The Elementalists

1.

The examiner room was pretty plain. A table in the center occupied by the middle-aged man, a plant, a jug of water and a glass on the table. It didn't seem like anything special until I sat downz and the man spoke.

"Just relax, child. I won't hurt you." The kind examiner smiled down at me.

With a tentative smile at the stranger, I relaxed a little in the chair as my eye drifted back to the shimmering glass of water in front of me. The color in the glass flowed in waves, the elements making their appearance one by one. It would turn a pale red, fade to yellow, darken to green, move on to blue and finally, white, making the glass look translucent before starting all over again.

It was finally the day of the test. The test which determined which element I belonged to. It was a mystery to me as I didn't have any parents and Mich told me that he found me in the woods. Now as far as I know that is a very shitty version of the birds and the bees or he's telling the truth. I do believe it may be the latter because I don't resemble him one bit.

He sported light brown hair with grey eyes and his collarbone is graced with the mark of a small halo, defining him as a Light elemental. A few inches taller than me, not like I'll ever admit that, and a small nose slightly turned up at the end which makes him look much younger than 43. My friends back in the human realm called him a DILF sometimes.

I, on the other hand, had almost platinum blonde hair and sharp hazel eyes. My high cheekbones have always been my best feature and I am yet to find out which element I could be. My body type could be described as petite but that was back when I did gymnastics, I've gained weight since then. I have more of a plain figure now. Somewhere in between - not curvy, not skinny.

I've lived with him in the human world for the past sixteen years of my life and we moved here because I'd come of age which meant it was time for me to start showing my qualities and learn about them. The Elementals have been around for centuries. The science behind this is very easy to understand. During evolution, humans took a path and we took another. We developed the ability to control five elements - earth, air, water, fire and light.

Elementals and humans didn't get along well. Their jealousy and lust for our powers made them hunt us down and dwindle our numbers as they believed that we may cause their extinction. It took a lot of hard work and a lot of losses before one certain elemental figured out how to create another dimension.

A pocket of space and time in constant motion on earth to avoid detection with various ways to enter it, if you know how to open the pathway. Of course, it branched out over millennia. From one place to everywhere and often, Elementalists made connections in very high places and all around the world. We could identify each other through certain signs.

But becoming an Elemental, it started from here.

From this simple test which would tell me what I would be. What I would be striving for the next two years. What I would gain mastery over.

"Okay, since you seem comfortable enough, let's start." He gave me another kindly smile. I looked up at him and carefully avoided the glass, it was hypnotizing. "You hold your hands around the glass like this." He placed it on either side of the glass, hovering it within an inch of its surface. "And then you concentrate. This part is a little hard and it will take you some time before you can pull it off. When that happens, concentrate on your hands and..."

He trailed off and as I watched the color of the glass slowly turn translucent. The water almost seemed to be glowing from within. My eyes widened and I leaned forward to observe it.

"How does this happen?" I asked softly, enthralled by the scientific possibilities and explanations.

His voice had a hint of smugness in it. He was clearly enjoying the attention. "The glass is imbued with each element and as you've noticed, it constantly changes color. When you channel your energy into it, the element you belong to resonates with the one in the glass and it emerges and stays till you hold it."