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I tried rolling my tongue a couple of times to make the "rrr" sound. It's been over an hour, and Bob, with his arms folded and looking at me like I didn't know what I was doing, couldn't take it as he finally waved his hand, telling me to stop.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRQh5n4ce7
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"Okay, okay, stop," he said.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUrjXSDtDF
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"Huh?" I looked at him from where I sat. "I thought I almost had it."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuSPs0K6gF
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"There will be plenty of time to know that one character," he said as he looked down at the huge book open in front of him on the lecture stand atop the small stone dais.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sP53ojSG6
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I take a look at the small library filled with tall bookshelves. The gray walls of the castle and the bookshelves seem to be one and the same, as if they carved the shelves on the wall. There were all sorts of books, and one thing they had in common was that they had pretty bright colours like the butterflies that flew around the room. Each colour had its own bookshelf, so that meant there were six bookcases in the circular room.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyeK67bJq9
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Bob stood in front of me on the dais with a black board behind him. The board looked like it was etched into the stone wall, with two of the book cases that held the blue and red coloured books standing on either side. On the four edges of the board, tiny green creepers with tiny white flowers grew out, making it look decorative.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfLfQnJ50H
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The black board has the ancient alphabet written on it. We started working on that yesterday. As much as learning something new is exciting, it can sometimes be annoying, depending on who is teaching you. Bob just happens to be one of those people.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqs21xSeRzS
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The language had twenty-six letters. But in this instance, Bob likes to refer to them as characters. They reminded me of Chinese characters, except that they weren't.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lRsoHwmoB
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"Okay, I should say you're pretty good at pronouncing most of them," said Bob as he looked at me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjwrOlyqch
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"That's good, isn't it?" I asked as I sat on the only wooden desk in the room.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdz8DclMky
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"It is, but I want you to practice writing them down too. Consider that homework and hand it in tomorrow morning."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWnCCmM4HS
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Homework. Great. I tried to put up a smile for him, though I felt the edges of my mouth twitch.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgXqFgDrrh
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Bob closes the book, and I know it's his cue to leave. The words on the black board were quickly erased by the green butterflies. A question soon came to mind.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3YEBSltS1
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"I have a question," I said, catching him off guard. He sighed.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8DhDyOsCr
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"I thought for this lesson you weren't going to ask anything."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UN6E4LwyM
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"It's just the second session. Besides, you can't blame me for yesterday, can you?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVWPASy8ch
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He shrugged his shoulders, admitting it. My first lesson yesterday in my room was tough. It's not easy learning a new language, and I had a lot of questions that focused a lot on pronunciation.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6FwKUNIrr
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"What do you want to ask, Diana?" Bob asked, his eyes squarely focused on me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0EWl5EPHE
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"When will I be able to go home? I feel a lot better now. And I'm starting to feel this time difference between my world and yours might be a little sketchy."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7crQaMqjQ
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"Don't worry; you'll be surprised when you get back how much time has passed. You want to leave us so soon? I thought you liked the place."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QuwcRTw6s
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"That was until you people decided I couldn't get out by keeping me hostage." I made sure to glare at him.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBui1u1j5C
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"We’re doing this for your protection, Diana."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66uBu4RiOj
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"Protection from who exactly? Lord Vandell?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceEvHkI2R9
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Bob knew where I was going with this as he took the book from the stand and made his way down the dais. "Stella will be here shortly. Make sure you do your assignment."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYVA6qJg5h
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"Yes, I will," I answered, doing my best not to sound disappointed.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAFK5qlF47
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I could feel Bob’s eyes on me as he stopped by the door. I turned to look at him, and his expression surprised me a little. He looked a little disappointed, too.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9y8Z7YsYN
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"I know how much you want to go out there and see the place, but I can assure you that we’re doing all we can to make sure you at least get a trip around the island. Only if it's safe."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YFBt9DZoQ
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"And when will that be? If you ask me, the world is already a dangerous place. What makes it any different when I’m out there?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6SjKioepn
