Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Marietta P.O.V

"Do you want to eat something?" Bell asked and walked towards me. I shook my head. I was sitting alone quietly the whole night. Now, it was morning. Sun had gradually started to glow. Its rays were filling every dark corner of the crystal world except the dark world.

"You know, some places are supposed to be dark, forever." I said, passing her a smile which she returned and sat beside me. "It doesn't matter, how much effort we are putting in it. We can never lighten up that place." I added.

"Marie." She called my name politely. "You are scaring us." She said and I looked at her.

"Sometimes, it feels better to talk with your friends and nearby peoples. You can share it with us. Might be we can help you." She added.

We were sitting on the balcony of the castle. It was a beautiful place to calm yourself. In every corner, you could only see flowers and flowers with beautiful butterflies wandering around them. From that position, where I was sitting, you could saw the whole guardian town. It was a beautiful sight. The houses and other things in town were looking so mesmerizing.

I knew I need to talk to someone. But what would I tell them? I was supposed to help them. How could I tell them about my problems when they already had so much to handle here?

"You look terribly sweet when you are quiet." Olivia said, coming towards us and I laughed at her statement.

"Walter wanted to ask, whether he would send you back to the human world or not? You know it's morning here and in the human world, it would be night." Olivia explained.

"No. I want to stay here, can I?" I asked. For a while, I literally didn't want to go back. Olivia and Bell exchange looks but then Bell said, "Of course, you can." I smiled at them and again started to look at the beautiful scene in front of me to divert my thoughts.

"But can I ask, why? Is there something disturbing you?" Bell again asked. I knew she was concerned for me but... I sighed.

"Marie! Marie!" We snapped our heads towards the direction from where someone was calling my name loudly. Confusion washed on our faces.

"Marie! Guys, where are you!?" Someone was yelling at the top of his lungs. Finally, he ran toward us and bent over his knees to catch his breath.

"Here you are!"

"What's the matter?" Bell asked and he smirked. Like actually smirked.

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We were sitting in that conference room again. Mike gathered everyone as he said to us, he found something really important and useful.

Peter said first in his usual threatening tone, "Tell me you have actually found something useful or else..." Mike interrupted, "Dude, you are going to kiss me."

"Really? That would be a sight to remember." Olivia said and rolled her eyes. I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Ewww... Never mind, look at this!" He said, taking his hand up and showing us a pendant. A little but wonderful. An oval-shaped stone with a colorful mixture of red, blue, yellow, and orange surrounded by a platinum ring that had three-leave pairs designed on four points. It was a stunning, elegant, and mesmerizing pendant that I couldn't take my eyes off from it.

"It's so beautiful." I complimented.

"I spent two days searching for it and finally, I've found it." Mike said proudly. We all looked at each other, of course, still confused.

'What's so special in finding a pendant? A beautiful one through.'

Peter sent a deadly glare at him and dangerously growled, "Mike?!!"

"Calm down and listen. This stone belongs to one of those Grandpa magical stones. And this pendant can tell us about the powers of the Princess." Mike said and for a moment we all stared at him like he had grown vampire fangs.

"Really!!!" It was Walter who shouted first with excitement. Followed by Olivia's remarks, "You genius white head!" Apart from everything, we laughed at Olivia's remark.

But before the rest of us actually hopped to kiss him he interrupted, "But...there is still one problem." He said, scratching his temple.

"What is it? Tell me you have already found the solution to whatever the problem is." Walter said, waving his hand.

"Actually, this pendant will tell you but..." He paused.

"But what?" I asked impatiently. I didn't know, how to respond right now but my thoughts had been diverted. A pendant could tell about my powers and I really hate that 'BUT' right now.

"But in ancient Crystal language." Mike blurted and everyone groaned.

Peter said, "No one knows that language except master you know that, right?"

"I'm not done yet." He grinned. "I got Grandpa's treasure box and this pendant was also in it. There was also a book that has a translation of several words of this language. That means we can still translate whatever that pendant tells us but it will take some time." He smirked.

"Told you, you're gonna kiss me." He dusted invisible dust off his shoulder.

"I rather help you kissing the ground." Olivia huffed, twisting her hand to knock a punch. He stuck his tongue out at her. Before they even started with their fight I interrupted.

"Wait-wait... How can that pendant tell about my powers?" I asked curiously and confused. They all looked at Mike.

