Thursday, June 27, 2013

Chapter Two- The Kingdom

Fira

“So your saying that we have to go to Celestial Towers to save your mother?” Nia questions.
“That, or we let her go insane.” I reply. Nia rolls her eyes.
“Fira I want to help you but this book says that it might not even exist… what if we find nothing.” I look into her eyes. This isn’t the Nia im used to.
“We have to take chances. This kingdom needs a queen. And im not ready for the job. Im not being selfish Nia. Believe me. We need to do this!” She looks at me suspiciously for a few seconds and then smiles giddily.
“Alright. I’ll go.”
“Thank you!” I hug her. “We should leave tomorrow” She raises her eyebrows.
“The sooner the better I guess.” She says.
“Exactly.”
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I hear nia at the door and rush down. Im wearing a satin cape and I have one in my hand for her.
“What are these for?” She asks as soon as she sees me wearing them. I shrug.
“A disguise. We want to sneak out with style, right?” She grins.
“Sure Fira. Whatever you say.” We both slip on the capes and hurry out the door. The town is quiet this early in the morning and I feel so sneaky as we head towards the back exit of the kingdom.
We reach the gates just as the sun begins to rise. But right before I slip over the gate I hear Opal.
“Fira, Wait!” I look behind me to see Opal, Dorn, Shatter, Blitz, and Shala. And of course Tice, Shala’s dragon.
“What are you guys doing here!?” I ask in astonishment.
“Blitz spotted you from high in a tree in the forest and came to get us. What are you doing?” Replies Dorn.
“We are going to, well, long story. But we have to save my mother. And that requires saving Shade. And saving Shade requires a journey.” Dorn looks hopeful but suspicious.
“Fira- do you really think you can save a Shadow fairy?” Asks Dorn.
“I don’t know- but I have to try.” They all nod and take in what I’ve said.
“Well we bid you farewell Fira. And good luck.” Shala says. Me and Nia both go around and hug everyone goodbye and they say good luck and then we are back standing near the gate, ready to leave.
“Take care of my mother.” I say. And with that we fly up and get ready to leave.
“Good Bye!” They all call, and with that we are on our way. Nia is next to me. Her wings reflect the light beautifully and the long scarf she has tied around her tail cascades behind her. It’s all because of the light. Nia is a light fairy.
After about half an hour of flying I finally see the silhouette of a tall brick castle ahead.
“We’re here!” I gasp and I pick up speed. The air feels so good as it quickly brushes against my face. We finally see the castle clearly. It’s a medium sized castle made of black bricks. Its actually very beautiful- surrounded by thick green grass and rainbow colored wild flowers. Nia and I land in front and take in the sight.
We approach the large double wooden door to the castle and I have to fly up a few inches to reach the knocker. We stand for a few moments before the door creaks open. Standing there is Violet Roil. Not that I actually know what she looks like but I know its her because of her wings. She stares wide eyed at us for a moment and then shakes the shocked look off her face.
“Hello” She says, obviously very surprised.
“Hi. I’m Fira. We’ve come from Misty Mountains.” I say cautiously… not exactly sure how to introduce myself.
“Oh, Hi!” She steps forward for a moment as if considering to hug us but doesn’t. “So… not to be rude but… why are you here…?”
“We might want to talk in private about it.” Says Nia before I have a chance to respond. I just nod in agreement.
“Ok… do you guys mind if I take you somewhere a ways away?” she pauses, “Well its not that far I guess considering you guys can fly. Usually I have to wait for the ones on foot.” I imagine being the only fairy around and being so… different.
“Sure. As long as its private.” I reply.
“Oh, its definitely private.” She responds. She exits out the castle and slowly closes the door behind her. Then she takes off into the sky and we follow. “Its so nice to be able to travel by air for once. Its just so much more efficient.” She laughs as she cascades through the air.
“I can’t imagine. Having to wait up for them all the time!” Nia says- taking the words right out of my mouth.
“So, Violet,” I come up beside her, “Where was everyone? They weren’t in the castle, right?” I ask.
“Oh no. They went out to swim and catch fish. Well, Jake pretty much dragged mom along.” She laughed, “I don’t know why he was so excited. I mean, he never really fishes. But of course I couldn’t go- I mean with my wings and all.”
“Umm… Jake…?” I ask- not really sure who jake is.
“Sorry- Jake’s my brother.” We are all silent for most of the rest of the trip- just not sure what to talk about. I stare at Violet the whole time, she has beautiful magenta wings and light tan fur. I suddenly wonder something,
“Violet!” I rush up next to her, “What element are you?” She looks surprised at first.
“Element? Well… I have no idea. I can recall talking to the queen one night…”
“My mother.” I reply.
“Oh. Princess Fira then.” She giggles.
“Nia you’re the only one who isn’t royal here.” I tease- she shrugs.
“I got over that fact a long time ago.” She smiles.
“So back to the element,” Continues Violet, “I can’t remember anything of that night. I remember arriving and talking to her. But I can’t remember any of the details!” I’m surprised at this comment. Especially because it seems as if you’d want to know what element you are.
“Are you sure you don’t remember anything?” I ask.
“Positive.” She says. That can only mean one thing. My mother has told me this before, but I never thought it was real. She told me there is a special type of fairy. A very rare type of fairy. An immortal fairy. They can die- but they always come back to life somehow. But the thing is, they are very powerful. If they know they are this type of power they know that they have all the elements. And that is when they can use their power. When they know.
But they can’t know. So my mother must have erased Violet’s memory from that night. Concluding that the only possibility is that Violet is one of the most rare fairies in the world.
We reach a place in the forest and lower to the ground.
“Here we go.” Violet says as she walks into the treehouse. It’s a well-built house within the trees made from cedar wood which smells wonderful. Inside theres a fireplace and furniture.
“This is amazing!” I say, eyeing the whole place.
“Thanks,” Violet blushes, “I spent weeks working on it.”
“You made this!?” Nia asks with amazement. Im just as surprised.
“Yeah.” Says violet matter-of-factly.
“You have an amazing talent Violet, how did you..” I ask but Violet cuts me off.
“… I don’t know. I’ve always had a knack for things in nature.” She grins, “So, what did you need to talk about?”
“A flower. It’s only found here. I read about it in a book, it cures evil. Its like insanely powerful. Do you know anything about it?” Violet looks shocked.
“And may I ask why you are looking for this flower?” She says rudely.
“Its really important.” Nia says, leaving the rest for me to say.
“My mother, she has lost her husband twice and shes going crazy. She wants him- she needs him. Or else she will go completely insane. And then our kindom will have no queen. And without a queen, well, im sure you know what will happen.”

