War plans

King Damon Adrian's POV.

Everything I had done haunts me too. My duty overcame my love. I loss control and went overboard, causing my beloved pain and suffering. Yes! Ana is my beloved. She was and she is. Because of my stupidity I couldn't stop her pain in those past years and now, its no difference. I, myself cause this. I inflict her with bad nightmares and the worst part is, I can't stay around her to help clear away the dreams. I have to stay here, in this full of bad happenings room and listen to what my commanders have to say. As their king, I need to stay and discuss all problems and find a way to defeat our enemies and that includes the harlow's and that hospes.  I need to find out who and what she is. Why she sent an owl after Liliana.

"While I was being controlled, I saw something. Guys, there's a reason why they are attacking us and there's a reason why Frederick hasn't come here himself." Lucas pause. His eyes wandering through each and everyone's eyes. "First, there's a force inside the cave that's preventing him and second, we have a pure bender in this world." Lucas finishes. Its impossible!

"That's impossible!" I say back. "All benders have been corrupted by the unbalance."

"Do you think so, brother? The word, 'impossible' doesn't exist anymore. Avatar is the only and first bender that can control all elements but now. Everything is different. You and Frederick possesses avatar's power. The only difference is just that yours are impure. Almost all other benders has two powers and we can do things that we can't before. There's nothing impossible anymore." Lucas says.

"And speaking about impurity. Who is this Ares?" Chris pause. "Why do I have a feeling, he's dangerous than Frederick?"

"Its true, we have no idea who it is but for now, Frederick should be the first on our list." Lorenzo says.

"And about that pure bender.. When the time comes we will find out who it is." I say.

"Doesn't it has something to do with that hospes?" Lorenzo suddenly say. His eyes wandering to me. Lorenzo and I are the ones who's been trying to find out who she is and why she came to the castle that night. Why she surrendered herself. Why I can compel her.

"Maybe.." I mumble. I'm losing my mind again by getting stressed up. All that should be our top priority is destroying these harlow's that think they can take this earth from us.

"Commanders!" I call out and silence fills the room instantly. All their eyes are on me. "In a week from now, we are declaring war against these harlow's, starting from North America. Lorenzo, Felix and Chris, you'll go with me to stop this havoc, so I expect you to inform your lieutenants and governors to help watch over when you're gone."

"Brother, what about me? I need to be there with you." Says, Lucas.

"No, you can't. As it is now, you're still weak. Ned will take care of you." I say.

"Others, I want you all to stay in your continent and guard the place heavily. Those of you neighboring the continent of Lorenzo, Felix and Chris, I want you to be in touch with the affairs of their continent." I pause to look at the expression on each faces of theirs.

"Guys, do we all agree to this?" I ask. I can't bear to inconvenient anyone of them. They named me the king of all benders because of a reason. Not because they fear me but because they want me to. They know, I'll never put my race behind and let them suffer. No.

"We agree." They all say at once. Now the war I've been feeling down my gut is coming to pass and I know that more is still coming. This is just the beginning of another war.

Liliana Roslyn's POV.

"Ana, we need to go now!"

"No, we can't. We've been surrounded already."

"They'll kill us anyways. Let us go."

"Leave her behind if she's not going."

"Oh goodness. We've been surrounded!"

"You are dead already!"

"Please, we are innocent. We meant no offence. We were... Just... Afraid. Please have mercy. Forgive!"

"You've all peed in your pants... You know?"

"Then why decide it is best to run away when you could have succumb and preserve your lives?"

"Why failed your masters?"

"Go meet your cockless ancestors, bitches..."

****

My eyes snap open. I'm bathed in my sweat. My breathing is heavy and my whole system is in disorder. I start to calm and wipe away the sweat that has build up on my forehead with the long sleeves of a sweater. Quickly, I smell my body just to find an aromatic smell of; milk and fragrance of flowers on me.

This can only mean one thing. Someone bathed me in my sleep and changed my clothes. I try to stand hurriedly but my body has another idea.

Memories of yesterday start to come back to me. King Adrian kill a human girl because of my insolent behavior... The humans in the room detest me... Elena.. Elena! Shit!.. Elena is dead!

I force my weak body to roll out of bed despite feeling pain, I don't care much about myself for now.

"Bad dreams again, uh?" A voice says. I don't need to look at it direction before knowing its owner. Lucas. His probably here to make me feel better.

"Yes." I somehow answer. Despite not knowing the reason. I don't want to see any of them. Any of their faces.

"Just when I need you." I mumble under breaths as I sit on the bed's edge.

"Liliana. I'm deeply sorry for my brother's attitude. I would have stopped it if not that I'm weak and barely conscious of my surrounding." He says and I look at him. It's true. He's still weak. Very weak. "And I'm sorry for the pain I caused you yesterday. I didn't mean to hurt you in any way." His features are dull.

"Don't say that, Lucas. You were not yourself yesterday, so I can't blame you."

We stay in silence for a while. "Have you discover the new talent you've achieved ever since your arrival here?"

What? Talents?

"What is it?" I ask.

"Guess?"

"No, I'm bad at it and don't tell me we are playing some kind of puzzle games again. I suck at them." I say and he chuckles.

"You suck truly." He says between small laughs. "Back to talents. Its fainting everytime."

"Oh, if it wasn't for your barbaric acts. I wouldn't be fainting almost everyday."

"And I'm sorry that the bravest girl I've ever seen is afraid of benders barbarism." He jokes and we both burst into laughter.

"You met Jasmine?" Lucas ask.

