MEGARA DAYBRACE

The ending of summer.

The beginning of Autumn.

Autumn leaves fall from the tree onto the wet slippery rock. Some of them rested on the surface of the lake beside the tree, flowing with the water, some rested on the slippery wet rocks under the shadow of the tree and some flew away with the flow of wind. 

The surroundings were colder and the wind danced around the long grass, trees, mountains, and people, making them shiver and stammer within their sentences.

One after another autumn leaves fall from the tree after losing all their life. Until a slender and soft hand caught one of the dead leaves between her delicate fingers. She brought the leaf near her nose and sniffed it, it had an earthly scent. She smiled and let go of the leaf as soon as a gust of wind stroked her delicate figure. The leaf flew away with the wind and she watched it. Her long black hair swayed with the wind continuously. 

A gentle smile on her face as she looked around the lake with her gentle eyes. 

"Helice."

The girl standing on the rocks beneath the tree turned around once she heard someone familiar calling her. A wide smile spread on her face when she saw her three companions walking her way. 

The tallest one in them was Syloson with long red hair tied up in a ponytail. He possessed long red hair because he belonged to the 'Red tiger' Clan. He had slightly tan skin and was seventeen in age. Probably the oldest one. He possessed the power of fire and was the strongest one among the four of them.

Next to his right side was Ida Shu from the 'Shu Clan'.  She was fourteen years old, the youngest among the four of them. She was like a delicate fairy wrapped up in a white robe. Half of her hair was up in a ponytail and half was down. She had blue eyes...they were as deep as an ocean...just like her ocean eyes she possessed the power of water.

Next to her right side was Darcy Leonidas from the 'Lion Clan'. He was fifteen years old and due to his clan, he had a wolfish appearance. His strength was his power as he possessed no such magic. He was wearing a black robe with silver armor, unlike everyone else he did not possess long hair as he could not handle them. His hair was long but not as long as others. They were till his shoulders and were perfectly tied in a ponytail.

This was a world where not everyone possessed magic or had a strong spiritual core. Those who possessed magic and had strong spiritual cores one way or another had to join forces to protect their clans and sects.

If you have magic no matter how weak or strong if you have a strong spiritual core you have to join forces no matter what. Since the people with ability are very few in this world. If you have magic...you will be kept high. If you have a strong spiritual core you will be kept high but those with a strong spiritual core... still do not possess magic. For that, powers like spells take place. People with magic and a strong spiritual core are taught spells in the sects. 

And those who possess magic as well as a strong spiritual core, can do spells, and are well known for different techniques are positioned as 'Masters' in the sect as well as a clan.

Helice Daybrace from the 'Scarlet blossom' Clan stepped down from rocks. She was wearing a green robe, with a white robe with wide sleeves on top of her green robe. It was fluttering with the wind as she made her way toward her three companions. She possessed the power of portals, to her this power was very small but only her master knew what truly her disciple possessed. 

She had green eyes like her master. Just like Syloson's red hair shows he is from the red tiger clan...their green eyes show they are from the 'Scarlet blossom clan'. She very much intimated her master's presence.

But it was still nowhere around her.

Her master possessed the power of 'Pausing' and some strong spells like chain control and was from the same clan as her. She possessed green eyes and was strong. Because of her, the scarlet blossom clan was proud but she also bears some sharp arrows on her back which she will never show anyone.

The scar of being without a soulmate.

"Where is Master?" Helice asked as soon as she trailed off in front of the three companions. "She is with the headMaster. She told us to gather here around this time, so we came. She must be coming." Ida said in a soft and gentle voice. She was the most talkative among the three of them but she spoke so gently and softly that no one complained. 

"Why didn't you come to the morning class?" Darcy asked Helice as he took out his small knife and examined it. "I overslept," Helice said and all three of them passed her a shocked look. "What a rare moment," Syloson said and crossed his arms on his strong chest.

"Helice overslept. Since this was your very first time breaking the rules, the master won't punish you." Ida said with a smile and Helice shook her head. "Don't be so sure.....What...Any special thing happened in the class?" Helice asked hurriedly, showing others how impatient she was. 

"Not really but...we have very bad news," Darcy said, and both the boys looked at Ida, telling her to explain as they were too lazy to do so. Not only that, they had fear implanted in their hearts. They didn't even like to talk about it. They felt powerless to even when they talked or heard about it.

Ida sighed...her bright eyes slowly turning sad, her eyelashes dropping and raising. "That monster...." Ida paused...her expression turning sadder.

"Evandros Linya?" Helice asked and Ida nodded. Helice took a sharp breath once she got to know it was related to the brutal leader of the Linya clan. "He...trampled another sect which beheld one of the seven dark stones. He killed all the students and people living on the peak." Ida said and with a sad sigh, she looked at all the three companions of hers.

"Thank God, we don't possess any dark stone. Otherwise, we were gone." Ida said and Darcy snorted. "Sooner or later, we will have to fight him too. He is collecting seven dark stones...for what reason? Obviously to trample the cultivation world." Darcy said and all three of them sighed.

"Instead of sulking and waiting to come against him, why don't you guys sharpen your skills?" 

All four of them flinched, three of them turned their head to the left side, and one of them to the right side. "Master." All four of them said in unison.

In front of them stood a lady in her twenties. She wore a dark blue robe and on top of it was a white open robe with wide sleeves. Golden embroidery on the edges of the robe. She was tall and was wearing long black shoes which ended just below her knees. A black leather belt was around her waist, holding onto her knife. She had long light brown, straight and thick hair which was tied up in a ponytail. 

Her skin color was fair and she looked ethereal. A sharp jawline, a perfect forehead, small lips, big green beautiful eyes with long feathery eyelashes, and a thin small nose. She was a walking beauty but her personality was the opposite. Although she was beautiful, for some reason she didn't look delicate. Her features were stern and her green eyes were cold. Her aura defined her power but she wasn't arrogant.

Being beautiful and powerful both at the same time was truly a blessing...that's what people think. Beauty might be from god but she knows how much she has struggled to be this powerful. 

After all of this, she still had no tattoos on her body. 

Her name was Megara Daybrace.