Elysian Tale: Flare of Frost

Kabanata 49

Flare

Inilibot ko ang buong paningin ko sa lugar na kung tawagin nila ay Gaza. Sa narinig ko'y ito ang tawag sa pook sentro ng buong kontinente. Narito ako nakaupo sa gitna ng entablado kasama ang aking ama't apat na prinsipeng lubos na ginagalang at tinitingala ng lahat ng mga mamamayan dito. 

 As I look at the king, he was sitting gloriously on his throne.  He's wearing a majestic black royal mantle, a garment worn by kings and queens. May dalawang matipuno't bukod tanging kabalyero na nakabantay sa kaniyang tabi. The four knight princes are sitting on their respective thrones as well. 

Nakatingin lamang ito sa mga naggagandahang kababaihan na mapilantik na nagsasayawan sa baba ng entablado. They're wearing thin clothing covering their bodies, their belly buttons and shoulders are revealed. May manipis na telang nakatambon sa ibabang bahagi ng mga mukha ng mga ito habang sumasabay sa giliw ng musika mula sa iba't-ibang instrumento. 

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko't nakikita kong aliw na aliw naman ang manonood at mukhang nasisiyahan ang mga ito sa kaganapang nangyayari. As I observed there are lots of similarities in the Lost Continent and Elysian Empire. Both have their own tribal clothing to distinguish which tribe they belong to. Ang pinagkaiba lang ay pantay-pantay ang estado ng pamumuhay nila rito. 

There are no lower class or middle-class people.

Bukal sa puso ang paghanga at paggalang ng mga ito sa hari at mga prinsipe na siyang nangangalaga at nagbibigay ng kanilang pangangailangan sa araw-araw na pamumuhay. Walang bakas ng kahit ano mang pagtutol ang ekspresyon ng mukha ng mga ito't halatang payapa ang buong kontinente sa panahon ng pamumuno ng mga ito.

I crossed my legs as I lay my back on the throne. I gazed at the townspeople firmly, both of my arms rested lazily on the armrest. There is respect, honor, and admiration in their eyes. Wari'y napakataas ng tingin ng mga ito sa akin at kahit hindi man nila ako lubusang kilala ay ramdam ko ang pagtitiwala sa kanilang mga mata.

Right then I know to myself, I can't afford to let these people down.

Canaan clapped his hands together with the three knight princes when the performance was done. I just shook my head seeing how the main dancer looks at him. Napailing na lang ako. I heard Canaan was the Lost Continent's version of Aerus. Sa katunayan nga'y mas malala pa nga raw ito kay Aerus. 

"Who's the main dancer?" Rinig kong tanong nito kay Yael. Turns out the performers were from the Spirit Tribe. 

"She's Miraella,"agad nitong sagot. 

"What were they dancing to?" Hindi ko man lang namalayan na naisatinig ko pala ang katanungan sa isip ko. The four of them turned their gazes at me. 

"The Spirit Tribe's traditional dance..." Yael trailed off. He stared at me with gentleness in his eyes as he opened his mouth to continue his words. 

"It's a traditional dance performed on your 18th birthday to determine what spirit animal will be your mythical form." I nod. I guess only people from Spirit Tribe have that tradition since each one of them has its mythical forms. 

I tilted my head when I came to realize something. I heard I have four forms within me as the daughter of the King of all Kings. I unknowingly unleashed the Zodiac Tribe's form, the Cosmic Queen. Now I only have three forms to release.