"Yes." I answer, unsure of why he asked.

"And I guess she told you things." Says, Lucas. Oh, no! Have I put her in trouble by speaking with her?

"No one's in trouble. What did she say?" My nerve's calming.

"Just that she's a family to you. She's your beloved sister."

"Like I once said; you're smarter than you know. In no time, you will understand everything." Says Lucas. He stands from the armchair and walk to the balcony. After a short while, I follow behind him.

The breeze is whirling around the top floor where we are and the salty smell of the ocean in the distance inhales into my nostril. The view is wonderful. Seeing the bird chirp around. The dangling of the canoes near the bank. The wavy motion of the ocean, itself. So picturesquely exciting but still I can still feel the sadden feeling in me.

"I'm sorry." I whisper. "I'm not a saviour. I'm just a nobody." Warm tears stains my red cheeks. I terribly feel like vomiting. Oh, god! I killed two people yesterday. Their cries still fill my ears even till now.

My knees go weak and I break into more tears as I cradle to near the rails of the balcony. I pull my knees closer to me while my hands cuffs them and pull them more closer to my chest. I'm so sorry but they can't hear me. And that's the cruelest part.

"Don't you ever say that again!" Lucas snap. It doesn't matter if I say it or not. I fail. "Yes you fail but it's not the end."

"Do you wanna know the meaning of fail?" He ask rhetorically. "Fail means; First Attempt In Learning." He say.

"Ana, ask yourself. If this is my first attempt in learning. Do I want to gain from it or brood over and cry continuously?" He ask. "Do you think that as a saviour, you'll never meet challenges? Ana, this is the beginning."

His counselling is working and I find myself feeling better than before.

"Thanks." I say and pull him into a hug. "I don't know what I'll do without you." I say into his muscular shoulder. Suddenly, Lucas pull back from the hug. Startling me by his action.

"I'm sorry." He says. Why do I feel like he's sniffing me? "How about we eat some breakfast?"

With this kind of smile on Lucas' face, he's planned something surprising and I have a feeling I'd like his surprise. He walks back to the room while I stay behind, still taking in the frames in front of me. Nature and its beauty.

His footsteps makes me open my eyes and another smell of something irresistible hits me hard, making my tongue salivate. Cupcakes!

"Hope you aren't bribing me this time around?" I say and collect the plate from him after which we both pick and placed them on the small couch of the balcony. We are both sitting currently while the plate is between us.

"Yes I am." Says Lucas. We both chuckles.

"I really appreciate everything you've done."

We continue to eat in silence when Lucas decided to break it. "Why do you think water benders are able to read minds?" Questions, Lucas. No idea.

"No idea... Why?" I question back.

"Because of the fluids inside the brain. We use this through the unbalance to read minds and memories." Says Lucas. Unbalance? They said it in the meeting. This is your chance to know it. A voice says inside my head.

"What is an unbalance?" Questions, the confused me.

"Observe." Lucas says and bend water from the ocean. As far as the water is away from us, I can't believe he was able to bend it. He's amazing and powerful. No wonder he's closer to king Adrian. He bends the water to his hands, letting it turn into oval-shape, then he start to move his hands back and forth. The water start to evaporate but you can see it diffusing into the air that leads inside. After a short while, Lucas stands and suddenly runs inhumanly inside but before I can digest anything. He's back with a book on his hands.

"That's unbalance but if you wanna know more, read this." He says, passing over an antique book to me.

"What is this?" Its like a shape of a textbook. How can I read all of this?

"This is the start of your lessons. According to your academic score, you are mostly a D-student in all benders subjects. This book will change that." Says Lucas.

"Okay." I say. Now he's abusing me through my poor academic scores.

I look at the book cover. It has a black cover, and inscribed on the top is Post-unbalance by Andrew Lucas. Wow! He wrote it himself. If I know better then the title means. After the unbalance.

Lucas voice makes me look up. "Adrian is our king for a reason.. We named him, The king of all benders for a reason. Why?" He scoff. "I'm the king of water benders. Ramon is the king of earth benders. Lorenzo is the king of fire benders and Adrian is the king of air benders, but for a particular reason. All of us decides to be his commanders. We named him the one true king of ours. Because he's worth it. Because he has the powers and ability to save us all. He's meant to be king and you're meant to be by him."

Now that confuses me. Meant to be by him. Meaning?

"What do you mean by. Meant to be by him?" I ask totally confused. His words bewildering me.

"Follow me." Says Lucas. He takes a stand and turn to the windowsill, opening it to enter the bedroom. No, I won't. He needs to explain everything. He can't always confuse me and expect me to just let him go.

"No." I say as I sit more comfortably on the couch and move the plate of finished cupcakes to the ends of the couch.

"No?!" He tries his best to be angry. He's really failing if he thinks I would be afraid. "I just gave you cupcakes and you are rejecting to follow me."

"Not after you settle me questioningly." I say. "Why have you been nice to me since day one? What's your relationship with Anne? Why do you speak so riddlingly? Why do you always..." Out of nowhere, the air hit my face followed by sighting another view in front of me. Its a building that's built almost in a museal way. My eyes wander around just to find only different breeds of flowers, green trees and dried decorative trees around. This place seems far away from the castle. I guess.

"Adrian is in there. Go settle the conflict between you two." Lucas says and I gasp at his sudden appearance. How did he run us here so fastly? Oh, he's diffused the air with misty water.

Lucas turns back and before he runs off, he says. "Jasmine would like to see you again."

I turn back to the entrance after breathing multiple breaths and enter anyways.