The two continued to talk until the sun went down and came back up again ...
and by this time .. the frost had already been fully absorbed by Theo's body .. the snow flakes engravings had disappeared along with the icy element ...
his eyes fluttered ..
captain Rose was beside him when he started waking up ...
his eyes then opened .. but still went blurry ...
he then turned his head to look on his right ...
captain Rose sat .. on a chair .. as she sipped the tea inside the cup ..
"Goodmorning ... Head Soldier Theo ..." she smiled at him ..
"Goodmorning captain Rose ... aside from the time I passed out ... can you tell me about the things that happened ..." captain Rose ... started to talk about everything that had happened so far in full ...
everything sounded like what he thought would happen after he passed out ..
after all ... to him .. death never came even when it was close .. even when he was holding onto the rope of his life ...
luck would always present itself and save him from danger ..
but that was not what he was worried about though ..
he heard captain Rose mention something about Simon that needed his aid ...
he tried to understand the situation and found it easy to comprehend and easy to handle by himself ..
but what he didn't have was support and supplies that he could help him with ...
unless he helped him in a way he thought was useful but took a long time to get through ..
but before he could think of helping him ... he focused more on what they were here for ...
he listened to every detail ... and summarised it to understand it ...
after a while ... he got of the bed .. and did some stretches ... ..
captain Rose ... brought to him some tea and bread ...
"Thank you captain ..."
"Sure ... so tell me ... Theo ..."
"Yes captain ..?"
"What happened in the forest yesterday ... how did you become .."
before she could finish ... Theo interrupted ..
"I don't know .. captain .. but please forgive me if I hurt you .... it wasn't my intention ..." captain Rose nodded and didn't ask any more ...
after eating his morning meal ... he then dressed up ...
but before anything ... he checked his body ... and found out that .. another element had been added ...
but unlike the emblems that would show up in his mind .... this element .. was no emblem ... it was a black snow flake ...
aside from his golden lightning ... this was the first element so far that .. had shown itself otherwise different ....
"Uhm captain .. when are we doing our mission ... ?? "
"Not too long from now ... Laura has gone to the village's head to ask for an audience for us ... "
"Laura ...??? .. who is Laura ...??"
"She brought you in ... she's been taking care of you .. "
the door then opened as Laura entered wearing a white robe on ...
Theo turned his head and glanced at the woman who had just entered ...
'One word for her ... she's awfully *gorgeous* ...' ... Theo thought ..
Laura glanced at him but then shifted her gaze and looked at the captain ...
".. You're allowed to see the leader ... " she said as she walked out of the door ..
the captain followed behind her whilst Theo was checking his back ..
"Where are the wounds from yesterday ..??" a memory then flashed in his brain as illusionary blades slashed on his back ...
"By the time they slashed at me .. my energy was already gone .. does that mean .. that this snow flake is the reason for me getting all of my injuries healed ... " he muttered ..
he shook his head out of confusion and rushed behind the two ...
the time he arrived behind them .. he realised that the sight infront of him was heavenly ...
the roads ... the houses and the giant tower in the middle were like royal buildings ..
especially the building in the middle ... it was like a tower from the Jack and the bean stocks ... story .. but a little smaller ...
everywhere they went .. the villagers would look at them ... with curiosity and some with disdain ...
"Don't mind them .. they're not fond of outsiders ... especially those who are not of our kind ..." Laura said in a low voice as they kept walking towards a building like a house that was as huge as a mansion ...
"Uhm .. Laura .. you keep saying .. 'our kind' ... aren't you the same as us .. humans ??.." captain Rose inquired ..
"Yes .. we're humans but ... more like hybrids ... there's a lot of history .. behind the statement ... so just assume that a human ancestor .. mixed with some cold attributed creature ... that is somehow our ancestor as well .. " Laura replied ..
"Oh .. " Captain Rose then realised that everyone in the village only had an ice element ... and that could be one of the things she did not notice before ..
however .. Theo on the other side .. was aware of what kind of people they were ..
though not because of his senses .. but rather from how they attributed the same element ...
"This is like an ice element ... but it's not an ice element ... " Theo said ...
captain Rose tilted her head and glanced at him weirdly ...
