jagged gash down its side. "Tell me where it is and we can save a lot of trouble," the second animal growled. "Never! Never in my life!" the first cried, practically wailing. "Then I guess the information will die with you!" The second figure struck the first, shoving it into the Lake. After a while, its head bobbed up, gasping for air. "We. . . . won't. . . tell you! You'll never. . . find. . . . it. . . " The second animal chuckled quietly to itself. "And who's going to stop me?" It padded silently away into the trees.
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Sheena opened her eyes. Squinting through the thick water, she searched for the surface. She couldn't tell which way was which in the murky fuchsia water of the Lake, heavy with magic. It was the one body of water that Aquinas leopards couldn't swim skillfully in. There! A pinpoint of moonlight shone through the water. Sheena kicked strongly towards it, propelling herself through the Lake to that shaft of light. She could feel her breath slipping away. Just as she thought she would black out, her muzzle broke the surface. Sheena gasped for air, the gash Narwhal had given her stinging. She paddled for the shore, tail boosting her forward. The leopard reached the sandy beach and heaved herself up onto it. She shook her royal blue pelt out, shuddering.
Sheena knew that the Knowledge Protector would be proud. She would not reveal the Stone's location to anyone, especially not Narwhal, even if it cost her her life. The Aquai Leopards were the guardians of the Stone of Serenity and were part of the Elementi Leopards, along with the Ignis, Ventus, Aether, and Terra Leopards. Each kept a Stone of Harmony, like the Honesty Stone and the Joy Stone.
Each cult of Leopards selected one of their kind to keep all of said cult's lore, the Knowledge Protector. The tales and secrets of each cult were passed down through generations of Protectors. Sheena was training as the Apprentice Protector for her cult.
In addition to the Leopards in the five cults, there were Leopards that abandoned their birth cult and lived as enemies of the Elementi known as Rogues. Rogues banded together, and Narwhal lead his group, which he called the Rens. Narwhal and his group wanted to get everyone in Leovie who opposed the Stones of Harmony to join him, their goal being to capture the Stones, or destroy them, once and for all. Sheena didn't know what would happen if all balance in Leovie was destroyed, and she didn't really want to find out.
Lying on the shore now, gasping for breath, Sheena recounted the day she'd been selected for Apprenticeship by the Knowledge Protector, Ciel. . . .
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I'll add more later, I promise! Enjoy the story! Oh, and, biae!
submitted by Scylla
(February 5, 2016 - 10:02 pm)
(February 5, 2016 - 10:02 pm)
Okay! Well, I will be checking for the next part.
(June 26, 2016 - 2:10 pm)
Thank you!
(June 26, 2016 - 8:46 pm)
Scylla, I know writing isn't always quick and easy, but please try to post! I don't want this thread to die! *Lip trembles* This story is amazing! Please try to post as soon as you can!
(July 1, 2016 - 3:18 pm)
I'm sorry! It won't die! I'm just really busy with other things—learning how to code, writing plays for my new YouTube channel, wrapping up my Warriors story called Starfire, RPing on two different Warriors wikis with five charries, cleaning things up, drawing, figuring out how to best manipulate my readers to make them feel what I want them to feel, planning out my writing, not to mention reading, doing research on Japanese, developing plots for other stories, writing in Mei-xue's Warriors RP and Brookeira's Chrome-Loth RP, and practicing piano—and haven't found time for this. I'll have it by Saturday, I promise.
(July 1, 2016 - 5:30 pm)
Okay, Scylla. Thank you for all the hard work you put into this.
(July 2, 2016 - 8:24 am)
I'm here! I look forward to the next section-- it's due to come in today, am I right?
(July 2, 2016 - 10:53 am)
Here you guys go.
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A cold wind whispered through the trees, ruffling Sheena's fur. The dark blue leopard had been traveling for about a day now, thoughts whirling. Then she remembered. Dawn...
A friendly-looking dark blue leopard glanced after a pair of leopards. She leaned over to a smaller, more delicate one, murmuring, "I could swear those two will end up together," in her ear. The second leopard laughed softly, whispering something back.
A pretty sky blue leopard chased after an older turquoise one into the forest, purring loudly.
The sky blue leopard bashfully asked the turquoise if he wanted to hunt with her, just the two of them. The turquoise agreed, and the two bounded away.
The turquoise leopard boasted that his initiation would be in a few days' time.
And in that moment, Sheena realized what, in all its entirety, she had done. I destroyed Dawn's hope for the future. I destroyed Xiang's actual future. I took away from my cult by taking a leopard's life. I am a Feral. And I have never, ever felt so alone.
That's all you get, sorry. I thought it was a nice place to end for now.
(July 2, 2016 - 10:39 am)
Woo! I like it! Thanks for posting.
(July 2, 2016 - 11:22 am)
You're welcome!
(July 2, 2016 - 11:40 am)
*sobs into handkerchief*
Expert work, Scylla! :D
(July 2, 2016 - 4:20 pm)
(July 2, 2016 - 8:25 pm)
*starts sobbing* S-soo saaad ...
Sloth says chuk. Chuck-the-evil-sandwich-making-guy?
(July 3, 2016 - 11:42 am)
I'm here!
(July 9, 2016 - 10:09 am)
I'm not writing anything today, but I do have a surprise for you. Check the Kawaii/Chibi thread in Pudding's Place.
(July 9, 2016 - 3:12 pm)
Oooooooooh!!!!!!! All right, I will! :D
(July 9, 2016 - 6:30 pm)