"Where are we heading next?"Evette asked.
"If my intuition is right then we'll be heading to the Kingdom of Sanira"
Azron answered.
She nodded her head as they got atop Aviva's bird.
Once they were all on,Aviva placed her hands on the bird and it started flying.
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"If you want to master control of the weather then you must first know how to control your emotions because most times our emotions are linked to the weather and when you do that try to feel the weather"Aviva recalled what Saar had said,she relaxed herself as she tried to connect with the weather.
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"Where are we heading to"Vida asked as she climbed her bird,Yasmin looked at the map,"the Kingdom of Sanira,at least that's what's on the map"
Vida nodded and her paper bird took off.
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"The kingdom of Sanira is known for their expert security at borders,so at a point we'll have to drop down and continue on foot"Azron spoke,the rest nodded.
"So how do we get the gem?"Aviva asked"I mean is it in some kind of cave or what?"
"I don't think so,anything that looks like a treasure is kept in the kingdom's treasury,so if anything I feel the gem is in the castle itself"Azron replied.
"If that's the case then it's going to be a problem to get in the castle,talk more of the treasury"Jude spoke.
"We'll figure something out when we get there"Kyle spoke.
They agreed with him dropping the topic as they continued to fly.
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"That's the Kingdom ahead"Azron spoke as he pointed ahead,in the dark night,the lights coming from the city gave it a beautiful look.
"Let's drop down here and continue the rest on foot"He continued and Aviva placed her palm on the bird and it lowered itself, landing gracefully on the floor.
"It'll be best if we continue tomorrow morning,saves us the suspicion"Jude spoke and the rest agreed with them as they all took positions comfortable for them.
Jude closed his eyes to sleep,once asleep,he saw himself in a dark place,Mila and Ezra were in front of him.
"How are you my child?" Mila asked and Jude's curiosity began growing.
"Mila,what happened to the child you were pregnant with at the time of the war?"he asked.
Mila stayed silent then snapped her fingers, summoning a mirror"take a look at him"
Jude stared at the mirror in confusion before something clicked in his head.
"No way"he was surprised,he looked at Mila, seeing her smile,he knew it was the truth.
He was the child, her child.
"Yes, you are, Ezra sent you to the future"
Jude looked at her silently"does that mean,I'm a...god"his breath was shaky.
Mila nodded before enveloping him in a tight hug"I've always wanted to do this"
"I can't believe it,I finally met my parents, thank you so much"he whispered.
Mila left him,he walked over to Ezra, who nodded at him with a smile.
"We have to go son,see you later"Mila spoke then disappeared.
Jude opened his eyes,he looked around,he could see Evette and Kyle together,no sign of Ciara, Azron or Aviva.
He heard a rustling noise, standing up he walked over to where it was coming from.
"So this is where you are,may I?"he spoke as he sat down beside her.
"Why aren't you asleep?"Ciara asked.
"I could ask you the same"
"Just needed sometime to think"
"About?"
"This whole mission or adventure means so much to me,it's the only way I can free my parents,I'm worried for what will happen if everything doesn't go as planned"she clenched her fist on her thighs.
Jude was silent,he placed his palm over hers then squeezed them"don't worry, everything will work out,I promise"
Ciara looked at him, blinked back her tears then nodded.
"Do you need a hug?"he asked catching her by surprise.
"What?"confusion plastered on her face.He repeated the question again and she stayed still,just when he was about to stand up,she wrapped her hands around his neck, burying her face in the crook of his neck.
He was surprised for a moment,he wrapped his hands around her in response.
"Thank you so much, you're always there for me"she spoke,her face still buried in his neck.
"You're always welcome"
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"Look at this"Vida spoke as she tore a poster from the wall and showed the others,the words "royal ball with the king in two days"written in bold letters.
Yasmin smiled"I think I know how we are going to get the gem in this kingdom"she spoke as she stared at the poster.
In a few seconds, everyone had gotten what she meant.
"We don't have dresses"Yona spoke.
"Then it's settled"Yasmin replied"we are going shopping tomorrow."
They nodded as they continued walking.
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"What are you doing?"Azron asked as he looked at Aviva sitting cross-legged on the ground.
"You don't need to know"came her snappy reply.
Azron stayed silent"if you're trying to meditate,then that's the wrong posture"
"What are you talking about?"
"Your body is too tense from what I can see,try relaxing"he spoke and Aviva followed his instructions, although grudgingly.
He was right,she could feel her body loosen up,she now felt bad for snapping at him.
"Thank you,I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier"
"Don't stress"he sat down beside her.
"Tell me about yourself"
"Myself?"her brow was raised in confusion.
"Yes"
"Well,I'm Aviva Reid,I can control wind,as a witch,I can control the weather,I'm 17,what again do you want me to tell you?"
Azron stayed silent thinking"the night I took you home,why were you getting yourself drunk"
Aviva's body visibly froze and he took it as a cue to drop the conversation.
"Forget it"he told her but she wanted to at least tell someone, it was eating her up.
"I saw my father"she spoke and surprisingly her heart felt lighter.
Azron was silent waiting for her to continue which she did.
"The same father that made my childhood miserable"
Azron nodded,he stood up,he looked at the sky thinking before turning to face her"you're a strong person,I like that,let's go back,you don't have to worry about him here"
She nodded,he called her strong,only if,if he knew the amount of tears she had shed because of him,how many times she contemplated suicide because of that same father.
"Your past is holding you down,you need to let go"
She nodded,she clenched her fist as she stared at the ground"I know,I just don't think I can,I don't think I know how"
"Always remember that the past is everything you were,it doesn't make who you are"those words hit her hard,it was almost as though he had experienced something similar.
He started walking back to where the rest were,she quickly stood up and ran to catch up with him"Thank you"
He nodded,those were the same words his mother had told him when he was struggling,deep down he was happy,he had done something to encourage her.