“I understand, but how can this flower help?” By the way Violet’s saying all this, I can tell she knows something, and she’s suspicious.
“My dad- he was turned into a Shadow.” At that note the whole room falls silent. Its as if the whole forest is listening in. Even the birds stop chirping.
“Never say that word in the forest. It knows more then you think.” What is she talking about? What is it? The forest? The forest knows more then you think? “And Fira” She looks at me, “Nia.” She looks at Nia, “If we are going to talk about this we need to be in private- without even the forest listening.”


Author's Note:

Sorry this took so long! But I finally finished it and... well... heres chapter two! I probably wont post the next chapter for a while. We are leaving tomorrow on vacation and we will be gone for two weeks, and I doubt ill have the time to write chapter three down there- but who knows?
Also, Gylfie101/frost is writing the story from the POV of Shala, Dorn, Opal, Shatter, and Blitz and what is happening to them right now. Its really cool O3O http://planetdobutsu.blogspot.com/

That's about it... So ya.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Chapter One- The Flower

I am proud to announce the sequel- ~FLOWER OF LIGHT~ Is its name. I have titled the first book ~QUEST FOR THE SHADOW~. The series' name is MISTY WINGS.

Fira

For months now mother has been going nuts. She hasn’t actually gone psycho yet- but im afraid if I don’t do something soon she will. I’m not sure what has gotten into her. We were peacefully running the kingdom when I suddenly found her one day curled up in her room, tears in her eyes, the vile of shade in her hand, muttering unnecessary things to herself while blankly staring into the watery dust of whats left of her husband.
I guess when I put it that way, you can see why shes sad. But she went so many years without him I don’t see why she is suddenly so sad. Maybe after finally seeing him- no matter what state of mind he was in- she just couldn’t bare losing him once again. And she still hasn’t really lost him, because theres something left of him in the bottle, we just don’t know how to get it out.
I slowly walk up the steps, trying not to make much noise. Im not sure why but everything seems slow today and I don’t want to be loud. I hold some food for my mother, whos been huddled up in her room for a few hours now and refuses to come out for dinner. I carry a tray with fresh rasberries lightly coated with sugar, and large walnuts with some sort of seasoning on them. Everything we eat here is always gourmet, with our lovely cooks who want to impress us. But my mom hasn’t been eating much anyways so I haven’t brought her much, ill bring her more if necessary.
I reach her room, the plate still steaming with cooked walnuts. She lays curled up on the padded windowsill staring blankly out of the window, her paws clutching the vile so hard they’re shaking. Her fur is so pale- even more so then it usually is. She turns her head when she hears me enter.
“I brought you something to eat.” I say, setting it down on a small wooden desk next to the windowsill. She doesn’t say anything, and keeps staring out. I don’t expect her to reply, she hasn’t been talking for a few days. She mutters to herself, but wont make any direct communication with anyone. She reaches for a walnut and sucks on its rough coating. I make my way towards the exit of the room when I hear her say something.
“Wait” I turn cautiously, not sure if this was directed towards me. But I meet her puffy red eyes and I know shes ready to talk. “Fira I cant take it anymore. This feeling I have- we need him back. This kingdom needs him. And the thought of having him so close but never doing anything- never trying- never giving thought to him- to bring him back- Fira, I just don’t know what to do…” She breaks down in a flood of tears and sobs her emotions out. Within minutes she sniffles and stares blankly out the window again, as if she had never said anything to me. I don’t see a reason to say anything back to I exit the room, slowly shutting the door behind me.
What does she mean? She wants me to find a way to bring him back? I think about it. Shes on the verge- barely hanging on to reality. Soon she wont be able to handle herself and it will be impossible to change her. At this point- the only choice I have is to try to find a cure- something to bring a shadow back.
