The ending of summer.
The beginning of Autumn.
Autumn leaves fall from the tree onto the wet slippery rock. Some of them rested on the surface of the lake beside the tree, flowing with the water, some rested on the slippery wet rocks under the shadow of the tree and some flew away with the flow of wind.
The surroundings were colder and the wind danced around the long grass, trees, mountains, and people, making them shiver and stammer within their sentences.
One after another autumn leaves fall from the tree after losing all their life. Until a slender and soft hand caught one of the dead leaves between her delicate fingers. She brought the leaf near her nose and sniffed it, it had an earthly scent. She smiled and let go of the leaf as soon as a gust of wind stroked her delicate figure. The leaf flew away with the wind and she watched it. Her long black hair swayed with the wind continuously.
A gentle smile on her face as she looked around the lake with her gentle eyes.
"Helice."
The girl standing on the rocks beneath the tree turned around once she heard someone familiar calling her. A wide smile spread on her face when she saw her three companions walking her way.
The tallest one in them was Syloson with long red hair tied up in a ponytail. He possessed long red hair because he belonged to the 'Red tiger' Clan. He had slightly tan skin and was seventeen in age. Probably the oldest one. He possessed the power of fire and was the strongest one among the four of them.
Next to his right side was Ida Shu from the 'Shu Clan'. She was fourteen years old, the youngest among the four of them. She was like a delicate fairy wrapped up in a white robe. Half of her hair was up in a ponytail and half was down. She had blue eyes...they were as deep as an ocean...just like her ocean eyes she possessed the power of water.
Next to her right side was Darcy Leonidas from the 'Lion Clan'. He was fifteen years old and due to his clan, he had a wolfish appearance. His strength was his power as he possessed no such magic. He was wearing a black robe with silver armor, unlike everyone else he did not possess long hair as he could not handle them. His hair was long but not as long as others. They were till his shoulders and were perfectly tied in a ponytail.
This was a world where not everyone possessed magic or had a strong spiritual core. Those who possessed magic and had strong spiritual cores one way or another had to join forces to protect their clans and sects.
If you have magic no matter how weak or strong if you have a strong spiritual core you have to join forces no matter what. Since the people with ability are very few in this world. If you have magic...you will be kept high. If you have a strong spiritual core you will be kept high but those with a strong spiritual core... still do not possess magic. For that, powers like spells take place. People with magic and a strong spiritual core are taught spells in the sects.
And those who possess magic as well as a strong spiritual core, can do spells, and are well known for different techniques are positioned as 'Masters' in the sect as well as a clan.
Helice Daybrace from the 'Scarlet blossom' Clan stepped down from rocks. She was wearing a green robe, with a white robe with wide sleeves on top of her green robe. It was fluttering with the wind as she made her way toward her three companions. She possessed the power of portals, to her this power was very small but only her master knew what truly her disciple possessed.
She had green eyes like her master. Just like Syloson's red hair shows he is from the red tiger clan...their green eyes show they are from the 'Scarlet blossom clan'. She very much intimated her master's presence.
But it was still nowhere around her.
Her master possessed the power of 'Pausing' and some strong spells like chain control and was from the same clan as her. She possessed green eyes and was strong. Because of her, the scarlet blossom clan was proud but she also bears some sharp arrows on her back which she will never show anyone.
The scar of being without a soulmate.
"Where is Master?" Helice asked as soon as she trailed off in front of the three companions. "She is with the headMaster. She told us to gather here around this time, so we came. She must be coming." Ida said in a soft and gentle voice. She was the most talkative among the three of them but she spoke so gently and softly that no one complained.
"Why didn't you come to the morning class?" Darcy asked Helice as he took out his small knife and examined it. "I overslept," Helice said and all three of them passed her a shocked look. "What a rare moment," Syloson said and crossed his arms on his strong chest.
"Helice overslept. Since this was your very first time breaking the rules, the master won't punish you." Ida said with a smile and Helice shook her head. "Don't be so sure.....What...Any special thing happened in the class?" Helice asked hurriedly, showing others how impatient she was.
"Not really but...we have very bad news," Darcy said, and both the boys looked at Ida, telling her to explain as they were too lazy to do so. Not only that, they had fear implanted in their hearts. They didn't even like to talk about it. They felt powerless to even when they talked or heard about it.
