October 22, 2002 – 22:40“Who is Mousse?” said Molly.“She is Pier’s mother, I believe,” said Lizzy.“Yes, that is correct. Mousse is also involved in this mess,” said High Mage Finnas.“About the school, I would like to have Audrey transferred to the Northern Labrador Elemental Institution and if her mother agrees, I would like permission for a mind-link. That way, if something else ever happens at school or when she’s with her mother, she can reach out to me instantly.”“Granted. Both requests. I will get back to you regarding her transfer to NLEI, but you can go ahead with the mid-link.”Lizzy wondered what a mind-link was but didn’t want to interrupt. Remembering all that happened during the past 2 days, she didn’t care what it was: if Coralis thought it was a good idea, she would agree to it. She had seen enough to know that she could trust anything coming out of Coralis’ mouth when it came down to Audrey’s safety.“Thank you. Before coming here, I spoke to Lucida Chorms, the mot
December 24, 2002 – 16:00Sebastian and Stephanie arrived at Louis’ house.“Hey Ray, I wasn’t sure you’d be here tonight,” said Stephanie.“Misha’s family decided to visit their family in Italy for Christmas and flights to go there are too expensive for me.”“I don’t know your situation, so I apologize in advance if I’m out of line… but if she wanted you to come and you wanted to go… could she have covered the cost of your flight tickets?” said Sebastian.“Don’t worry, you’re fine. I’m sure she could have, her family has money, but she didn’t offer and I didn’t ask. I heard Coralis is taking Frank to Scotland tomorrow?”“Yeah, and she didn’t offer either. She just paid for his tickets when she booked them, she knew he wanted to go.”The doorbell rang. Sebastian was still standing by the door so he answered it.“Hey Frank! Coralis and Audrey aren’t with you?”“They should be here around 6. Their flights from St. Johns got cancelled, they had to take another one that had a layover in Ha
December 24, 2002 – 17:45“Uh, kind of,” said Coralis, looking between Frank and Raymond, confused.“BRO!” said Frank, quickly turning to his brother. “They aren’t witches and they aren’t here to kill you.”“Sorry about that,” said Linda, walking to them to collect their winter coats and bags. “Raymond found out when Sebastian and Frank arrived. He asked questions about Audrey school’s situation and why you were the one to pick her up. He doesn’t know everything yet.”Audrey was holding tight to Coralis, which didn’t go unnoticed by Frank. It meant a lot to him that his family was accepting of Coralis and how close she and Audrey became. Lizzy got up the stairs and went around Raymond to meet up with Coralis and Audrey.“Sebastian and Lizzy said they were mages, so they’re witches, aren’t they?” said Raymond.“No, Ray, they aren’t,” said Stephanie, looking at her brother through the railing. “A witch and a mage aren’t the same thing. Let us explain it to you before you jump to conclus
December 24, 2002 – 19:10“BRO!” said Stephanie and Frank at the same time.They all stopped eating.“Why would we?” said Coralis.“Humans aren’t our enemies, I don’t see why we would kill you all just because we could,” said Sebastian.“I’m not trying to offend anyone, but I can’t help myself from wondering if you’re all into a fake bubble, feeling safe when you aren’t, although I can hear myself thinking clearly, so I don’t know. I’m confused about all of this. Coralis, if you grew up in orphanages, shouldn’t you hate us all? Unless you didn’t.”“BRO! That’s enough!” said Frank, then looked at Coralis, “Luv, you don’t have to answer him.”“It’s fine,” she said while massaging his thigh to reassure him. “It’s a legit concern, especially considering the current heated climate among elemental clans and other supernatural. There are a lot of clans and factions out there that want me to hate humans enough to turn against them.”“But you would never, I know you would never, right? Neither
December 24, 2002 – 21:00“Uh, right, sure. I admit I’m not fully knowledgeable about human marriage rituals, I mean, ceremonies, except from what I saw in the movies I watched with Stephanie. I’ve had classes on human society at school so we can blend in better, but the teacher didn’t elaborate on the marriage part. Coralis might have to teach me about it,”“Nah, my past among humans taught me about divorce, I’m not a reference there.”“Right, so. Yes, we view mates as soulmates and unlike humans, we don’t do divorce. For us, when we decide to take a mate, it’s a forever thing and the ritual ensures that. However, I will also point out that when it comes to mixed couples, I mean, when an elemental takes a non-elemental mate, or spouse, we may or may not do the full ritual, it depends on the couple and uh, the non-elemental partner,” said Sebastian.“Why does it differ, is it because it involved a certain amount of magic?” said Frank, his arm still around Coralis’s shoulder.“Partiall
December 24, 2002 – 21:35“There is a lot of truth to that, I think,” said Coralis.“What about your bloodlines? You two are pure-blooded, right?” said Lizzy.“Yes, we are. Mine originates from the Roman goddess Salacia, we’re water mages. We’re close to our god and although most of my family lives in an elemental realm… somewhere underground… we never agreed to the radical ideology that wants us to rule over humans. We believe we should guide and protect, not rule and enslave.”Sebastian removed his vest and rolled up the short sleeve of his shirt to reveal what looked like a small tattoo behind his left shoulder, a pattern symbolizing his family goddess.“When we reach maturity, usually a few years after graduation, but depends on bloodline and, well, life events,” continued Sebastian while putting his vest back on, “we get the mark of our family god. It appears on our skin overnight or gradually, depending on the bloodline.”“Oh, so we could potentially be in danger from your kind?
