1 How it all began

This world is perhaps different to yours reader. It's people strange; to you. I am an air fairy with wings like silver that stretch to the floor. My hair is the colour of snow and my eyes the deepest grey. All fairies are connected to their element it is our source of magic, and life. The fire fairies have wings that look ablaze and the water fairies have hair that's flows like a torrent and the earth fairies eyes are as deep as the cool earth.

I love the kingdom of the fairies it's untouched beauty and the sense of connection we all feel binds us to each other. Across the waters of the boron sea however lies a kingdom, mighty and dark. The kingdom of the Elves, a violent species whom we see once a year when it is time for the fairies of the next year to begin their life. Perhaps this is the best place to start for it is after all where it all began.

The day was a beautiful one, as it mostly is thanks to the earth fairies and the air fairies collaboration on this day which is a most special one. I wondered down the streets of the fairy kingdom capital: Amorim. The sun beating onto my wings, the whole atmosphere of the city was of trepidation and excitement. Today was newfairn day the day the new fairies would be born into this world. As an eighteen year old fairy I have shame in admitting that I was still vastly unaware of how the whole process worked. I was however Keen to find out. My trainer had always warned that I was strong but naive and I was definitely leaning towards naivety this day. The thing I was most excited for however was the annual visit payed to us by the elves from across the sea, I skipped a beat as the bells in Amorim suddenly chimed out in peals of sliver and I began to run towards the city docks.

"Anya!" I jumped a little and turned, my best friend Bria was running to catch up with me her Perfect auburn hair and beautiful burning wings looked beautiful in light of the day now illuminated by fairy magic. She was the example of a perfect fairy. She caught up with me and we raced to the docks together giggling with excitement. When we arrived the docks were filled with excited fairies and I could just make out the beautiful green of the royal gazebo where i knew the queen would be. She was an earth fairy and the most powerful fairy in our kingdom.

The great black ships of the elves loomed into the docks. We fairies had them made specially for this occasion. I could feel Bria trembling with pure adrenaline beside me and I couldn't help but notice I was the same. We only had this one week a year to be excited at all and we'd already promised to make the most of it.