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Bob smiled now. He knew I was trying to coax him into telling me what was going on. "You’ll know soon enough."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePoMJa78Za
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I groaned as he opened the door and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. I lean my chin on my hands laid flat on the desk, wondering why the world is so unfair to me. What is it about me that they have to keep me locked up here like an animal?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2f05x90Zy3
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Besides, I feel so much better now after taking the medicine and getting a good night’s sleep. I was able to move around on my own without holding the wall, and my body ached a little less. If I had it in me, I was going to run out of the castle as soon as I woke up. The High Order must have thought of that, because when I stepped out of my room this morning, Bob and two other guards in purple robes greeted me. Yeah, they have everything covered.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqwOaWgjA2
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Mopping on my desk isn’t going to help me get ready for the next lesson, so I lift myself off of it and head towards the only window in the room. Unlike my bedroom window, I now had a view of the town down the hill, close to the seaport. How I wish I could go there. Escaping is no option, as I could tell the guards were standing outside.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpICSBY9sTa
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I continue to look down at the beautiful scenery below when I hear the door open behind me. I turn and find Stella walking into the room, and she isn’t alone.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno0q7XPK10
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Ryan’s lookalike cousin, Raymond, also walks in.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGsXtOXEBz
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"Morning, Diana," she greeted as she went up to the dais. I notice she has a big blue book in her hands. "I see you’re doing much better."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbtfHNb8DG
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"Bitter medicine works best," I said as I slowly started to get back to my desk. I turn to Raymond. "Hello," I greeted him.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NYvjsGP1b
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"Hi," he said, looking away quicker than expected. What’s his problem?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJDlYCsEVi
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"Okay," Stella says, turning to the blackboard, blinding herself from the sparks between Raymond and me. "Take your seat, Diana, so that we can begin today’s lesson."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7DGHLTBzf
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I give Raymond a look before I sit back down on my desk. He didn’t even look at me. Wait a minute.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJ4Y1aBbfx
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I turn to Stella. "Is Raymond learning with me today?" I ask.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM84iWhIY4t
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Stella turns to look at me, and I hadn’t realized that she had written something on the board with blue chalk. She wrote the word "Elements" in cursive handwriting. Elements? This is interesting.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNr3NSCtk4
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"Uh, yes, he is," Stella nervously answered, which she tried to hide with a chuckle. "He’ll be helping me with a simple exercise."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIPBNm30gV
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"Exercise?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7QdQTDZ4m
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"Yes. Remember when you were in the maze and you had to use the stones to help fight Pug?" I gave a quick nod. "Well," she continued, "today we’ll be trying to figure out which of those stones—we call them elements—suits you best."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5hW3jxFu1
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"I was able to use all of them," I said, as I quickly recapped the incident. "Doesn’t that mean something?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBGgRE5yyG
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"That was only because those stones were designed for you to make use of at the time. Sometimes, when you run out of energy, we use the stones as a power boost or to amplify the power that you lack. More on that later. The reason why we need to know which element works well for you is to know which is your primary or strongest element and which is your secondary."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSroAzPOr0
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Stella turned to the book in front of her and opened it. In a flash, the six coloured stones similar to the ones I used last time floated out of the book and up in the air, forming a circle. The stones looked a little larger than before.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQeP7vFTbt
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"I hope you can recall the elements that you used in your fight." Stella looked at me with a smile. "Could you tell me what each stone represents?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ketBIx8WD
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The first stone my eyes fall upon is the red one. "The red stone is the fire element. The blue is water. The green must be nature, since I remember using the vines to tie themselves around Pug. The orange is earth. As for the purple and the yellow, I’m not sure. All I remember is making weapons out of them, and the yellow produced a dazzling light."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBepMKrDrM
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"Great, you know most of the elements. However, I should mention that the green stone not only deals with nature but also with wind, which is a part of it. For the earth stone, it not only deals with the ground itself, but whatever metals and minerals lie in it."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uV3ztYEAR
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"Metals?" I asked. "Does that mean I can create a silver spoon if I need to?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkst1URgbG8
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"Yes, but let’s not get carried away with ourselves. You need to be a natural-born wielder of the earth element to pull that off. And it takes a great amount of skill."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmepyUIQaL
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I give a shy nod and continue to look at Stella attentively.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM5cLp67EE
