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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)
I'm so grateful you enjoyed it so much, and I'm so glad I decided to post it here, all those years ago.. but since I'm an indecisive jerk, I decided to fINISH THE STORY! There'll be more parts! And I'll probably draw the characters, too.
(January 15, 2018 - 12:54 pm)
Some context: This takes place shortly after my previously uploaded part. Sheena has just caught up to Narwhal when she sees that the Essence of Terra is right around the corner, sitting inside a knothole in a great oak. Enjoy the writing! (I feel like I ruined it to be honest - please don't be angry at me :'D)
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“Narwhal, stop!” Sheena cried desperately. “Can’t you see what you’re doing is wrong?”
He stopped, glancing back at her. “And why should I listen to you?” His lip curled, revealing jagged teeth.
“You’re taking away so much from all these leopards. You’re taking their powers, their colors, who they are…”
“They’re still alive,” he said dismissively, beginning to walk back towards the Essence.
“But only just! Narwhal, have you seen them?” Tears spilled out from Sheena’s eyes, and she brushed them away with a white paw. “It’s truly awful, what you’ve done, and you don’t even care!”
“Why should I?” he snarled. “They’ve done nothing for me.”
“The Aqua raised you!” Sheena glared at him. “They made sure you didn’t go hungry, and that you had somewhere to stay. They are your family, and look how you’ve repaid them!”
“SHUT UP!” he roared, lashing out at her. His claws raked across her nose, scattering blue-silver drops of blood.
She stood there, too shocked to retaliate. Blood dripped from her muzzle, and she stared, wide-eyed, at Narwhal. “Who are you?” she asked, voice hollow. “Who are you, Narwhal?” She drew in a great, shuddering breath. “I don’t know you anymore. You - you are not the leopard I once loved.”
He stopped. “You.. loved me?”
She nodded, tears flowing freely down her cheeks. “I did. I don’t know why, or how, but I did. And now you’re - you’re broken, and I don’t know where you went. You’re someone else now. And after all the things you’ve done, I still feel a tiny spark of that love I had.. somewhere deep down, hidden inside my heart.” She lifted her head to look at him, violet gaze searching his ice-blue one. “But now, after all the things you’ve done, I can’t let it grow. I could never love what you’ve become.”
A single tear sparkled on Narwhal’s cheek, and his eyes had lost their manic glint. “I.. I can’t fix it, Sheena. I’ve gone too far in. There’s no coming out.”
“Yes, there is!” Sheena’s eyes glowed fiercely. “I know you can fix what you’ve done.” She stepped forward, placing a paw on top of his. “If you have any goodness left in you, I know you can do it.”
She stared into his eyes, the only part of him that stayed constant. “You need to release the Essence.”
(January 15, 2018 - 12:52 pm)
*Gasps for joy*
YES this is so packed with emotion! It's a masterpiece, Scylla!
(January 16, 2018 - 12:02 pm)
Heck I'm so glad you actually like it!
(January 16, 2018 - 6:22 pm)
Wow. That was amazing. I can practically feel the characters' emotions. And now I find myself shipping Narwhal and Sheena...XD
(January 17, 2018 - 9:19 am)
Oddly enough, I could feel it too, as I wrote it... I was no longer the reporter, telling the story secondhand - I became the story, in a way.
Oh my gosh no XD
(January 17, 2018 - 5:58 pm)
Thank you so much for not giving up on this. I love the emotion in the new part and just.... AHHH!
(January 21, 2018 - 4:57 pm)
(January 15, 2018 - 11:45 pm)
Yes. YES. YE-HE-HES. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOUND THE TRUMPETS! RAISE THE SONG! UNFURL THE SAILS! HERE'S THE SUN!
ELEMENTI LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(January 17, 2018 - 4:43 pm)
WOOOT!!
(January 17, 2018 - 5:59 pm)
Wow... I just read this thread from the beginning to end in three days and I am really impressed. I read and loved the Warriors series and this story gives me a similar vibe, while having a very different and unique plot, which I absolutely love. Each time I read how you returned and didn't give up on the Elementi I was really happy:)
Anyways, GREAT JOB!!
(January 21, 2018 - 6:15 am)
Someday I'll write another part - I'm busy with a ton of other stuff right now, though!
(February 11, 2018 - 1:19 pm)
I'm so glad to hear you'll write another part! I can wait. It's worth it!
(February 13, 2018 - 8:23 pm)
I can't wait either!
(February 14, 2018 - 10:43 am)
This is amazing! If you haven't already heard of NaNoWriMo you need to look it up!
(February 16, 2018 - 1:37 pm)