Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-98.110.245.86-20191129190003/@comment-44510289-20191214214142

CHAPTER 4

'''Sophie collapsed on to her bed and sighed. She really needed a good sleep. And in the morning she will have to check in with her teammates, first thing. As soon as Sophie got home, Sandor found her and gave her a looooong lecture. After she had finally escaped from him, Edaline had conjured her a bowl of green broth for dinner. Then she quickly changed into her pajamas. Sophie closed her eyes and tried to sleep but sleep wouldn’t find her.'''

“Having trouble sleeping?” Sophie looked up to see Edaline standing at the doorway.

'''“Yeah.” Sophie answered. For a long time, Sophie was having trouble sleeping. Usually, she slept outside, but it didn’t feel like the walls are closing in.'''

“How’s Keefe?” Edaline asked.

'''“He’s fine.” Sophie sank at the mention of his name. She didn’t want to have anything to do with Fitz and Keefe for a while.'''

“Did something happen?”

“No.” Sophie lied.

“You sure?”

'''Sophie sighed and gave in. She told Edaline everything that happened in the Shores of Solace. Though she expected more reaction from Edaline, she just stayed calm. And a bit confused.'''

'''“What?” Sophie asked when Edaline stayed silent after Sophie had finished. '''

“So, you’re dating Keefe now?”

'''“Excuse me?” a voice stopped Sophie from answering. Sophie looked over to see Grady entering the room.'''

'''“I don’t think dating That Boy is a good idea.” Grady said. “In fact, I don’t you should dating anyone.”'''

“What your overprotective father is trying to say is that we trust you decide who you want to date, but we think you should take a little break from all this boy drama for a while.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“You should be focusing on your duties as a Regent a bit more.”

“I know but I keep forgetting and..”

'''“We get, Sophie.” Grady interrupted. “You’re still a teenager. There is a lot of drama that happens at this age. And all this nobility stuff is still new to you. You will get use to it. I promise. But I suggest that you make a to-do list and hang it up somewhere in your room.”'''

'''“Yes, you do.” Edaline said. “But first, you need a good night’s sleep.” Edaline got up and kissed Sophie on her head, and Grady did the same.'''

'''“I love you guys” Sophie mumbled as she started to fall asleep. “We love you too.” They both answered quietly as they closed the door and walked out.'''

'''Sophie woke up the next day, quickly got ready and hailed Team Valiant to come over in the evening. Then she hailed Oralie if she could come over to open the cache. She asked if Sophie could come to her palace instead. Sophie agreed, told her parents where she was going, and leapt away to Eternalia with Sandor.'''

'''“Come on in.” Oralie said as she opened the door to her palace. Sophie stepped in and entered the fancy palace. The palace was Biana’s dream house and Ro’s nightmare. There was pink and glitter everywhere. Soft cushioned pink couches, and lamps. Pink jewels were hanging from the glittery chandelier. '''

'''“Have a seat.” Oralie said, gesturing to the couch. Sophie obeyed and sat down. Oralie went down a hall, and after five anxious minutes, she finally returned holding the cache in her hands. She sat down next to Sophie.'''

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Oralie asked.

'''“Yes.” Sophie quickly answered with no hesitation. Even though Keefe was awake, it was still important to find out what stellarlune is. They had to find out as much as they could, so they could have an idea of what Lady Gisela is trying to do.'''

'''“Ok. Let’s do this.” Oralie took a deep breath and boldly said stellarlune. She pulled gently at the cache, and it opened. A gold light erupted from the cache blinding them both. When the light dimmed, Sophie opened her eyes to find two people standing in front of a river, there image projected on the wall. '''

'''“Hello Oralie.” The female said. She had wavy black hair, and electric blue eyes. She had sharp features, and she was quite tall. '''

“Hello Councillor Nitya.”

“How are your first months as a councillor going?”

'''“They’re going okay. Why did you ask me to come here?”'''

“I think you’re ready to learn about stellarlune.”

'''“Stellarlune? What’s that?”'''

'''“It’s somewhat a combination of shadowflux and quintessence. It’s a very dangerous thing. It’s not pure, like the Sources. But it holds great power in it, just like the Sources.”'''

“What does it do?”

'''“Many things. When it is mixed with etherine or magsidian, and it hits an elf, they elf will manifest another ability. But the ability won’t be the normal Telepath or Empath. It’s dangerous mix of a mesmer, and a shade. Sometimes even an enhancer. But it has its flaws. When it hits the person, it wraps around them, and then goes through his or her heart. One of the most weakest parts in your. It’s so strong that it’s uncontrollable. That’s what makes it weak. If the mixture is too powerful for the elf, it could kill them. When the stellarlune is combined with a Source, it is like an enhancer, but it doesn’t happen to one person. It is strong enough to enhance every elf with and ability. Stellarlune can be used to do good things for this world. But it can be used to destroy the world. And that is the exact intention of the Neverseen.”'''

“Neverseen?”

'''“It is a group, filled with the elves who are filled with greed and the want for attention and power. The want to rebel against everything and take over all species.”'''

“Even humans?”

'''“Yes, even humans. Even though they are as dumb as they can be, they have some dangerous weapons in their hands. They have millions of nuclear weapons in their hands ready to strike at another when they want to. The nuclear weapons can destroy places. It could destroy the world. If the Neverseen get hold of the humans, they can easily threaten us and other species with the weapons. And we will have no choice, but to surrender because those weapons are too big of a risk.”'''

“Are the Neverseen using the stellarlune to threaten species?”

'''“I’m afraid that is the truth. Fifty years ago, long after they got a hold of stellarlune, they used it to attack the ogres. It was successful, unfortunately. More than half of the ogres were wiped out. They knew too much magsidian and stellarlune could kill someone, so that’s what they did. King Dimitar disagreed to make an alliance with them so they attacked. Killed his mother and father. Almost killed his son.”'''

“That’s horrible.”

'''“It sure is. It was a very dangerous time back then. The Neverseen have shown very less action since then. Perhaps they are planning for their next big thing. WE know nothing yet, but we always have to be ready. That’s why it was important for me to tell you this. What I told you was just the basics. You will find out more as time goes on. Now, I must go. But I shall see you later.” The projection whisked back into cache, and Sophie looked up to Oralie.'''

'''“Wow.” Sophie breathed. “I didn’t expect that. I never-”'''

“Sophie, I need you to go.” Sophie looked over to see Oralie rubbing her temples, as if she had and headache.

“Are you okay?” Sophie asked, worried.

'''“I’m fine Sophie. Just go.” So Sophie got up and left the palace. '''

'''“Did everything go well?” Sandor asked as she stepped out. Sophie nodded and as she and Sandor leapt away, she heard something crash inside Oralie’s palace.'''