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"The yellow stone is the light element." Stella pointed it out with her finger. It broke away from the circle and floated on its own to the side. "Like in the maze, you produced a dazzling light, blinding Pug. But it can also produce lightning, which you can use to attack your opponent."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFsWNtXEGP
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"Lightning?" My eyes must have bulged out of their sockets because I noticed Raymond shake his head like I was some immature amateur learning something new.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaGMSOMM9d
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"Yes. I’m not sure if you can recall blocking Pug’s fire bolts with your hand the first time you did it."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHOuQ9at2R
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"I thought I used fire back then. And didn’t the rod bring up a shield?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBEQTSNu7y
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"Yes, well, at that point, you countered using a ball of lightening, and then you popped up the shield due to the impact."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d2VoAFMrh
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"Okay. Does the light element always bring up a shield like it did?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GSSlRuxUW
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"Yes. All other elements, when used the right way, can help you form shields and weapons of different kinds."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo91uEB5SgB
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I heard Raymond mutter something under his breath, and that made me slowly turn to look at him. I can tell what he said is full of malice. He isn’t that hard to read.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvEzOwvj8u
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Stella continues as if nothing is going on. "Coming to the purple stone, it will be a bit of a surprise to you." She poked at it, and just like the yellow stone, it floated away from the others and stood next to its counterpart. "This is called the shadow stone."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcRHNaiWeX
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"Shadow?" I raised an eyebrow. "If it’s a shadow stone, shouldn’t it be black?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLminWuYvug
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"Yes, basically it should, but this isn’t the case because the black stone already has its own purpose. It's the same with the light stone being yellow and not white. We’ll come to the white and the black stones later."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1ay0geSgl
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"There are the white and black stones?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1h9uGQoWV
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"Yes. It’s where these colours, or, let me say, elements, originate from. I think you must have learned at school about how all the colours derive from the white colour."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGhmdEoQZC
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"Yes, I do. When you explain it like that, it makes sense. But as far as I know, black is the absence of colour."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf5ERFXGHH
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"Well, in this case, we aren’t just talking about colours, but elements. All this comes from a much deeper perspective, which you’ll learn about later. Now back to the stones. We’ve familiarized ourselves with them; now all we need to know is your primary element."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyIzdPApTF
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With a gesture of her hand in mid-air, the purple and yellow stones grouped back together with the rest of the other stones. Stella gestured with her other hand, telling me to approach the dais. I did as instructed, and with the stones in between us, I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLo51lF7ML5
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"Now don’t be scared," said Stella, sounding very calm. "What we will do is a very simple exercise. I want you to reach your right hand out. Once you do, each stone will read you, and one of them will fly into your palm. That will be your primary element."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXFQPjFCky
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This seems weird. What if all the stones decide not to pick me? If they don’t, then there will probably be something wrong with me, right?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82Nl5tlrmV
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Not wasting any time, I hold my right hand up, my palm facing the stones. I don’t know how long this is going to take, but the stones simultaneously start to glow like Christmas light bulbs. I bet this means they are doing their reading. Stella stood there, watching the stones. I know Raymond is looking on too, but I can’t think about him now, though I could feel his eyes pierce the back of my head like daggers.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZU4mNNWTN
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I started to feel warmth coming from the stones. It’s comforting at first, but then it starts to get hotter and hotter while the stones glow brighter and brighter. I could feel my palm get so hot that it started to hurt. I dropped my hand as I yelped in pain. It’s as if I had touched a boiling pot straight from the blazing flames of a charcoal brazier.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiX0CjrD18
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"Diana, are you okay?" Stella asked.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwioYEbIERD
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I whip my hand in the air, trying to get it to cool. Later on, I held my palm up to blow air out of my mouth. It's red and throbbing with pain. I hear Raymond come close to look at my burnt palm. Stella rushed down the dais and gently took hold of my hand. She placed her palm above mine, and soon a small, colourless orb formed on my palm. I felt a cooling effect afterwards.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK8WuoXBo7
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"Hold that for a while," she said. "It will help cool the hand."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHUGo2ZYVM
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"What could have caused this?" Raymond asked.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfrDTrxXKS
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Stella looked at the stones in front of me as I answered, "they don’t like me, that’s why."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCqyjFCYvm
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"No, it can’t be that," said Stella. I noticed the look on her face as she looked at the stones. "It’s supposed to happen naturally. One of the stones should fly into your palm. The secondary stone comes afterwards."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipxKziUk4D
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The orb in my hand melted like balm, and the pain soon subsided. My palm didn’t hurt, though there was some stinging.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5numepil7
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"Diana, did something happen when you held up your hand?" she asked, looking at me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0LIoGcv53
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"Nothing. I did as you said. Apart from getting burned."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTIHd925Yh
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"Okay, we’ll try again."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCKRtSlJJY
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I gulped as I didn’t find the voice to argue. What if my whole hand gets lit on fire?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99DclfU6e2
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Stella goes back up the dais, and Raymond comes to whisper in my ear:386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJmm5cUFV6
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"Don’t be scared. Just relax."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkNGp1pvnU
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He soon backed away, but it’s like his essence still lingered beside me. That must be the shadow element at work. I rubbed the thought away and looked up at Stella. She gave a nod of her head, telling me to go ahead. After taking a deep breath, I held up my right palm. The stones glowed again. This is it.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEo0mlrbeK
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I felt it. The daggers at the back of my head that I had felt earlier. So, it wasn’t what I thought at first. I dropped my hand in an instant, and the pain stopped.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUsn9pNdtf
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"What is it?" Stella asked.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeR9WaxOMMU
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"You asked me earlier if I had felt something before," I answered. "At first I thought it was this thing you feel when people are staring at you, but I felt it again. Like daggers at the back of my head. Is that normal?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnH1g9EKvd
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"Well," Stella rubbed her hands together, "people experience different things. For some, it's so fast and simple that they don’t feel anything. Some, like you, feel the back of their heads or their palms burning. What I don’t understand is why it took so long for any of the stones to respond and fly into your hand the first time."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡei0xGsVa0y
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I shrug my shoulders. "It’s like I said. Maybe they don’t like me."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Puo8KmnXj
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Stella sighed. She looked at me like a child who didn’t like to comply with anything, finding it hopeless to try and convince me. "Let’s try this again. And this time, when your hand starts to burn, don’t drop it."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UDaIx1Uy9
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"But what if I can’t take it?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbVEuhD1Nt
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Stella didn’t know how to answer that, as she remained silent. If I were her, I wouldn’t know what to say either. I saw her give Raymond a warning look. I bet that's why he's here.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeZWpNEL5t
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Likewise, I took deep breaths and held up my hand, and the stones glowed just like before. The feeling of daggers at the back of my head came back, and soon enough, my palm slowly started to get warm, then hot. I continued to look at the stones, hoping that one of them would fly to my hand, but they kept glowing, and the heat kept increasing with each passing minute.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6cWFxBdHP
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My palm starts to feel red-hot like before, but then I remember that I’m not supposed to drop it. Easier said than done. My left hand quickly holds the wrist of my right. I felt like I was in a furnace as my body started to feel hot.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoGVwnpCgi
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The pain at the back of my head kicked up a notch, and for a second there, I felt my head jerk back like someone had grabbed my short hair and pulled. I winced in pain at both the burning on my hand and the pain at the back of my head. For how long am I going to take this?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWz76gtUqk
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"Hold on a little longer, Diana," said Stella.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ajTV8GE7X
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It’s painful for me to even reply, as I felt a jerk in my head and my neck bent a little. I keep telling myself to hold on. But I feel like dropping my hand with each second that passes.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgfAxX1jpF
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I close my eyes as I now feel the scorching heat on my hand, like it's been lit on fire. I yell. The pain is unbearable, and I just want all of this to stop.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DMRS5AU4w
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"I can’t do it, Stella!" I cry out.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQOtV3XuZz
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I’m not sure if she said anything, but I felt my head pull back a little, and I was afraid my neck would break. Why is all this happening? I’m afraid to even open my eyes, but when I do, I see a rainbow of colours flying all around me, changing shape everywhere I look. Am I still in the library? I'm finding it hard to tell.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2llbiIBuQ5
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I try to look at the stones with my hand still outstretched, and I see them glowing brighter than before. The colours that were flying all around me came from the stones themselves. My hand is burning hot now, and I thought this was it. I can’t take it any longer. Should I still be doing this?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAfUr7O0Dg
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"Accept."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqmG4nkZQA
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Who said that? Is that Stella or Raymond? It didn’t sound like any of them. Who else is here?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsDTnfah7M