"It's simple. You just need to hold it and focus your mind." Mike said.

"Focus?" I raised my brows. Right now the last thing I could do was focus on something.

"Yes. You have to find the main element of your energy inside you, which is still not awakened." Mike explained. I literally didn't get a word he said.

"Don't worry. I know, you can do this." Walter encouraged me with a smile.

'Can I?'

I took that pendant from Mike. Its design looked more elegant and the color more magical and mesmerizing from this close. I looked back at everyone and they all were looking at me. They were curious, scared, and worried, which was clear from their faces.

"Close your eyes and just focus." Mike instructed me.

'Let's see what can I do.'

I hid that locket in my fist and closed my eyes. But I couldn't feel any focus as I could clearly hear their voices around me.

"Will it work?" Snow asked.

"Of course, it has to work." Mike replied.

I tried to do focus and focus. I think I had to make my mind empty. But How?

'Sometimes, It's really hard to make your mind empty. There are several stories and thoughts, wandering in your mind at a time. It doesn't matter how badly you wanted to make your mind blank but you couldn't do it. It's the rule of nature. But few people get success to make their mind empty and they get peace.

The real peace of mind!

The stability and control of everything!'

I tried to do focus. I was trying to go inside my mind. But... I heard Walter's voice again clearing indicating I failed, "It doesn't hurt her, right?"

Mike said, "Guys trust me, it..."

'The stability and control of everything!'

Suddenly all the voices were slowly fading away. I didn't know, what was happening? Basically, I couldn't understand anything. My vision was blank but I was feeling something.

'Something I don't understand!'

I saw something, not cleared, blurred. But slowly and slowly, it started to turn into something, an oval shape, no it was something else. I wasn't feeling any parts of my body. As if I didn't have any body parts. That thing was cleared now. It...it was an eye!

Then again, it was all blank. A little white shiny spot appeared followed by so many. It all looked like stars of the sky as if resembling a galaxy or universe.

'The stability and control of everything!'

My eyes opened on their own. I released a very heavy breath as if, I was holding my breath for so long. There were so many sweat drops on my forehead. My heart was on accelerating speed. They all hurriedly assembled around me and helped me to calm.

"Are you all alright?" Bell asked.

"You did it, Princess," Snow said smilingly.

"Do I have any powers?" I asked immediately when I felt better.

"Yes. We just need to translate it." Mike said.

"Translate? What?" I asked and he motioned me to look at the pendant. I opened my fist and my palm was shining because of little sweat drops. I looked at that pendant for 2 to 3 seconds in confusion when it started to shine. My eyes widened as I continued to look at it.

It shined like a glorious sun and then smoke came out of it. That smoke turned into the shape of an unknown language that looked familiar. Mike hurriedly noted those words.

ιξσδηατιΟμ ψ οωμιροτιεμΩΞ

"Okay, I need some time. I'm going now." He announced and ran out of everyone's sight. We all looked at his disappearing figure in confusion.

"Do you think, he can do it?" Lilly asked with doubt.

"Hope so..." Peter sighed.

Those words look familiar as if, I knew that language or maybe I had seen it somewhere.

But where?

"Until then what about telling Princess about our powers?" Mona suggested.

"Makes sense," Peter said and looked at me.

"Are you willing to know about us?" Snow asked with a smile.

Well, basically I didn't have anything else to do now and I should have known about their power if I had to stop Annabella. I didn't want to go to the human world right now. Call me a coward but I didn't have the heart to watch my mother and sister lying in the hospital in critical condition. So I nodded.

'I'm weak. I'm running away from the truth and if that means, I am weak, then I am.'

"Let's start with the basic powers. All the realm guardians have three common powers." Peter started to explain.

"Telekinesis, Teleportation, and Neogenesis." I carefully listened to him. I didn't want to miss anything. It was interesting. I was curious to know what would be my power?

"Telekinesis, the ability to move things with one's mind, look, like this," Mona said and her eyes shined, the next moment the white flower vase, which was placed beside her lifted in the air, without any support. "With this, you can move anything from here to there with the help of your mind." She explained placing it beside Bell.

"Teleportation, the ability to teleport to another place instantly. With this, you can teleport from one corner to the other corner in a room, Castle to the forest, even from the crystal world to the human world." Peter explained. I got it, they use that power to travel from the crystal world to the human world.

