True to what Aviva had said they returned,no one seemed to no one seemed to notice their absence.
"I'm heading out"Kyle spoke as he left, Aviva followed after leaving Jude and Evette alone,Freya had already left.
"I can handle it from here"Evette told Jude as she looked at the unconscious Ciara in Jude's hands.
Jude shook his head "don't worry,I can handle it."
Evette nodded and directed him to their room.
Jude entered and placed Ciara on her bed before leaving the room.
Evette dressed up for bed, looking at Ciara one last time,she plopped down on her bed and fell asleep.
Ciara's POV
I looked around,the last thing I remembered was sending the ice sea dragon at my uncle.
"Where am I"I asked no one in particular.
Everywhere was covered in ice,there was a river beside me, the only thing that was not frozen.
"Hello dear"I looked up to see a beautiful ice sea dragon.
"Did you just talk?"I asked the dragon to see if it would reply.
"No it didn't,I did"I looked at a female figure as she jumped down from the top of the dragon, her icy blue hair was held up in a ponytail,dark blue eyes stared at me, she was wearing a female warriors outfit.
"Who are you?"I took two steps backwards.
"You've grown up since the last time I saw you,your mother's truly proud"she walked forward till she was directly in front of me.
"How do you know my mother?"I asked.
She smiled"oh darling,I know everybody,I am a god"
"A god"I whispered quietly.
"Yes,I'm Rielle,god of water,ice,mist and blood magic"
"Where is my mother?,why are you,where am I"
"You're in your consciousness Ciara, your mother is in an underground prison,she was my friend,a kind heart,she loves her family"
"That's not clear,where is she?"
"I'll tell you everything when you win your next match"
I looked at Rielle for a second and nodded"I want to master my abilities, please can you help me"
Rielle gazed at her,the look of determination in her eyes told her that she was serious.
"Keep practicing,I'll help you,I will not teach you blood magic,not because I don't trust you but because you have to reach mastery of water magic before you can learn it."
I nodded happy"okay thank you"
I looked at the river,the sparkling water attracting me.
"That's the water of memories,you must know by now that water holds memories"
I looked at Rielle confused"holds memories"
"Yes,you can see people's memories if you enter but if you have a frail mind,you'll drown, that's the danger"
I nodded.
Rielle straightened up"it's time for you to go now,till next time Ciara Zane"
I paused for a moment,it had been longed since I was called by my surname but before I could respond,I woke up finding myself in my room on my bed.
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"Jude wait"Freya called out running up to him.
He stopped walking but didn't turn around.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have put myself in danger,now please forgive me and stop acting as though you hate me"
Jude finally turned around,she smiled knowing he was starting to forgive her.
"I don't hate you Freya, it's just that seeing you in danger made me feel powerless"
Freya smiled and threw her hands around his neck, hugging him tightly.
"Thank you so much Jude,you are the best"
Jude wrapped his arms around her hugging her back before she pulled away.
"I gotta go meet Luka now, see you later"
She was about to go when he stopped her.
"You like him don't you?" He went straight to the point,he didn't believe in beating around.
Freya smiled and nodded expecting a counseling from her brother but he didn't.
He nodded wordlessly"I trust you, that's my best friend after all but beware if he tries nonsense,I'll behead him best friend or not"
Freya had to stop herself from roaring in laughter"okay Jude"
She left and Jude left to his room.
He looked at his hands,he couldn't believe he had abilities,he needed to learn before his match on Monday.
Opening the door,he saw Mila sitting on his bed.
"How are you here,I thought you could only appear in dreams"
Mila stood up,her long dress flowing to floor,she smiled"I can appear any where I want child,I've seen you have gotten your powers"
Jude nodded his eyes glanced at the sleeping Connor,he didn't want to wake him up"I need you to help me"
Mila nodded
"Not here"Jude continued"let's go to the floor"he left the room and Mila followed after him.
They reached the floor,Mila looked at him"should I get Ezra"
Jude shook his head"no"
"Why?"
"Time is a delicate element,and shadow magic seems easier"
Mila nodded at what he said.
"Okay, shadow magic is a form of dark magic but that doesn't mean it only belongs to the evil, shadow magic comes in two forms,you can either create things from existing shadows or create shadows and shape them"
She looked at him and continued"you can start with small type abilities like creating thing to average type abilities such as making a black holes and stronger attacks to advanced abilities such as trapping shadows of people, entering shadows,or becoming a shadow,there are a lot of things to do with shadow magic"
"I just want to know enough not to lose my match,after I can practice more"
"Okay,look at your shadow,think about the object you want to create and imagine the shadow taking that form."
Jude nodded, crouching down he stared at his shadow and did what she said, bringing out a ball from his shadow.
Mila praised him"shadow magic is very easy to learn,now if you want to truly enjoy shadow magic,it's better you learn how to create shadows and shape them"
"How do I do that?"
"Simple,imagine a shadow forming"
Jude nodded, closing his eyes he allowed Mila's voice to lead him.
He opened his eyes and found out that he had successfully created a small dagger from shadow.
He smiled knowing he had succeeded.
"Thank you Mila"he paused for a second remembering his dream of how she was pregnant,he wondered if he should ask her,he decided to ignore it,he didn't like probing.
"I need to go now,I don't have much time"Mila's voice snapped him out of his mind.
Jude turned his head to face her.
"Okay, good luck in your match tomorrow, don't worry,Incase you need me,I'll be there,always"with that she disappeared.
Jude stared at where she had been standing,he appreciated the fact that she had patiently helped him.