LOGINIt was a small pull, that had her confused at first, but kept bothering her like a strand of hair attached to your arm that you can't find and remove. When she focused on it, the pull drove her to touch his chest lightly. She cleared her mind to make sense of the foreign sensation that spoke to her and when she did, it was strange and dark. He was calling for fire. ---- Brianna is a witch that tends to the needs of nature by controlling the four elements. Nathaniel is a phoenix assigned to her village by a mysterious and suspicious organization, the Council. He is a master of fire, unwaveringly dedicated to his life's work. She is an untamable force of nature. Can their unexpected encounter alter the path of fate?
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わたしは月に嫌われている。 そんなことは分かっていたのに。 リリシアは内心で嘆く。 美しい青年がリリシアをお姫様抱っこし、銀色の月に照らされた夜道を歩き続ける。 その度に揺れる月紐で一本に結ばれた、うるわしき髪。 リリシアは、ぐったりとしたまま胸に誓う。 決してこの青年に悟られてはいけない。 姉を、そして、家を救うまでは――――。 * * * 帝都の離れに一軒の小さな家がある。 その玄関前の庭で箒を握り、落ち葉を掃く小さな娘がいた。 「リリシア、髪、ボサボサじゃないの」 父と共に家に帰ってきた姉が小さな娘、リリシアを見て言う。 「あ、お姉さま、お父さま、おかえりなさい」 挨拶をすると、母が慌てて家から出てくる。 「もうお母さま、またリリシアに手伝わせて」 「今日も『お姉さまのようになる!』って言うことを聞かなくてね。張り切って手伝ってくれたのよ……」 「全く、リリシアは。ほら、こっちおいで」 「うん」 姉が優しくリリシアの髪を麻紐で結い直す。 ――この時代、怪異を祓う様々な魔術師達が存在した。 そして、リリシアが住んでいるベルフォード家は貧しいながらも父の公務と月の魔術を持つ6歳差の姉、ユエリアのおかげで名を上げている。 その為、リリシアにとってユエリアは憧れの存在だった。 「リリシアも明日で4歳か」 「儀式が楽しみだわ」 父に続けて母が言う。 明日の魔術を確かめる儀式で自分もユエリアのようになれると思っていた。 ――翌日の夜。リリシアは母のミアに教えられた通り、儀式の為の純白なドレスを自ら着る。 この衣装は神聖なもので、誰にも触れられてはいけない決まりだ。 まるで一夜のお姫様になれたようで心が弾む。 着替えが終わると、父のエバートに導かれ、中庭の大きく立派な樹木の前まで歩いていく。 ユエリアは4歳の時にこの木に触れ、美しい黄色の花を咲かせたことから月の魔術を持ち合わせていることが分かった。 自分もきっと花を咲かせて見せる。 強く決意すると、月の光が真上から美しく樹木を照らす。 リリシアは両親とユエリアが見守る中、そっと手を伸ばし、樹木に触れた。 だが、次の瞬間。ドラゴンに似た巨大なイーグルの影のような怪異が姿を現し、リリシアとユエリアの体を順にすり抜ける。 すると樹木は一瞬で枯れ果て、ユエリアがその場で崩れ落ちていく。 両親は一瞬の強風を感じただけで、怪異の姿は見えていないようだ。 怪異は夜空へ飛んで行き、やがて、闇に溶け合うように消えていった。 「お姉さま!」 リリシアは叫び、駆け寄ろうとする。 だが、その直後、母に突き飛ばされた。 「ユエリア!!」 母と父は姉の名を呼び、リリシアのことなど眼中になく、一目散にユエリアへと駆け寄る。 地面に座り込む自分を見向きもしない。 (なんで? どうして?) 頭が真っ白になる。 そんなリリシアを月が照らす。 リリシアも気分が悪くなり、その場に一人虚しく倒れた。The camp near the southern border was perhaps one of the oldest. It lost many residents throughout the years, but still held more people than the resources could feed. The movement of the desert’s sand was the only thing indicating the passing of time on the otherwise static land. Even the strong willed eventually caved to the ruthlessness of the camp, the inevitability of its reality. It was the apex of grief, that much power constrained by the invisible shackles of danger. The self-imposed imprisonment eroded the souls of the adventurers and crushed the wishes of the dreamers.
“Allow me to shed some light into your path, my dears” The couple turned to the woman, surprised to see she was still there. Bree trusted her implicitly, but she knew Nate was still apprehensive. The anger from his drawn need was present, pulsing behind his eyes. She heard him fuming against her hair and intertwined their fingers to help him calm down. The old woman motioned them to take a sit again, and Bree took the opportunity to quickly peck Nate on the lips. It was working, the little contact she was establishi
Bree was the first to accept the situation. She was barely functional during the four days she spent with the older woman, but it was enough for her to understand she was as mysterious as she was caring.“Cassie, where should we start”“Tell me everything you know, child”Nate was beginning to catch up with the ladies.
Brianna was trying to keep herself together, but she was livid. It took her over an hour to calm Nate down enough for him to tell her the story. An hour and two punches to the wall. She felt the anger pouring out of his every word and by the end, most of it was shared between the two.She was sitting on their bed while he paced around, both trying to breath through the rage. “We need to leave” Her voice was sure, probably more that she really felt.
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