"The Teleportation, we used first was only able us to teleport anywhere in the crystal world. Until Queen Teresa used the spell of portal creation to save you. After that, we can teleport in the human world too." Walter explained.

My real mother sure was so powerful. 'But what's the logic of spell? Are powers and spell different?'

"Neogenesis, it means regenerative healing factor, the ability to heal rapidly from any physical injury," Peter said.

"I don't get this," I said confused.

"I'll explain. Look, we are immortals, it means we can't die, right? If by any chance we get injured, we heal rapidly. In other words, we can recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs, and limbs. Sometimes, it takes some time if we are too much injured." Walter cleared.

"That's interesting," I said still not believing that they were so powerful. Then why couldn't they defeat Annabella? Was she more powerful than them?

'Look, always so many questions!'

"You found these three powers in all royal realm guardians. Besides these powers, we have one basic energy element. Our main power source." Mona said.

"My power is Agrokinesis. I can create, shape, manipulate plants including wood, vines, moss, and the other part of the plant such as root, leaves, fruits, flowers, and seeds. I can do anything with them. Anything means how far my power of imagination and skill progress. I can even make plants alive to grow, move, attack, and even rise from the soul." Mona said proudly.

"Wow!" That was the only word left my mouth. I was stunned and it was the only beginning.

"Pyrokinesis. I can manipulate fire like create weapons of fire, control its heat, and can even flight on fire. Our powers depend on our skills and its usage." Peter said. I was curious to know Walter's powers.

"Atmokinesis. I can control the weather. I can sense, manipulate, create, and shape the weather. The meteorological pattern, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog, and temperature. I can generate various natural phenomena or control the intensity of the weather. In addition, I have learned combat skills with the help of Atmokinesis." Lilly said and added, "I think you don't know that yet. I am the younger sister of Peter and Mona. These two are my older twin siblings."

"Ohh," I said surprised. I knew about Peter and Mona but Lilly was their sister too. I mean their same color dressing sense could say they are siblings but Lilly.

"My turn. My power is Thiriokinesis. I can control animal behavior, understand emotions, control animals' perception through animal senses. I have a bond with them. I'm an animal soul. She is my bestie, Skywaves." Bell said the last line picking the bluebird from her shoulder and kissing her.

Awwww...

"She is so cute," I said and Bell smiled.

"Cryokinesis. I can create, shape, and manipulate ice, water, frozen into a solid form, and appears naturally in the form of snow, slush, hail, icicles, ice spikes, and glaciers, etc. In other words, I can freeze anyone." Snow said and winked on the last part. I slightly chuckled. She had Frozen Elsa powers.

"What about you?" I asked Walter.

"Walter has more powers than us. Old master used to say, he is special." Peter said.

"Well, you know about my mind control power. I can control people's minds. I have Telepathy. Telepathy means I can read people's minds too. I know what's revolving in people's minds. But my main power is Aquakinesis. I can create, shape, and manipulate water in an organic compound with liquid, gas(steam, water vapors), and solid(Ice) states, including changing them. From one state to another. I can create weapons, water flights." Walter explained.

I looked at him. There was sometimes, something on these bright blue eyes which gave me some strange familiar vibes, which I cannot understand and described.

"You guys are awesome. After hearing your powers. I have doubt, do you think I have any?" I sound dishearted.

"Of course, you have." They all said in unison.

"What about Olivia and Mike?" I asked curiously.

"Well, I'm the chief general of the guardian army. I use different weapons to protect the town. I preferred weapons more. I don't like any supernatural power rather than swords and arrow." Olivia said and I nodded. It meant no powers.

"That white head has three common powers. But he can't reach his energy element. So still trying..." Olivia added.

"Why?" I asked.

"Well, Master often said and I quote, 'when the right time will come, they will awake.' So, we don't know the real reason behind it." Peter shrugged.

'Save your jackpot.' Masked savior voice echoed in my brain. "Do you know what kind of power Mike will have?" I asked.

"Maybe Omniscience." Snow said.

"Omniscience?" I asked.

"Omniscience is the ability to..." Peter got interrupted when a guard came inside. He was wearing the dress in the same way as Olivia. He must be one of the army guards. He looked terrified as if, he had seen a ghost or worst, maybe Annabella! Wait...

"ANNABELLA is here!!!" He said and my breath stopped.