Laura turned her head and looked at him and said .. "Sharp knowledge ..."
"How so ...??" captain Rose asked .. as Theo and rubbed his chin ..
"An ice element .. only casts coldness ... but this one is different .. the dark blue wall ... is an example of what I'm trying to explain .. it's like jade and it's like ice .. it can be used differently ... as warmth and frost ... they are like hybrid elements .. consisting of earth and ice elements ... but that's not it though ... but I'm right aren't I ..??" Theo asked ..
"You're right ... this is not entirely an ice element .. but an entirely different element ... like the black guardian from outside that you fought with ... it's entirely an ice element .. it consists of a dark element and ice element .. but rumour has it that .. there are more elements ... " Laura said ..
the three kept talking and discussing ... about the element ..
and finally after a while .. they arrived before a huge dark blue door ... with a golden knob ..
Laura knelt infront of the door ... captain Rose followed ..
but Theo ... did not ...
"Enter .." a booming manly voice resounded from the inside of the mansion ...
the giant door opened on both sides revealing the interior ...
.
a white carpet lay from the inside and went towards the end of the mansion where a man in blue sat down in a lotus position ...
his eyes were closed .. and he had a light smile on his face ...
white hair grew from his head ... and a white beard grew ...
but instead of looking like an old man .. he looked like a young man ..
aside from the man .. there were 12 more people .. who had white hair .. six on the right and six on the left ...
each with a white robe on .. they sat on thick dark blue mats .. that released a blue hue like mist that they absorbed inside their bodies ..
Laura and captain Rose... raised their heads and looked at Theo with frowns ..
'I'm not going to bow down ... ' Theo thought to himself as he looked at the two with the same expression ...
as they walked towards the leader ... three dark blue mats .. appeared like a mist ...
Laura went forward and sat down first ... captain Rose went second .. and Theo went last ....
when they all sat down .. the leader opened his eyes and looked at Theo with interest ...
"Greetings .. outsiders ... " the man said ..
"Greetings .. to the leader of the Ice Village ... I'm the captain Rose in the lead for the mission of today .. and to my right hand side is my subordinate ... Theo .. Head Soldier Theo ... " captain Rose said in respect .. her head lowered ...
"We're here to .. aid the people of the Ice Village against the creatures that are to assault the village ..." before captain Rose could finish her story ... a chortle like a snort from one of the people on the sides escaped into the ears of the captain and Theo ..
"Who said we need aid .. from outsiders ... and even if we did need help .. what help can you hope to offer us .. ??" a woman from the right said .. with disdain painted all over her face ..
"I do not mean it in an inappropriate way ... " captain Rose said in a soft voice
.
but before the elder could even answer her .. Theo suddenly interrupted in an annoyed tone ..
"We're only here because of our mission ... if it was not for the mission ... we could've left the matter into your hands .. since you think you can defend against the creatures .. oh and .. why have you been waiting for so long ... with your power I think you would've done a very good job .. don't you think ..." Laura and captain Rose raised their heads and looked at Theo with shock ...
"Hmm ... I see .. there's an interesting breed amongst you ... " the lady said ...
"Quite down ... captain Rose .. what is your say in this problem of ours ...??" the leader asked .. with a smile still painted across his face ...
"Oh and forgive my frost disciple .. they're not fond of outsiders .. " he then chuckled ..
"There is no problem .. leader ... she was just speaking her mind .. " captain Rose said ..
Theo on the other side ... looked at the woman with disdain and a deep frown ...
the latter did the same as well ... as invisible .. sparks clashed between them ...
"Leader .. I think we the 12 Frost Disciples can handle this matter without the help coming from the outsiders .. " the woman said in a chilly voice .. as her aura swept towards Theo who cancelled it with his own golden aura ..
the woman was shocked .. as she looked at Theo ...
aside from the special senses .. she saw the connected between her aura and her .. was cancelled and broken ... whilst the latter's aura remained intact .. and lively ...
Theo smiled cockily at her and looked away ...
"You should know .. that .. these creatures are immune to our elemental attacks ... and aside from me .. these two are the only ones who can help us eliminate our enemy ... " the leader said ...