Ida sighed...her bright eyes slowly turning sad, her eyelashes dropping and raising. "That monster...." Ida paused...her expression turning sadder.
"Evandros Linya?" Helice asked and Ida nodded. Helice took a sharp breath once she got to know it was related to the brutal leader of the Linya clan. "He...trampled another sect which beheld one of the seven dark stones. He killed all the students and people living on the peak." Ida said and with a sad sigh, she looked at all the three companions of hers.
"Thank God, we don't possess any dark stone. Otherwise, we were gone." Ida said and Darcy snorted. "Sooner or later, we will have to fight him too. He is collecting seven dark stones...for what reason? Obviously to trample the cultivation world." Darcy said and all three of them sighed.
"Instead of sulking and waiting to come against him, why don't you guys sharpen your skills?"
All four of them flinched, three of them turned their head to the left side, and one of them to the right side. "Master." All four of them said in unison.
In front of them stood a lady in her twenties. She wore a dark blue robe and on top of it was a white open robe with wide sleeves. Golden embroidery on the edges of the robe. She was tall and was wearing long black shoes which ended just below her knees. A black leather belt was around her waist, holding onto her knife. She had long light brown, straight and thick hair which was tied up in a ponytail.
Her skin color was fair and she looked ethereal. A sharp jawline, a perfect forehead, small lips, big green beautiful eyes with long feathery eyelashes, and a thin small nose. She was a walking beauty but her personality was the opposite. Although she was beautiful, for some reason she didn't look delicate. Her features were stern and her green eyes were cold. Her aura defined her power but she wasn't arrogant.
Being beautiful and powerful both at the same time was truly a blessing...that's what people think. Beauty might be from god but she knows how much she has struggled to be this powerful.
After all of this, she still had no tattoos on her body.
Her name was Megara Daybrace.
Her name was Megara Daybrace from the Scarlet Blossom Clan.As the saying goes around in this sect, 'She was ethereal but it was all in vain.' Beauty cannot fight fate.Some beautiful ones are fated with unsightly ones.Some are beautiful but unsightly within, some are unsightly but beautiful within, all fated.Thus for Megara beauty was nothing...it was all about fate.Which unfortunately was infrequently on her side."Pardon us, Master," Helice said and all four of them stood in line beside each other. Facing their master with a straight stance and warm characteristics. "Where were you this morning?" Megara asked Helice as she slowly walked up to them. Her hands were behind her back as she stood straight with a stern look on her face.She looked at Helice before looking at others indifferently. "I...overslept." Helice said and slightly gulped, barely keeping eye contact with Megara. This woman's eyes were like sharp weapons when she was dissatisfied. Helice lowered her eyes as she
At the entrance of the mountain."Have you guys packed all of your significant possessions?" Megara inquired once she reached the entrance of the sect. "Yes." All four of her students said in unison. She nodded and grabbed her horse reins, mounting her horse with her disciples. All of them were wearing clothes that common people usually wear since they did not want to uncover their originality. Megara's horse was in between them as she carefully eyed each of her disciples.Her eyes paused on Helice who was looking pale. Her lips were blue and her hands were tightly holding onto her horse reins. She seems to be pondering something very seriously."No need to be nervous, Helice." Helice snapped out of her thoughts once she heard Megara's voice. She looked up at her master in a trance, her eyes unfocused for a second. "I know but this mission truly depends on my portal magic. What if I ceased to function?" She asked, her tone slightly hoarse."It's alright. As long as I'm here...you do
It was Evandros Linya's room.She took a sharp breath in and slightly turned her head to look at the guard behind her. She decided to use her magic on him but by the time she turned to look at him, he wasn't standing alone. There was a maid beside him and both of them were looking at her.She was standing at a dead end.If these people didn't go straight and took the path next to her they will immediately find out about the knocked-out maid on foot. She swallowed but her throat was dry. She can feel her palm sweating.With no option, she slowly opened the door and walked inside. She kept her head low and swung her ponytail in front of her face, trying to hide her features as much as she can. She slowly raised her green orbs and was stunned beyond her wits by the obscene scene before her.She snapped her gaze down at the ground and slowly walked towards the table which was placed in front of the huge window. Even the curtains weren't down. The table was surrounded by pricey and fancy c
