Loralle, Her Journey Chapter 10 part2

CHAPTER 10 (Part two)

 

In the following days, big changes had to be made because the powers had gone and with that...The hatred!

The Air Tribe continued to stay in the middle of their tribe and the Metal Tribe, even offering food to imply peace, but they were still ignored due to fear.

Mitch worried endlessly about Loralle, who had gone missing with their powers, and was unsure how to proceed. He checked her earth house outside of the Metal Tribe daily, to see that she wasn't there.

Finally, he succumbed and went himself to go see the Air Tribe, wanting to know if she was there instead.

Walking straight past the Air Tribe envoy, he went to their village.

He knew his tribesmen would worry endlessly about him but he had made up his mind.

He noticed that the wind that used to circulate around the Air Tribe still seemed to have not reappeared. Much like their own flashes...Not only that, the hatred he used to have for them, had completely vanished as well. They had wanted to find out what the Air Tribe wanted to do since a few days ago...So now, he was going to find out!

The Air Tribe watched him silently as Mitch searched each and every earth house to not see anything of Loralle. They did not attack him and Mitch was pleased to see that they hadn't changed.

Putting his head against one of walls, he started to think that maybe...Maybe Loralle was really gone...

No!

He put a fist against the house and took a deep breath. Turning around, he slid to the floor, finally looking at the Air Tribal members that were watching him. Their faces seem to look very similar to Loralle's curious gaze.

One pointed at the house, then at a ball and rolled it to him. Mitch tried to smile but all he could think of was, the memories he had with Loralle.

The ball stopped rolling and Mitch stared at it...

That's right, she was er, maybe they know where she went!

"The person that made this house...Do ya know where she is?"

They were stunned because he spoke, but after a long moment, they all shook their heads. Mitch fisted the ground in anger. "Dammit!"

They tried to console him with the ball, fruit and dried meat...But he just sat there looking a little sad.

 

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Who was better because of the amount of power that they yielded? What about other things that relied on powers to use? How could they defeat an enemy now? What about defence?

They couldn't become the wind, they couldn't hide, they couldn't produce what they used to and even cooking became more of a challenge!

They had to find other ways to live...Other ways to defend themselves, even against animals!

In the next few years, the Air Tribe and Metal Tribe became great friends. They also weren't divided anymore and merged together to make a brand new tribe. Mitch stayed with Loralle's earth built homes and gradually had a family with someone that was similar to Loralle, that was original from the Air Tribe.

No longer were there thunderstorms upon birth, instead, they came at random intervals to rain on all the different lands of Mondal.

Where the barren, desolate wasteland once was, now, was with several different types of lands...Some of it was sand dunes, some turned to rocky mountains, half of it turned into lush, green, tropical forests...One in which became a home to the last survivors of the Water Tribe.

The continent of Mondal moved on...To a future that no longer contained powers...It was as it was before the Elements had arrived. The humans were no longer victims.

And in time...Loralle was forgotten by all, except two...

Daniel was one, who was still angry, yet, happy...And Mitch, who never met another woman who he cared for more.

 

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"Wake up!"

"Yes, we want you to wake up, please!"

Loralle opened her eyes to find sunlight on her face, making her blink and cringe her face in displeasure.

"She's awake!"

"Let us out aye!"

Wiping her eyes, Loralle looked around to find nobody around. She found herself laying within a big grassy area.

Uh?

"Hey, Hey!"

"Ah, miss...Miss?"

"Shuddup! I'm talking!"

"Both of you be quiet! Loralle, honey, make an earth ball for me please."

"Mr high and mighty!"

Loralle shook her head and blinked.

Uh?

"Come on, come on, come on!"

"Loralle, honey, make an earth ball."

Making an earth ball, she saw it float above her hand and move around all by itself.

Uh?

"Me too, please!"

"No! Me first!"

Loralle let out a breath and blinked again. What a weird dream?

"Honey. Make a fire ball now."

She made a fire ball. "Yes! Ah ha. Awesome. Freedom!"

It too floated around on its own.

Uh?

She closely looked at the two balls, that seemed like they had a life of their own.

"I believe I'm next!"

"A water one this time, please honey!"