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"Accept. Accept everything."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LgfqlRlNJ
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Before I knew it, my neck bent back even more, and my head felt like it was about to split open. My whole body felt like it was on fire. Have I been thrown into the blazing fires of hell?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxuW7OGX9X
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I screamed in agony, and I thought I was going to die.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrsh15heDp
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Images soon flashed before my eyes: a line of trees, snow on the ground, and a woman with her red, blazing eyes. I'm looking into a dark, empty space, but there was someone standing there. The hooded figure turned to me, and I saw the skull face of Death. The image changes again, and I'm back home. My mum is looking down at me with a smile as she calls out my name. More images kept flashing before me, like I was reliving my entire life, some in a fast blur. Then there came flashes of images that I had never seen before. Like I had been staring at photos on a screen, the images slowed bit by bit of a place I had never seen before. The place is beautiful, filled with trees and flowers and green grass all around. This is where all the flashing stopped. I am looking at the beautiful scenery when suddenly a butterfly appears in sight and lands on my nose. I could actually feel it. Likewise, I gasp like I have been woken from a dream and realize all of this is real. The tree leaves rustled in the gentle breeze of the wind that I felt blow by. And the smell of the fresh grass is something extraordinary. Not to mention the colourful flowers of different kinds all around.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGkh92hOFw
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The butterfly takes to the air, and it’s then that I notice its colours. One wing is white with small black spots. The other is black with white spots. I have never seen such a butterfly in my life. I follow it, and as soon as I turn around, in front of me stands a tree. Likewise, I look around and feel there’s something different about it. There are other beautiful trees around, but this one seems the biggest with its strong, wide, and sturdy trunk. Not to mention that its leaves were the greenest I have ever seen.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcShRuB8Sy8
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The black and white butterfly continues to fly towards the tree, and I follow. As soon as I am under its huge canopy, I feel a strong aura in the air. It feels comforting. It's like when you walk through the front door of your house after such a long day and are just grateful to be home. I look around, and it’s then that I hear a few birds chirping in the tree. I look up and find birds of all types high up in branches, looking down at me. The sight of them brings a smile to my face. I look around for the butterfly, and I see it has landed on the tree’s sturdy trunk. Likewise, I walk over to it, and when I get close, I stretch out my hand and touch the tree’s trunk. The feel of its hardness under my skin was something I’ve never experienced before; it's like there’s nothing that can be compared to it. Ever. I felt something as well, like a sort of vibration. Why did I have a weird feeling like it was trying to tell me something?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxhNZY55vC
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"Accept," came a whisper.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrXGCpqO3l
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I almost jump in fright and look around. There’s nobody there. The leaves rustle above me, and the birds become silent.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOvASxYxSr
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"Accept everything," came the voice again. The voice is coming from behind the tree.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw35NFmLO9D
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As though on cue, the butterfly flapped its wings and took to the air, going around the tree. I follow it, and immediately I do, I’m shocked to see what’s in front of me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh50dL3RzOA
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Behind the tree is a whole different landscape. Grey clouds filled the sky, giving the place a dull gray look. There is no grass, but hard, cracked ground like that of a very dry desert. There are also dead, thin-looking trees. I turn to look at the tree beside me, and it’s like half of the tree that I thought was so sturdy now looks shriveled up. There were thin-looking branches holding a few shriveled, dead leaves.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTdN4YGHSS
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I look at the devastation in front of me, as there is nothing beautiful in sight and the endless desert land stretches out for miles. I turn to the large tree beside me, and it’s like I stood in between the living and the dead. This scenery is one I’ve never seen before. I feel like I’m in a painting where you can clearly see the demarcation between the two sides.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUuDbhDQmo
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"Accept it all," came a whisper. This time, the voice came right behind me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX1mIKByDo
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I turn around, and I find an antique full-length mirror with a gold frame standing in between the line that separated the two sides. How did it get there? I looked in the mirror, and what spooked me was my reflection. I approach the mirror slowly, trying to understand what I’m seeing.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7XVHTgaRO
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Not only that, but I notice the scenery in the mirror is similar to the one behind me, but the reflection didn't move like I did as I approached. And her eyes were closed. I must be looking at a picture, but something told me it was a mirror.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL2gfyLQhM
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When I get close, I notice the image that looks like me wearing a long dress, like those that princesses wear in fantasy movies. It’s made of the finest silk, with one half of the dress being black and the other half white. Beautiful sliver embroidery decorated both the long sleeves of the dress and the hem. Below the dress is a hue of black and white. Around the dress’ neckline were colourful tiny beads sewed in with the silver embroidery, and they had the six colours with which I am familiar.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFlIHvRr2g
