Story of Chancia 1.1

The wind was on its high as it entered Aadrika's room and started tickling her neck trying to wake a very sleepy girl. Slowly the sleeping beauty opened her eyes and sat on the bed using headboard as back rest. Her breathing was heavy, and it looked like she was still tired.

But the wind was in her different mood, as it shoved her covers off her making her smile. She said, "Okay-okay I get it." Standing up she said, "Is it okay?"

Then the moon illuminated and the light made the whole room glow. Aadrika being the sensitive one, understood that moon wanted to talk to her.

She went to a huge window. As she leaned to the window she looked at the moon with her heavy eyes and asked: "Is it true?"

She looked down and said "As mother said... I am nothing... I am worthless..."

She continued as her eyes filled with tears, "I can't use magic. I can't control any element. I am only a shame on Chancia's dynasty. Everyone can control at least one element, why can't I? Why am I so different? I never wanted to be different..."

With that, she started to cry without thinking. But before Eairy, the wind power, could do something, her door made a crack sound. She wiped her tears and looked at the door and in came her siblings.

Emilio came in front and said, "Look, Aadrika, we need to talk." She sighed and turned back to him and said "I know Emilio. It is your ceremony tomorrow and I am going to be there. Everyone; mother, father, teachers and even the servants have told me this a million times."

Ximena started in a very kind voice which was not usual, "I know Aadrika; they have pushed you to the edge but its best for the kingdom and for us."

Aadrika looked at her siblings and asked "I know and I am not going to hide anymore. I want to face it, but..."

She looked down afraid to say the next lines which she had said million times before. This time Myra intruded saying "Isn't this enough, Aadrika? You were supposed to be Princess of Chancia. Royal blood flows in your veins, how can you be so coward? What is it to meet a few new people?"

Aadrika looked at her and said "I don't feel safe... I can't stand them..."

Myra had enough of her, she just can't stand such a little prick of a girl as she mouthed, "Really? And they predicted, you going to be the greatest ruler of this kingdom. No! I don't think you can ever be a queen!"

Aadrika looked at the blank space and said: "I don't want to be a queen."

This just added fuel to Myra and she said "For God sake, Aadrika, can you please stop. You are the only cause of the problems in this kingdom. Everyone thinks we hide you from the world because you are very special, but look at you. You are nothing... nothing but a worthless burden. You can't even use magic. How useless can you be? For once, and please for once go out and marry a rich prince and bring riches to this kingdom."

When her little speech ended, Myra sighed in relief as her anger was out. But Aadrika, she was devastated. She was in tears and her mouth was open because of shock.

She just couldn't digest her very own sister said all this to her. Gale intruded this situation saying "Are you out of your mind Myra? She started to cry because of you! Do you have some sense or not?"

Myra frowned and replied in a very sarcastic tone "Yea, I made her cry as she deserves."

Emilio grabbed Myra by her forearm and said "She is our little sister, Myra. It is our duty to protect her, because, she is not normal."

As soon as those words left his mouth, Emilio regretted them. He was the only one who had always defended her and now even he thinks the same way as others. This thought just crushed little Aadrika's heart as she closed her eyes.

All of her energy drained just in a second and her legs felt wobbly and her head felt heavy. She tried to control all this emotional rush but her body refused as she fell out of the window.

She thought it was the end but Eairy decided something else. Her winds lifted her and gently put her on the floral bed made by Rosy, the power of nature.

Not feeling the impact Aadrika felt a bit confused and when she opened her eyes she saw herself in her garden. She heard voices calling her name.

She refused to face them as she started to run. She just ran and ran without thinking about the way. She was like that always. When she was small if something happens in a way she didn't want, then she would run away and hide somewhere, where no one would be able to find her.

This time she did the same. But from running so much, her legs gave up and she fell on the ground and it took her senses back.

She stood up dusting the dust off her clothes. As she took a look at her surrounding, she found out that it was the banned area.

Out of blue she heard her name being called "Aadrika..." It was a low wisporous sound, which had a soothing and calming affect on her.

She didn't feel like running away from this. This sound attracted her. She started to walk towards the voice "Aadrika... Aadrika... Aadrika..." The voice was increasing with increase in every step of her.

Through the great hallways, she finally reached the main door. As she opened it, she could see a very sparkling dark stone which was attracting her towards itself. She walked up to it and looked as the Dark stone lured her to touch it.

As soon as she touched the dark stone, she felt like dying and living at the same time. She could sense every emotion happiness, sorrow, pain, hate, love and whatever there could exist.

She felt like she is in everything and everything is in her. She can feel the very nothingness of the universe.

Suddenly it all went black and she was all calm and confident enough to stand there. Suddenly she heard "Greetings master..."

Hearing this she frowned and asked, "Who are you and why would you call me master?"

The voice said in a bit excited manner, "Because you are my master, master. I am dark stone and you are my holder."

Aadrika asked in a more confusing manner "What do you mean by holder?" The voice said "You are born to control me. I am all yours and you are here to get a hold of me. I am all yours, master."

With that, her mouth dried and her eyes went as wide as the saucer. She felt so guilty and ashamed. Her eyes filled with tears as she thought that Myra was right that she was the only cause of all the problems of Chancia.

She asked in her tears "Is that why I have black hair meaning I am evil? Is that why I can't use any other power because every power has abandoned me? Why only I have to be so evil..." The last statement came out more like a sentence than a question.

The voice replied to her questions in the most gentle manner, "No, your hair and eye colour is black because you are at the very early stage of your powers. You are not evil nor do I, all these are just assumptions. And no elements have abandoned you. If they had abandoned you they would have never saved you from the fall."

At this, she looked up and asked "If we are not evil then what were all those stories? Were they all lies? I know very well about the evil man of Zendar."

The voice firmly answered "Yes! They all are lies and you know it more than me what is truth..." Anger laced in her voice she asked: "Why should I believe you, not the things everyone told me? Why would I believe a non-existential voice than everyone in my kingdom?"

The voice said in a very proudly way, "Because you know the truth yourself. You would have known if I would have been lying to you."

Confused Aadrika asked "How...? How would...?" The voice said "Tell me why you can't learn the simple things they tell you? Tell me how do you know more than your teachers? Tell me why do you know everything about magic and still can't use it?"

She fell to her knees and looked down confused and said "I don't know... Maybe... Maybe because I am worthless...?"

The voice replied in a very gentle way, "Come on, stand up, you know what is true and what is a lie."

She refused to get up and shook her head saying, "I can't... I can't do it..."

The voice said "I am with you, come on, look up. Get up you can do it. I believe in you."

She was a bit taken back by voice's words and she slowly started to get up. The voice said, "I'll show you what you want, try and hold me."

Then out of blue dark stone came in front of her and it said: "Take me my master and I'll show you the truth."

She nodded and as soon as she grabbed it...