"Master? Are you alright?" Darcy bent down beside Megara who was seating on the sword. They had no option but to invoke their swords and get out of the clan as soon as possible. Once they were out of the clan then only did they breathe out.Megara who was sitting on Darcy's sword up in the air was somewhere in a trance, worrying her disciples riding the swords around her. Her left arm was pulsing in misery but she endured it like she always did. "Yeah, we must step down in the Yarin village and immediately depart for the sect," Megara said and looked around at her disciples. Her expressions were stern like steel and her eyes were cold as usual. The expressions on her disciple's face were somewhat looked distressed. They looked defeated. Yarin village was located between the Linya Clan and Liberation front sect. They left their horses in the inn they paid for and immediately sat off for the Linya Clan. Now they were heading back to the village.Megara lowered her gaze and looked dow
Nowhere.Such things as suddenly having a mark out of nowhere in your twenties were written nowhere. In no books, in no vision, nowhere. The books were scattered everywhere on the floor of Blossom's room but the answer she was looking for was nowhere.She stood up from the floor and started to pace around the room. She was anxious. She doesn't remember who she touched back then. It's impossible to suddenly have a mark. If you had a soulmate fate will naturally bond both of you within time.If she has a soulmate then she can't get with Evenor. She rubbed her temples in sheer confusion and frustration. She closed her eyes and tried to remember past occurrences. She didn't touch any man other than her disciples who were not eighteen yet....the only one she had slight skin-to-skin contact with was...Evandro's Linya.She licked her chapped lips and shook her head.Although every proof was pointing towards him she refused to believe it and kept shaking her head in denial. "Unthinkable...
The day to depart for the wedding came like lightning.Steeds and carriages were in front of the mountain's entrance. Some mounted on their horses, mostly men, and some settled down in their carriages, mostly women including the headmaster's daughter-in-law.Megara stood beside her old uncle, both of them holding onto their horse reins waiting for everyone to settle down so they can start their voyage.Out of nowhere, she felt someone gazing at her so she wandered her eyes around, her heartbeat skipped when her eyes met Evenor's. He sat on his horse ever so elegantly, looking like a true warrior. As gentle as his features were, his eyes were cold. He stared at her with a stern expression not tearing his gaze away even when he was caught by her.She felt a sudden pain in her chest. She gripped the reins tighter and lowered her eyes, turning her face away from him. She knew why he was giving her such looks and she wouldn't blame him. She has been ignoring him ever since she has been ma
"Where have you been?" Evenor stood in the foyer of the inn along with the others. As soon as she strode inside she was met by them. "I was just strolling in the market." She said and looked around at the others behind him. Her gaze went toward the females standing behind Evenor and some beside their soulmates. All of them were dressed nicely and looked beautiful. They looked delicate and fragile, the incident which just occurred a few minutes ago has her thinking about stuff she never thought about.She could not help but glance down at herself. She was rather dressed like the men here. She looked up at Evenor and found him staring at her with a frown. "Ah-uh, are you fellows proceeding somewhere?" She asked and Evenor passed her a gentle smile. "Yes, We are heading to the main hall of the sect. Since the wedding is arriving soon almost all the guests are here. Marco has arranged a gathering up there before the wedding." Evenor said and Megara slightly withered. She didn't look q
"A soulless man like me...suddenly had a soulmate mark."The room which was in eerie silence not long ago was suddenly filled with whispers. Suddenly having a soulmate at his age was not normal. Some people thought either he was lying or is exposing this after a long time. Whatever it was, most of them felt sorry for their soulmate. Everyone congratulated him despite his words which didn't make any sense.A handful even hesitantly asked who she was.Hearing this question from certain someone, Blossom could not help but scowl for a second. Some people know how to lick shoes.She pressed the cup on her lips and gulped down the liquor one after another cup. Her alcohol forbearance was very high so she wasn't scared of getting barfly.She did not raise her gaze and kept her focus on the table in front of her but her ears could not help and perk up with each whisper near her."What? Suddenly having a soulmate? What kind of nonsense is he spouting?" Evenor spoke out while taking a sip of