Loralle, Her Journey Chapter 6 part1

CHAPTER 6 (Part one)

The Air Tribe

 

Loralle was on her own again, but this time she felt even more determined to finish what she had started.

She stopped for food, but not having anything or anyone close by, made her want to get to what seemed to be the ‘Air Tribe’, faster.

As she travelled, she had watched these people more thoroughly.

Noticing that previously, she had immunity to water, earth and fire. It had been a lot easier to obtain the rights to use that power. So, Loralle wanted to learn how to use it first. She was hoping that once she learnt it, she would naturally become immune to it. Of course, she hoped and hoped, because if immunity didn’t come naturally, she would not know how to gain it…

Loralle was reluctant to let go of her hope. Especially when she might not even get into the tribe without the immunity, let alone get the approval from the giant cyclone.

This also made Loralle question the earth power. How was it that people were able to go into the barren, desolate earth and not feel something from it? Were they already immune from it? It really stunned Loralle, because, for so many years people left their tribes to fight across the earth place and easily stood there like they aren’t affected by anything. Over the long time of history, did everyone have earth inside them somewhere already?

Loralle had to admit, that out of all the powers, the earth power was the most mysterious out of the lot.

 

When she got closer, so that she was only a day or two travel time away. Loralle slowed down and decided to build a house and learn the air power.

Trying to imitate the Air Tribal members, Loralle desperately tried harnessing the power, but to no avail.

She asked the air many, many times but nothing ever happened.

Loralle, who had expected more, couldn’t help feeling a little downcast. Here she was, worried over gaining immunity, when she had already fallen before even gaining the power in the first place!

With no other idea in mind, she left her house and went closer to the Air Tribe.

She knew when she was getting closer, the air was notably winder. Stopping, she tried to harness the power of air once again and felt a little different.

Was it because there was no air before? She questioned.

She was honest with herself though and decided that she had only felt different, but had not seen anything to state that she had made the power work…

Deciding to build a house there for the time being, Loralle continued to practice. And so that she wasn't alone, she made an earth 'person' to practice with her...

 

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Another week went by and Loralle was unsure on how to feel. She continued to feel different but did not ever see any kind of change!

All this time, she had watched others in the Air Tribe but when she imitated them, nothing happened!

Giving up on following others, Loralle sat there instead and remembered how she had learnt the earth power.

When she had been very small, she had like the dirt, climbed the trees and watched the ground through sunsets and sunrises...Well, it wasn't like she had any other choice...

Smiling, she opened her eyes and patted the earth 'person' beside her. She had thought for a while that she was on her own…How could she forget her most precious friends?

Feeling guilty, she apologized to the earth and looked towards the giant cyclone in the far distance.

They are all my friends and you will be too, she thought.

Loralle laughed, actually, she already felt better, even though she felt like she hadn’t accomplished anything yet.

Closing her eyes again, she tried to seek the air, to touch it and softly speak to it. Yet, it was so deathly quiet…

 

 

Besides eating and sleeping, Loralle continued to sit there and ‘search’ for her newest friend.

Days had passed, but she never moved closer or further away from the Air Tribe.

It was still strange to feel that something was going on, but she continued to see…Absolutely nothing!

Until…Finally, one day, a light breeze had surrounded her! How excited she was!

It was ever so light, but to Loralle, it was like she was being caressed. She felt like she had finally been accepted to use this power. Haha, another power!

There were two things that she hadn’t known, one was that, she hadn’t been doing ‘nothing’ all this time. For the most part of air…It can’t be seen. Of course, she had to learn more, but the prelude to gaining the air power had already been accomplished, even though she couldn’t see anything change.

Not only that, the power of air starts with everyone on their first breath, when they are born...So, the very beginning of learning to use the air power...Is with everybody living on Mondal!

But...No one seems to know this fact...

The second thing unknown to her, was that she had been doing that for two months already. In these two months…There was, indeed, changes. Having not watched the Water or Fire Tribes since she had left, she wouldn’t know that war was very close to happening once again.

 

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Yet, another month went by and Loralle could now feel closer to what she did with her other powers before she had been approved by the elements.

It had become time to go elsewhere anyway, as the already scarce food in the barren, desolate earth had now become even scarcer.

What Loralle intended to do, was continue gaining the air power, inside of the tribe instead.

She was only slightly worried about how the Air Tribe would treat her, because they were different to that of the Water Tribe and Fire Tribe. It seems that personalities of the Air Tribe went with the power they wielded. They came across as free and strong. They also didn’t speak…Loralle had not seen one-word uttered every time she uses the earth to peek on them.

They had a certain power that Loralle had not been able to use…That was to become the wind itself. Their bodies became invisible, but wind was seen flowing around instead. Loralle thought this power was great! Oh, how she wanted it!

But for a whole week of focusing, she could not utilize it at all! It had made Loralle upset and she pouted for a whole hour!

So, after that...She decided to go into the tribe, so, she stood up and walked towards it on foot.

As before, when she went into the Fire Tribe, she also didn’t want to stand out…Yet, it doesn’t work out like she planned at all!

What she hadn’t thought of, was that this tribe knew of her already because of the air…The earth power and air power had the same similar feature of using their power and looking out, beyond of where they were.

So, if there was a tribe looking for a needle in a haystack, the Air Tribe would be able to find it!

They had seen her appearance already and had watched her every move curiously.

Learning that she was able to use the power of air, they have let her be. Even as she got closer to the tribe, as a stranger, they just watched and stayed out of her way.

But this didn’t mean they weren’t curious! On the contrary, she finds just how curious they are!

 

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A few hours later, Loralle knew that she was somewhat surrounded by the Air Tribal members, but didn’t take offence. After all, she was trespassing onto their land! But, neither did she worry.

Their defences did slightly harm her, as the wind scratched at her tough skin, and now knowing that, she built a house and wanted to continue to learn the power.

But, first, she wanted to try their food!

What she found out in the coming months, kept her very busy!

The food they ate was probably the healthiest so far amongst the tribes…They ate dried meat from birds and fruits from trees.

After some days, a child had come to her and searched her house. Loralle hadn’t taken offence and let her do as she pleased, as they had done to her.

But, then more people came!

It had sort of scared her for a short moment, as she hadn't thought they were this populated!

But, what she hadn't realized and forgotten, was that they hadn't been seen by her, because they had been the wind...

The Air Tribal members came freely and walked straight into her earth house, even if she was sleeping!

Loralle knew of their nature before she had arrived, but it did start to irritate her.

Since they hadn’t said anything to her, Loralle decided to build another house beside hers, to see if that would get them away from hers.

It...Sort of...Worked!

A family took residence in it straight away! But…Others weren’t quick enough!

Loralle thought it was quite funny, as they had just stood there, looking at her expectantly!

She made another home and watched how they all flocked towards it wanting to make it theirs!

They really looked cute to Loralle and she decided that she liked it here very much!

Laughing, Loralle made several more earth houses and watched them happily.

So, in the end, they all got their own houses but got over the new idea a few days later and started to irritate Loralle once again!

Chapter end