"Okay, we're done, let me help you, were you scared?"
-The young man had taken off my helmet, I didn't know how much time passed, I shook my head at his question, he took the helmet and stood behind the counter while checking the results, his expression seemed to be very concentrated, when finally the first grimace appeared on his face which quickly vanished before saying the results and handing me a sheet where they were seen.
"Well, here are your results, your vitaly level is a little above normal, also it seems that your heart already has or is starting to have a shape, I couldn't tell you for sure, but your greatest affinity is to fire so keep it up"
-She was excited seeing my results, while my father also observed when something surprised him, speaking in a low tone he addressed the young man.
"Excuse me, this little black spot, what does it mean? Don't tell me what it is…"
"No, you don't have to worry, it was probably a machine error"
-It seemed that my father had calmed down a bit at the answer, while I looked at the little black spot hidden among the red, wondering what it could mean, I finished filling out the application, while the young man approached my father, they seemed to still be talking about the subject in a low voice but I could still hear them.
"It seems that I was bigger before, see, this area is blurred"
"You're right, although it could also be that I'm growing"
"I don't think that's the case, it's very rare for such worries to develop at his age, it's probably caused by the equipment being very old"
"You're right, though..."
-I wanted to continue listening to the conversation, but the traffic of people was increasing with the noise, the conversation ended, soon my father said goodbye to the young man who approached me to say goodbye, whispering to me with a smile.
"Continue like that young lady, don't despair"
-Without understanding his words I said goodbye, the people in the room had increased noticeably, it was difficult to pass through the room without colliding with someone, it was somewhat annoying, my father took my hand to get to where my brothers were waiting for us, however; We were in front of an empty bench, I turned to see my father with a little annoyance, who seemed to be thinking silently when I interrupted his thoughts
"They're not here"
"I don't think I went to the wrong place, surely your mother went out to the patio after seeing so many people here"
-I continued holding my father's hand until we left the building, outside there were fewer people but the garden was somewhat large so it would be difficult to see my mother and my brothers, I turned to see my father who was trying to look around.
"I think I'll have to go look for them, can you stay here?"
"I can help you, I'm an adult now"
"Of course you are, but I would worry less if you were here in case they come back"
-My father had a point, they could come back, besides it would be a bother if I helped him look, I'm not as fast as him and I could also get lost if I get separated... ahhh he's right, I understand.
"Okay, I'll be here waiting, but don't take too long."
My father laughed lightly, as he pointed to a fountain not far from the entrance.
"You can sit there, if I take too long."
-It was actually a bit annoying, I simply turned my face away from him, crossing my arms as I leaned against the column to express my annoyance.
"Then go now, I'll be here."
"Okay, I won't be long."
-While I waited, I looked around for my family, but I could only see different people walking through the garden, when a knock was heard, I looked in the direction of the sound, a boy hurriedly apologized as he ran, he was so fast that before I realized I was about to enter the building, when we met glances.
-His purple eyes were surrounded by dark circles, his face was scratched and blue hair oscillated between shades like the ocean, time was not enough, he had gone into the building, I could say that his clothes were old, where did he come from? I stopped leaning on the column to look inside when someone hugged me.
"Via, did we make you wait?"
-It was Thomas, I turned to look at the garden, my father was talking with Alan and my mother, I returned my gaze to the glass door, but among all the people I had lost sight of the boy, my father touched my shoulder.
"Are you okay Viana, did you forget something?"
-A little surprised I looked back at my family "No, I'm fine"
"Well then let's celebrate"
-My family was very excited so we went to the center forgetting about that boy..., the central square was different the time we had been here it was at night and there weren't many people, but now this is full of life many people walked around the place.
"Mom, mom you promised there it is"
"Yes, yes we're going"
-Thomas was restless, he wanted to go quickly to the old sword store, pulling my mother's arm we approached the store to observe the swords that Thomas wanted to see so much, they were clearly worn out so their price was low, but that did not take the excitement out of Thomas' eyes who had found a slightly worn short sword.
"Please"
"It is dangerous for me to buy something like that from you, plus it is somewhat rusty"
-It was clear that the answer would be no, just looking at the sword gave me a feeling of anguish, it was then when Alan interrupted while holding some tools.
"I think it could help me practice if you buy it for him"
"That's it, Alan is right what do you think"
-My mother looked with concern at the two children who seemed to have found a way to convince her, culminating with my father's support taking the sword and paying for it, before letting my mother say something.
"Yes"
-Thomas took the sword from my father to celebrate, which seemed to weigh nothing, curiosity got into me, it seemed that this sword could weigh the same as a dagger, my father seemed to have also realized when he held it. I wanted to take it to check it out.
"Thomas can I see your sword?"
"Yeah sure, be careful don't hurt yourself"
-I knew it didn't weigh much, it seems to be made of Aurium, it's a common material, although it's rarely used for weapons, but normally it doesn't rust like that, what could have happened to it to be in this condition, I gave the sword back to Thomas who was proud of his sword.
"You don't want anything Via?"
"No, I already have this nice keychain"
"That doesn't count, we'll give it to you"
-Alan and Thomas looked at me with determination.
"mm but…"
"We have the sword and the tools, you just need to choose something"
-I turned to look at my parents, but they seemed to agree
"Okay then I'll see what I can find"
-With that said I started looking around the store to see if anything interested me when in a corner I found some pendants, which had a small flower the size of a walnut, in the shape of a tulip which was submerged in water, from it a soft light shone in a specific tone. My mother approached.
"What do you see?"
"…"
I stayed silent while in my chest I felt like something was getting smaller when I saw such a delicate flower.
"Ohhh, that's a Talya, do you know its meaning?"
-I shook my head, while my mother searched through all the pendants that were there
"It's a nice story, but it's given to the person you love the most, the Talya is a plant that is born in duality sharing the same stem, the glow that you see is unique to both of them, when one of them dies the other goes out, that's why people who love each other give each other one to know that both are well, you see here is the other pendant, it shines the same, don't you think?"
-I nodded while looking at the pendant that my mother was holding, they really were the same color, one of these two flowers…, huh? Why? Why do I feel so sad? Why are my eyes suddenly crying? My mother was a little stunned.
"Viana?"
- A cave or maybe a tunnel? Images overlapped [sounds of the stream] I looked at my mother, a dim light, a necklace and someone in front of me who was not my mother, who are you?...
"Viana!"
- Ah? What happened?
"Viana, are you okay?"
"Yes, mmm, yes I'm okay, it's just that suddenly something got into my eye"
- I lied in my answer, I didn't know why I had cried, or what had happened, for a moment I felt like I had disconnected from time, what was that? The feeling and the doubt didn't last long, fading away and without realizing it I had already recovered from that feeling. Wiping myself with my sleeves I hugged my mother and put the pendant on her smiling.
"You are the person I love the most"
"You are too Viana"
- Hugging me, she put the pendant she had on my neck, holding hands and with teary eyes we paid for the pendants to the seller who looked at us in amazement and so we left the store to be approached by my brothers and my father wondering what had happened to us. However, their concerns were not heard as a wave of screams and bangs were suddenly heard.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
"RUN"
-Several people ran scared while a silhouette completely covered the square, with its gaze fixed on the place where the palace used to stand, a gigantic mass of water rose in the shape of a dragon?… [7 Alost, 53 years AD]