I just stand there staring at her like some cave man that just discovered fire
she just looks at my stunned face for a little bit then giggles cutely then waves her hand in front of my face to try an snap me out of my daze
I coughed regaining my composure "hi it's nice to meet you too" I say as I do a little gentleman's bow she let's out another cute giggle
" please fallow me I will take you to the royal mage" she says with the same beautiful smile on her face as i nodded awkwardly turning she moved to lead me to the royal mage and I quickly followed
As we walked down a little corridor I looked out the window to my left 'at least they use glass here'
just like everything else it's very stylish and sleek as I was looking out the window I couldn't help but yet again marvel at the beauty of this new world I found myself in then I looked at the young elven woman named Elise leading me and couldn't help but wonder why she was taking me and not a guard is she a maid as I was thinking that she glanced back at me and giggled
I couldn't help but feel like she knows what I was imaging and I quickly look away I can't help but feel she is having fun at my expense
..20 minutes later.. after going down another small corridor and as we get to the end of it there Is a door there standing in front of it she pushed it open with out knocking
inside was a bit of a mess with books everywhere, there's a bed to the right and a big desk in the middle with a slumped over old elven man who was reading a old parchment before Elise busted in overall the room was very minimalist.
the old elf looked up "how many times do I have to tell you to stop busting into my office like that it messes with my focus and I'm working on something delicate here little girl" he said to Elise
"Calm down master if all it took was me busting in to disturb you how can you call your self the royal mage of the elven kingdom. " Elise said the old elf who just grumble to what she said "besides look who I brought it's the traveler so you can do your test on him"
the old elf then looked at me intensely up and down " there is no need he's telling the the truth I can tell just by looking at him as you may remember little girl I have lived lone enough to see when travelers still popped up he is definitely one he looks a lot different from what I remember but the otherworldly feeling is the same" the old elf said to Elise
Causing her to look at me then back to the old elf " well thats no fun can you at least test to see what elements he can control " she asked pouting
The old elf looked a her then me
"hhmmm.. sure it has been a long time since a traveler appeared I can't say I'm not excited myself" he got up and went to a strange looking table with a slate embedded in it with Strange looking symbols on it and motion for me to come over
I end up in the middle between the old elf and Elise when I got to the table the old elf handed me a knife " make a small cut on your palm and put your blood on the tablet "
' they seem overly excited for this' looking at the excitement in there eyes I hesitate a little because I have never intentionally hurt myself before taking a few breaths i cut my palm and put my hand on the stone slate
for a few seconds while it's there I feel a slight pull on my palm like a vacuum when I take my hand back I see some of my blood there before it's sucked into the slate an after a few seconds three symbols light up on it
I look to Elise and the old elf for a explanation but all I see is shock and surprise on there faces" I was expecting something unusual but this is still shocking" Elise nodded then noticing my confused face
" normally people only have one element they can control if any at all take my master here for example despite being very familiar with the ways of mana he can only use nature magic"
She continues " unlike me I can use two elements water and ice plus I also have a trait which is only something you normally see from a traveler but you don't have just one element you have three which is something that hasn't been seen since ancient times where it was barley recorded some think it was just a legend or myth at this point"
After she was done talking the old elf finally snapped out of it " yes she is right and not only that but you have a strange set of elements two he said as he points to each symbol lit up
" this one is for the veil element it used many to summon beings to help you fight or do tasks...next is the lightning element most people who have it find it more of a burden then useful because it's nature is to be chaotic so people mostly end up hurting themselves or the people around them so they don't use it and lastly the star element it hasn't been seen for at least two thousand years it was written that only a children of the stars may use it's power...I can't tell if you are lucky or extremely unlucky all these elements are extremely powerful but also just as hard to control let alone master" he said and Elise nodded her head after he was done with his explanation
While he may have worried some people I'm just excited that I really can use magic but the old elf then turns to me before i got aheadof myself
" I'm sure you are very excited to try and use you elements but I need you to wait so i can get some things prepared in case something goes wrong " he then grabs my hand and I see a green light crawl up my skin and through my nerves and muscles then the cut on my palm was healed almost instantly then turning to Elise he opened his mouth
"Please take him back to his room so he can wait for the king summons I have to prepare and inform his majesty" he said to Elise and she nods then motions for me to follow
as I was about to leave the old elf suddenly said " I'm zamel by the way nice to meet you traveler"
with a smile I turn my head back " nice to meet you too " I say then walk out with Elise
..20 minutes later.. as we where walking down the corridor I noticed that it looked different "where are we going this doesn't look like the way we came" I asked her then she turned to me
" don't you want to know how to use your elements right away" she says with that beautiful smile on her face again
" Yeah I do but didn't your master said it was dangerous " I told what she already knew
" yeah he did but all the elements are dangerous I know what I'm doing plus we won't do much I'll just teach you to be able to feel and connect to mana" she said then she turned and continued down a different hall
..a few minutes later.. we are in what seems to be a training room. on the way here we past a few elves and I noticed that they were shocked to see her some even lowered there heads slightly in a sign of respect
'she must be really powerfu' l i though as she turns to me
" go in the middle of the arena and try to connect to your mana an feel the world around you and how it courses inside yourself if you do push them together to make a bond between the two " I nodded then made my way to the middle of the arena and tried to do what she was talking about but it was hard i had no real clue where to begin
Then I remembered the feeling I got when I had the bracelet first put on by the guards she had took them off on our way to zamel an I felt that feeling again ' maybe that's what she was talking about' so I tried to focus on the feeling and as I did the feeling slowly got stronger and stronger ...
then suddenly my whole world explode the feeling got so intense it was like I always had
colors got brighter and I could feel not really see small particles all around me..blue lightning started crawling all over my body with out hurting me, space warped around me
I felt like I could crush a mountain or run faster then I ever have or even rend the very fabric of the universe if I wanted it was very intoxicating
then I got a idea looking in front of me a few feet i held up my hand and said "black hole!" suddenly space collapsed on itself where I was looking and a black hole was forming, it wasn't big considering how big they are in their natural state it was just a small one only the size of a grape
When I looked over to see what she thought I saw her standing a little ways away from me because of my lightning
i think she is shouting but I couldn't hear her for some reason then I tasted blood in my mouth and I panicked the black hole started sucking up things around it then suddenly I was frozen the back hole disappeared and I was kicked out of whatever state I was in
When she was sure I was not in that state any more she unfreeze me fell on the ground with a thud she came running over and kneeled holding my head in her hands and had me face her...' man this really fucking hurts' as I thought about what happened
" I'm so sorry I didn't think you making the bond would cause such a powerful reaction for you and the mana whatever you did it almost killed you... your body isn't ready for such a powerful connection to create whatever you did I'm so sorry let's get you to the room" she was obviously in a panic but I was to disoriented to care fully
I nod weakly and spit out a little blood on the floor then she helps me up and helps me to my room with a worried expression on her face but along the way I couldn't stop smiling because I have officially awakened and the world feels even more alive now because of it
I can feel my connection to the elements like it has always been a part of me it's truly a wonderful experience and I can't wait to see how thing go from here