Atacia’s POV:
"How long do you plan to sleep there?" I asked Drake who was now lying on the bench.
"Until you master the use of your fire charm." He answered drowsily. I rolled my eyes at his answer.
"Someone’s rolling their eyes 360°" Prince Neo said and laughed.
"Then why are you still here? You’re not helping!" I asked him again angrily. Him hanging out here isn’t helping me at all.
"I’ll just watch you." His answer was short. In annoyance, I just tweaked my own hair.
"What am I kid?! Get out of here you're not helping!” I sighed at him. He was just making a face, so I was even more angry.
"Eh, if you're going to quarrel, we'll just train tomorrow." Prince Neo said before Drake could speak again. I was embarrassed and scratched my neck.
"I'm sorry. Get th
Atacia’s POV:"Hey, you forgot something!" We were lying quietly when Ate suddenly hit me with a pillow in the face."Ouch Ate! What are you talking about?" I asked while rubbing my forehead."Hello? Do you have amnesia or something? You told me you’re going to be my training partner!" She says. I made an ‘oh’ sound and nodded."Yes. Just wait, my knees might give up if I tried to stand now." I said. She’s so excited for the training that she can’t keep quiet and stay still.Ate meditated quietly while I closed my eyes when we heard a knock from the main door. I could feel who it was, but the wind blew differently as I felt its presence unfamiliar to me. Ate and I looked at each other. I picked up the dagger I had tucked under my bed."I'll open the door." Ate said without voice. I nodded. We both go out together. I hid on
Atacia’s POV:Until I fell asleep, I was thinking about what Zephyra wanted to convey in what she had said earlier."Oh, and a little advice, as long as it's early and there's a chance, take it.""Aishhhhhh." Annoyed, I said I messed up my hair and rolled on the bed. My sister was in her room downstairs."Hey. Just go to sleep Atacia. Don't think about that. Maybe she’s just giving you a joke time." I have more to convince myself. I straightened up and closed my eyes.K I N A B U K A S A N"Psst. Cia. Wake up." Ate woke me up following a series of strokes. I hummed."What?" I asked but still closed my eyes."Let's train. You said you’ll train me. Come on while they’re still sleeping." She says. She didn't stop bothering me so I opened my eyes."Tch. Fine. Get out of
Atacia’s POV: 1 MONTH LATER… A month has already passed since the lighting scene. Within a month, a lot had changed. Especially for me. I became even stronger. I became more stable. I was even more courageous. But that's not all. Because it looks like my thinking has changed as well. I often hear a voice whispering. But it mentions only one thing, or rather, a name. Hestia. Who is Hestia? And who is this voice? Is it just my imagination? "Heads up!" I heard Kuya Neo shout, and he threw a huge fire ball at me. I'm currently rehearsing with Kuya Neo and ... Drake. It's been a month since I last spoke to him. Whether the talk is formal. If only there was a question and if it was about training. I focus on the training. I focused my whole mind on the fireball that was gushing towards me. I counted 3 before removing the oxygen here. The oxygen we breath and the oxygen in the fire are the sa
Atacia's POV: "Do we have a problem?" He asked. I gulped. I knew that this time would come where he will ask me if we have a problem. You’re a fool Atacia because you keep on ignoring him and then you don't prepare your explanation. "I ... I don't know what you're talking about." I said. "Really? Seriously Atacia?" He says. I looked at the other side as he tried to peek at my face. "You know what I'm talking about. I just want to know if we have a problem. Did I do something wrong?" He asked. "None. Nothing. Everything's fine." I said. He scoffed. "Then why aren't you looking at me?" He asked. I suddenly took a deep breath when he asked that. "Do you think I don't notice? You haven't looked at me since a month. Even when we're talking you don't look at me." He says. "Eh? What? You want me to stare at you."
Atacia’s POV:"Are you guys complete?" Ms. Anthea asked."Drake and Liam isn't here yet." Julia answered. They all looked at me with questioning eyes."They told me they’ll be here in a minute. So, I went down first without them." I said. We waited for 10 more minutes until they arrived."We're here. Let's go." Said Drake. Ms. Anthea nodded and prompted the guard at the top of the tower. It nodded and opened the Academy’s portal."There's a carriage waiting for you outside the Academy. Be careful." Note by Ms. Anthea. We all nodded at the same time. We were about to enter the portal when someone shouted."Atacia! Wait!" I turned around and saw Ate running towards us with a belt pouch."Ate? What are you doing here?" I asked. She took a deep breath to speak."I'll come with you. You guy
Atacia’s POV:When it got dark, the team that was supposed to take us in case of emergency had not yet arrived. And this s**t is a case of emergency."You okay?" Ate asked."I don't think they'll get here." I said and stood up but also just sat down due to lack of strength."I haven't treated you yet so you're just there. Don't move first." Said Ate. I shook."No. We can't stay here for the rest for the night. Maybe those knights will come back." I said. I created a portal to the gate of the Academy."Help me take them." I said and stood up. Despite the difficulty I floated them one by one and carried them to the other side of the portal. Then I complied.I whistled 3 times to get the attention of the guard. It nodded and opened the portal into the Academy. I entered them all and followed again. Admission has a medical team waiting. They helped
Atacia’s POV:The road we were on was getting darker and darker. The breeze was also gradually getting cold. We’ve been running for hours but I still souldn’t see whre’s the Black kingdom. I feel like the crow is just fooling me.I would have stopped my horse when I saw a dark tunnel. The crow entered there. I was hesitant whether I would follow it or not because it might be a trap. But eventually I followed it. I made a small fire ball to serve as my light. I saw the crow as if waiting for me. When it saw me, it flew again. I can say this tunnel is long because it took us about 10 minutes to get out.Coming out of the tunnel I was greeted by very cold air. The crow just kept flying until it stopped in a tree. It landed there and made a very loud noise. Its shrill voice is deafening. I took the bow and arrow hanging behind me and shot it."Tch. Stupid crow." I said. I ran the horse into a gate. At the end of it I c
Aleah’s POV:"How is she? Is she okay? Maybe her life is in danger now." Worried I said. Liam, lying down, laughed because of what I was saying."You’ve been like that for an hour, Ate. Just chill. She’s tough. That’s Atacia we’re talking about." He said but I knew he was worried too. Liam has been moved out of the room as well as the others. Here in this room the cousins are together. Why am I here? I chose to watch Liam in case his resurrection had a side effect. Julia was also moved out of the room.There was a moment of silence with us as Drake groaned. Gradually his eyes opened so Liam stood up. I immediately approached him and supported him. The two of us approached Drake.“Hey bro.” Liam said. “Nice sleep you’ve got there. Is it a good dream? "He joked. Drake looked at him and closed his eyes again."Is this a d