Once upon a time, Sethbe, the son of a spirit god, had an affair with Mathilda, a Light Priestess, which resulted in a child. War was raging between the children of the gods: between those of darkness and those of light. Sethbe and his brothers, Liedte and Zienkhe, were overseers in the darkness. They could not have people know about the child. Mirrhia, a loyal servant of the brothers, took the child and disappeared before anyone realized birth happened. She made a quick stop to the family temple in the middle of the Egyptian desert, to present the child officially to Ghar, the brothers’ creator, protected by the watchful eyes of the temple guardians. With the baby tucked in her arms, she then left into the night, without a trace.August 8, 1980 Anita picked up Coralis in her arms and climbed up the stairs to take her to bed. In her eyes, Coralis was the best thing that ever happened to her, better than the night she accepted Donny as her husband and mate. She dropped her in her sma
October 1st, 1989 Coralis and Nadilla sat quietly in Ms. Wagner’s office. Head looking down, sometime shooting furtive glances at each other. They thought they were in trouble, once again. Coralis closed her eyes for a moment, thinking of what could have possibly led them to the administrator’s office this time. Maybe they were going to move them again, even if their social workers said that they would have to stay there until the trial was over, at minimum. They arrived to this group home about a month ago, along with some other children. She didn’t punch a kid nor instigated any sort of conflict. She kept to herself, barely talking to anyone. She couldn’t think of any reason that would explain why she and Nadilla had to sit at the administrator’s office, on a Sunday morning. “You think they want to punish us because we are not talking to the social workers here?” said Nadilla in a low voice, just loud enough for Coralis to hear it. Ms. Wagner’s office wasn’t small. In one of th
December 24, 2002 – 21:35“There is a lot of truth to that, I think,” said Coralis.“What about your bloodlines? You two are pure-blooded, right?” said Lizzy.“Yes, we are. Mine originates from the Roman goddess Salacia, we’re water mages. We’re close to our god and although most of my family lives in an elemental realm… somewhere underground… we never agreed to the radical ideology that wants us to rule over humans. We believe we should guide and protect, not rule and enslave.”Sebastian removed his vest and rolled up the short sleeve of his shirt to reveal what looked like a small tattoo behind his left shoulder, a pattern symbolizing his family goddess.“When we reach maturity, usually a few years after graduation, but depends on bloodline and, well, life events,” continued Sebastian while putting his vest back on, “we get the mark of our family god. It appears on our skin overnight or gradually, depending on the bloodline.”“Oh, so we could potentially be in danger from your kind?
December 24, 2002 – 21:00“Uh, right, sure. I admit I’m not fully knowledgeable about human marriage rituals, I mean, ceremonies, except from what I saw in the movies I watched with Stephanie. I’ve had classes on human society at school so we can blend in better, but the teacher didn’t elaborate on the marriage part. Coralis might have to teach me about it,”“Nah, my past among humans taught me about divorce, I’m not a reference there.”“Right, so. Yes, we view mates as soulmates and unlike humans, we don’t do divorce. For us, when we decide to take a mate, it’s a forever thing and the ritual ensures that. However, I will also point out that when it comes to mixed couples, I mean, when an elemental takes a non-elemental mate, or spouse, we may or may not do the full ritual, it depends on the couple and uh, the non-elemental partner,” said Sebastian.“Why does it differ, is it because it involved a certain amount of magic?” said Frank, his arm still around Coralis’s shoulder.“Partiall
December 24, 2002 – 19:10“BRO!” said Stephanie and Frank at the same time.They all stopped eating.“Why would we?” said Coralis.“Humans aren’t our enemies, I don’t see why we would kill you all just because we could,” said Sebastian.“I’m not trying to offend anyone, but I can’t help myself from wondering if you’re all into a fake bubble, feeling safe when you aren’t, although I can hear myself thinking clearly, so I don’t know. I’m confused about all of this. Coralis, if you grew up in orphanages, shouldn’t you hate us all? Unless you didn’t.”“BRO! That’s enough!” said Frank, then looked at Coralis, “Luv, you don’t have to answer him.”“It’s fine,” she said while massaging his thigh to reassure him. “It’s a legit concern, especially considering the current heated climate among elemental clans and other supernatural. There are a lot of clans and factions out there that want me to hate humans enough to turn against them.”“But you would never, I know you would never, right? Neither