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I look straight at the person in the mirror—if I can call her that—and she has her eyes closed. I wonder if she’s sleeping. She just stood there with her arms by her sides. I continue to stand there, thinking of what to do.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtP2QN0kmk8
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I come a little closer, and I stretch out my right hand to touch the mirror to see if all this is just an illusion. At the same time, she lifts her hand like you do when you look in the mirror. This surprises me. Is she truly my reflection?386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq9EkPy3G9
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I pause with my hand still lifted. Then, all of a sudden, her eyes flew open, and I took a step back, dropping my hand. She’s awake. Her hand is still outstretched, and I notice that she’s holding something. Whatever it is, it’s enclosed in her fingers.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORjllp4YCZ
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I look at the person who looks like me, and I notice her eyes are filled with all sorts of colours swirling and dancing around in the small sphere of her irises. She looks like me, but is she me? Her hair is far longer than mine, as it reaches her shoulders, while mine is more of an afro.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEFfAdb3Lx
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"Accept," she said loud and clear in my voice.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDbchiHtym
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She turns her hand to open her palm, and in it are two glowing orbs, not as big as golf balls, swirling around her palm in a circle. They glowed like precious stones as they swirled, not touching each other.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIttFjeVhT
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"Accept it," she urged on. "Accept it all."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxluklt59H
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I look at her and then back at the two orbs. "What is all this?" I ask. "What am I dealing with?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW929dsikou
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"You will never know until you accept them," she said as she gestured at the orbs.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1cVDWfN6q
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I approach her and slowly bring out my hand, palm up. She stretches out hers, and it extends out of the mirror. She laid the two stones on my palm. They continued to swirl around, and I could feel their buzzing energy. It’s scary because I could feel my hand start to burn in an instant.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJNa6NoIMc
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"What should I do now?" I asked my lookalike in the mirror.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vFTWqYby7
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She smiled at me as she clasped her hands together and answered, "all that is up to you."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOgYgYDQA1
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Before I could say anything, the orbs glowed so brightly that it’s all I can see. The next thing I know, I hear Stella calling out to me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAmWiPL93L
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"Diana, can you hear me?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vIzZBSJCH
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I open my eyes, and I’m back in the small library. I look around, hoping to see the half-good, half-bad landscape and the girl in the antique mirror, but no. I’m back on Butterfly Island.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv52T3eqMcc
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"Are you okay?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8IZXnRHYQ
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I look up at the dais, and Stella is there like I left her. I turned to the door, and Raymond stood there too. He had a weird look on his face, and I started to wonder what had happened.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXJYNjyitM
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"I’m fine," I found myself answering.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8SuQil9HX
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"You can put your hand down," said Stella.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNXbtc7Zqg
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I hadn’t noticed that my right hand was still outstretched, and my left hand was still holding my right wrist. My hand is still burning, but not like before. I felt something move around in my palm, with my fingers enclosed in whatever I was holding. I turned my hand to open it, and there they were. Two black and white orbs dance around on my palm in circles, not touching each other.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgan4vjnXtX
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My mouth falls open, and I look up at Stella, who can’t believe what she’s seeing.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsJhcdYxsq
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"Stella," I almost stammered. "What does this mean?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZMHSLdxIT
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She doesn’t answer at first as she looks at the orbs in my hand. She shakes her head and, likewise, quickly runs down the dais towards me, grabbing my hand to look at the orbs.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHmKmHyg42
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"This is unbelievable," she said as she looked at me in surprise. Raymond comes over to see this for himself. "The others will not believe this."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQgJdO9MBf
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"You haven’t answered my question, Stella," I said. "What does this mean?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTx6xRp7ga
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"It means you can control all six elements," she said.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1UBBlvIdG
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I shake my head in confusion. "What?"386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc30J9AfTJC
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I turn to Raymond, waiting for him to say something. I know he can’t lie to me.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dVhXZueZC
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"It’s true," he says. "You naturally control all six."386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfopqGoj5cP
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I looked down at my open palm, and the orbs continued to spin around in my hand. This is a lot to take in.386Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVfYUD7amJ
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