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The Elementi Chronicles Book I: The Stone of Serenity
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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)

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submitted by Top!
(March 2, 2016 - 8:41 pm)

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! This last entry was, I think, the best yet! I can hardly wait for Chapter 3!!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D  

submitted by Esthelle (Es-thel-ay, age Anonymous, Rivendell (I wish) ;)
(March 4, 2016 - 4:24 pm)

Now I actually started writing it. I'll post what I've got so far after school. You shalt wait no longer!

submitted by Scylla
(March 9, 2016 - 10:37 am)
Chapter 3
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Sheena sat with the rest of her cult, gathered around the Aqua Tree. The other cults gathered around their trees as well, gazing up at the leaders and waiting for one to speak. A respectful silence fell over the crowd as Aqua cleared her throat to speak. "Hello, fellow Elementi Leopards," she began, voice ringing clearly over the hollow. "We're gathered here today at the Hollow of Five Cults by request of my messengers. Thank you for coming here tonight. As you may know, I am Aqua, leader of the Aqua Cult. We come bearing dire news. It has come to my cult's attention that a band of Ferals led by one of our former leopards has set out to capture the Stones of Harmony." She let her words sink in as gasps arose from the Leopards. "Narwhal, their leader, almost succeeded in acquiring the whereabouts of the Stone of Serenity, and it is only thanks to our Knowledge Protector Apprentice, Sheena, that the Stone remains safe." Sheena could feel her fur getting hot as all the leopards' gazes turned on her. A few murmured congratulations. "I advise," Aqua continued grimly, "that you protect your Stones more heavily than you do already. We can't risk losing any of the Stones to Narwhal's cause. We don't know what will happen if he finds them. Again, I want the cults to do anything in their power to protect them." Aqua sat back, finished.
"Thank you for the warning, Aqua," Ventus said. Sheena noticed that Ventus's voice was different than the voices of the Aquai; it was more light and fast. It made Sheena think of a breeze rustling through leaves. Ventus also had a different build. She was wiry and smaller than the Aquai, seeming to have been built for speed. Her white-gold fur was coarser-looking as well. "We'll send Whisper, our Knowledge Protector, and several guards to the Stone of Joy."
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That's all I have for now. Enjoy!
submitted by Scylla
(March 9, 2016 - 9:14 pm)

Keep posting Scylla! I love it!

submitted by Elvina
(March 31, 2016 - 12:24 pm)

My cats, I'm exhausted. Give me some time. I've been working on creating lists of who's in the cults so I can post that ASAP.

submitted by Scylla
(March 31, 2016 - 9:18 pm)

Ooh! This is off-topic, and probably a coincidence, but Xiang is a Chinese name! (Pronounced Shyung)

submitted by Twilight Sparkle
(April 2, 2016 - 10:47 am)

I knew that, and I know how it's pronounced! I just like it, okay? Big deal! Honestly, it's my favorite Chinese name.

submitted by Scylla
(April 2, 2016 - 5:51 pm)

Scylla, I'm so sorry I haven't been able to get to this for so long!!!!!! :( :( :(

This is gorgeous story-telling! I particularly like the way you described Ventus--and also your ingenious usage of Latin. Long live Elementi!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)  

Elvina and Twilight Sparkle and anyone else reading this-- please alert more people to the existence and enrapturing-ness of this thread! It deserves more readers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you all next Saturday! :D 

submitted by Esthelle (Es-thel-ay, age Anonymous, Rivendell (I wish) ;)
(April 2, 2016 - 9:54 pm)

THAT IS AWESOME!!!! Great story, love it! Keep writing!!! And add a lot of love (I always love there to be romance in stories!)

submitted by Alexandra, age 10, New World
(April 3, 2016 - 7:49 am)

Er......Okay?

submitted by Scylla
(April 3, 2016 - 5:05 pm)

Sorry I got excited. The story is really good.

submitted by Alexandra, age 10, New World
(April 4, 2016 - 4:33 pm)

Cool, thanks! By any chance, have you noticed the way Dawn acts around Xiang?

Oh cats, not I'm inspired to write more.... :/

Esthelle'll be happy when she comes to this thread on Saturday (which I know she will)! 

Hallia says ycub. You've been saying a lot of things about cubs of late... You're either trying to make up for cussing (most likely) or are giving spoilers for the story. 

submitted by Scylla
(April 4, 2016 - 7:01 pm)

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

submitted by Cho C.
(April 5, 2016 - 9:43 am)

Hey guys, I'm still writing the next bit, but to pass the time, here's a spoiler! A cryptic spoiler, but one nonetheless! See if you can make sense of it. (Admins, keep the space.)

[!] SPOILER ALERT!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half Moon

 

 

 

submitted by Scylla
(April 16, 2016 - 5:07 pm)
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