December 24, 2002 – 17:45“Uh, kind of,” said Coralis, looking between Frank and Raymond, confused.“BRO!” said Frank, quickly turning to his brother. “They aren’t witches and they aren’t here to kill you.”“Sorry about that,” said Linda, walking to them to collect their winter coats and bags. “Raymond found out when Sebastian and Frank arrived. He asked questions about Audrey school’s situation and why you were the one to pick her up. He doesn’t know everything yet.”Audrey was holding tight to Coralis, which didn’t go unnoticed by Frank. It meant a lot to him that his family was accepting of Coralis and how close she and Audrey became. Lizzy got up the stairs and went around Raymond to meet up with Coralis and Audrey.“Sebastian and Lizzy said they were mages, so they’re witches, aren’t they?” said Raymond.“No, Ray, they aren’t,” said Stephanie, looking at her brother through the railing. “A witch and a mage aren’t the same thing. Let us explain it to you before you jump to conclus
December 24, 2002 – 16:00Sebastian and Stephanie arrived at Louis’ house.“Hey Ray, I wasn’t sure you’d be here tonight,” said Stephanie.“Misha’s family decided to visit their family in Italy for Christmas and flights to go there are too expensive for me.”“I don’t know your situation, so I apologize in advance if I’m out of line… but if she wanted you to come and you wanted to go… could she have covered the cost of your flight tickets?” said Sebastian.“Don’t worry, you’re fine. I’m sure she could have, her family has money, but she didn’t offer and I didn’t ask. I heard Coralis is taking Frank to Scotland tomorrow?”“Yeah, and she didn’t offer either. She just paid for his tickets when she booked them, she knew he wanted to go.”The doorbell rang. Sebastian was still standing by the door so he answered it.“Hey Frank! Coralis and Audrey aren’t with you?”“They should be here around 6. Their flights from St. Johns got cancelled, they had to take another one that had a layover in Ha
October 22, 2002 – 22:40“Who is Mousse?” said Molly.“She is Pier’s mother, I believe,” said Lizzy.“Yes, that is correct. Mousse is also involved in this mess,” said High Mage Finnas.“About the school, I would like to have Audrey transferred to the Northern Labrador Elemental Institution and if her mother agrees, I would like permission for a mind-link. That way, if something else ever happens at school or when she’s with her mother, she can reach out to me instantly.”“Granted. Both requests. I will get back to you regarding her transfer to NLEI, but you can go ahead with the mid-link.”Lizzy wondered what a mind-link was but didn’t want to interrupt. Remembering all that happened during the past 2 days, she didn’t care what it was: if Coralis thought it was a good idea, she would agree to it. She had seen enough to know that she could trust anything coming out of Coralis’ mouth when it came down to Audrey’s safety.“Thank you. Before coming here, I spoke to Lucida Chorms, the mot
October 22, 2002 – 22:18Everyone was holding their breath. Neither Coralis nor Dwayne got back up. Frank wanted to rush to Coralis, but Sebastian stopped him.“She isn’t dead, isn’t she?” said Lizzy, her hand covering her mouth.“I want to go to her,” said Frank.“She probably stam’ed out, but we can’t go in yet. Given how much energy has been discharged during the battle, it's not safe for humans to get close to them, not until the lingering energy starts dissipating. If there is no movement for 5 minutes, the officials will go have a look.”A few minutes later, High Mage Finnas and the two CMMA officials walked into the circle to check on them.“What does stam’ed out mean?” said Louis.“Means she entirely drained her energy and passed out, out of stamina.”High Mage Finnas stood back up and whispered something to Vectan. The CMMA representative nodded and headed to Audrey’s family.“Blue Thunder won the duel.”Lizzy hugged him and Frank released his breath.“She stam’ed out?” said
October 22, 2002 – 21:03“Your brother should have known better than to make that kind of deal with a human, you know it’s against our laws to begin with and I didn’t have to accept it.”“That may be, but only Audrey’s new guardian can accept it and duel me, you should know better.”Coralis remembered what Frank had told her about his conversation with Pier. Feeling proud of him despite the situation, a grin appeared on her face. She held her wand tight in her left hand and had her right one stretched next to her, palm facing him.“You are facing Audrey’s new guardian,” said Coralis as she threw a laser beam at him.He tried to dodge it, but the laser went right through his left hand.“LIAR!” he said while throwing her a blast of air, throwing her backward in the air, “Audrey’s cousin said the guardian is his girlfriend. Where is she?”Coralis shifted into her panther form as soon as she passed the shadow line, and landed on four paws behind a treeline. She crouched and transformed ba
October 22, 2002 – 16:50Frank looked at her. He was speechless.“Our laws and customs do not allow an elemental to make that sort of deal with a human unless he, or she, is a marked mate of an elemental. Blue and Frank are a couple, yes, but she didn’t mark him as mate,” said Sebastian.“Like how shifters mark their mate? I know all about what mates mean for werewolves, is it the same for elementals?” said Stephanie.“It’s similar. Like it is for werewolves and most shifters, the ceremony surrounding it is the equivalent of a marriage, a mate is a soulmate, but the ritual isn’t the same. There is no biting involved and there is a spiritual aspect to it,” said Sebastian.Frank was listening with interest to what Sebastian was saying. He knew that a long-term relationship with Coralis was possible, but it didn’t occur to him that their customs regarding marriage would be different, so he never thought about asking her about that.Coralis’ hologram vibrated. She pulled it out of her clo