So, she made a water ball, then an air ball, then a metal one.

"Right, ey thanks little un!"

"Let's go!"

The fire ball drifted off, then a voice came once again, "You won't be able to go far without the vessel, Fire!"

"Then bring her then! Let's...Go!"

Loralle suddenly fell back, as the earth below her started to move.

Uh? Such a very...Strange dream!

"What's going on?" She finally asked.

"Oh, honey, we are meeting up with brother."

"Yep! Yep!"

"We'll help im get back tagether again, aye!"

Uh?

Loralle looked around as she continued to move on earth that she wasn't moving herself..."Where are we?"

This place did not look familiar at all! It was quite a nice spot really, lush green grass as far as the eye could see. Every now and again there were little pretty things that came out from the grass. They swayed slightly to the wind and Loralle was really speechless...Heaven? Has she died and gone to heaven? She wanted to stop and have a better look at the pretty things in the grass.

"It's where brother is aye."

"This place is Kralaide." The strange, leadership voice had said. This voice seemed very sure of his answer, and that is because it was the Element of Earth and it had already ventured out quite far to get information.

"Yes, and brother is still not finished putting himself back together yet."

"Yeah, Haha, we beat you brother Arculas!"

Uh? What in the world are they talking about?

Kralaide? Where's that? How'd they get here? What kind of place is it?

"Is Kralaide in Mondal?" Loralle asked, scratching her head, confused.

"No!"

"No way, humph, not going back there."

"Honey, we opened a portal and left Mondal, to come to Kralaide. Since you were able to connect us once again, you have to follow us."

"Earth." Loralle said suddenly.

"...Very good! Ah! She knows me!"

Earth...Is talking...To me!? For a moment, Loralle lapsed into a stunned silence...

Loralle smiled, why talk to me now!? Why hadn't Earth talked to me earlier!?

"Why talk now, not before?"

"Oh, well, honey...There was...Circumstances."

Loralle raised her eyebrows.

"Don't tell her, she doesn't have to know!"

Loralle frowned, "Fire."

"Uh? You knew!..." Actually, Fire was very surprised. Many vessel's hadn't even bothered to know which of them was which.

"Mmm." It seemed only natural that she could tell who her friends were...

"I think it's okay to tell her, she's our friend right?" Loralle wondered if that was Air.

"Who said!"

"Me! I like er! She's cool!" Loralle smiled, that kind of language...That must be Metal.

"Look...Honey...Our brother and us...We got into trouble. Our father broke us up and punished us because of it."

"Ha ha the old man sucks!"

"I miss im aye!"

"Shuddup, you idiot!"

"Now, now!"

"Fools. Both of you Shuddup!" Water...Loralle scoffed. The Water Element seemed to sound quite arrogant.

 

As the Elements continued to bicker and take her elsewhere, Loralle phased them out as she tried to get her bearings. So, this wasn't some sort of heaven? I'm alive...And, awake?

The last thing that she remembered was being at the field of flashes in the Metal Tribe.

What had happened?

Had she been approved...And now that she was...

Was I asleep that long that Mondal turned into Kralaide?

Loralle frowned, does that mean I'll never see anyone I knew again?

A sadness overwhelmed her as she remembered her last days in the Metal Tribe.

The Elements...What had they said?

Putting her hand to her head, she felt...Weak.

What had happened!?

Shaking her head in displeasure, she wanted to at least return to Mitch once...

How could they leave like this?

Sighing in defeat, Loralle put a hand slowly on the earth beneath her. She was a little scared...Of finding out that what the Elements said was true.

Seeing the unfamiliar terrain go into her head, she pulled her hand back in fright.

She was no longer on Mondal. That or...Mondal turned into Kralaide...

Taking a deep breath in, she attempted to calm herself, but her heart started to race and she could feel it throughout her whole body. As much as she tried to fight against it, nothing helped and her heart continued to beat rapidly.

Clutching her chest, in panic, she felt herself fall.

The Elements had spoken to her by now, but she couldn't hear them. Her heart raced and her blood rapidly went through her, flushing her face a scarlet red.

Then...Blackness overcame her sight.

 

Chapter end