The library is the first place I look. Probably the only place here that I have a chance of finding something in. The librarian probably knows something too. He’s very wise and I trust him.
I enter the library. A few people from the kingdom are hanging around- I see Nia looking at one of the bookshelves and she waves. I wave back, but gesture for her not to come over. I’ll tell her what’s happening soon enough.
I see Clark organizing some books not far away. Clark is a handsome fox- with jet black fur and green eyes. He is so strong and his wings are almost golden. But he was a love for books. Hes the wise librarian.
“Clark!” I call to him as I come up to him.
“Hello Fira, its been a while!”
“Theres something I need to talk to you about. Something… umm… very important…” He looks a little shocked but very amused.
“Follow me.” He flies towards the back of the library. I follow. We wind through bookshelves and finally stop in a book isle with books about plants. Hi touches the ground thoughtfully and a small door appears. He slides it open and we both descend into a little room. Its empty and smells like it hasn’t been used in a while.
“Now you can talk.” He says.
“Well… You see… Its my mother. She wants Shade back. But its more then just want… it more like need. As if she doesn’t get him back she wont be able to go on.” He looks surprised at the thought. The strong queen backing down at the thought of her long lost husband not by her side.
“Bringing a shadow back is more then just a thing you find. It will be hard to get and will require a journey. Stay here.” She quickly flies up and within seconds is back down with a book.
“Read this. It will tell you everything.” He says.
“Thank you.” I nod and fly up and out of the library.
In my room I ly on my bed and almost rip open the book im so eager to read it.
THE FLOWER OF LIGHT
NOBODY KNOWS IF THIS FLOWER EVEN EXISTS. SAID TO CURE EVIL. USING THE FORCES OF LIGHT. IT IS THE FORCE OF GOOD. SOMETHING BARELY ANYONE HAS SEEN. IF THEY DO SEE IT THEY DO NOT KNOW ITS VALUE. THE FORCE IT CAN HOLD. THE MAGIC IT BARES.
THE ONLY KNOWN THING ABOUT IT IS IT GROWS ONLY IN THE FORESTS OF THE KINGDOM OF AIR AND LIGHT. CELESTIAL TOWERS.
After I read celestial the rest of the text fades, but I know what it talks of. My mother has told me about a fairy from their kingdom who was from here. She now lives as a princess there. Violet. From the kingdom of Celestial Towers.

Authors Note:
Give me suggestions, thoughts, insights, anything! I am sorry it took me a while to post this!

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Sequel Updates

Hi guys- I updated the sequel because I need to take out Willow and Alice from it. Im sorry Willow/Alice- its just that since your no longer part of CT I just don't think I can have you in the story.

Nix is intent on finding a way to bring Shade back- not the Shadow fairy- the old shade. After looking for weeks, Fira thinks she might have actually found a way to bring a shadow fairy back into what it used to be. But to do this, it requires a journey. Celestial Towers is a kingdom that beholds a flower in its forests that is said to be able to turn evil to good- shadows to fairies. Fira is determined to seek this flower down. But until she travels to Celestial Towers she has no idea that there are only one of these flowers left and it hasn't been seen for years. But Fira still thinks she might have what it takes to find this flower- I mean she found her long lost father. Violet, who was the last one to see the flower (and knows the forest better then anyone else in the kingdom, except for maybe a few citizens), leaves the kingdom with Fira in search of the flower. Bringing Oakfire and frost along the gang sets out to find a flower that is said to be non-existing.
What Fira doesn't realize, is the Shadows aren't letting her take Shade without a fight. They have been tracking the gang down and soon meet the shadow clones (could someone tell me more about shadow clones?). It soon becomes a race to who can find the flower first. And if Fira doesn't find it she will lose her chance to bring Shade back. And secretly, Fira isn't just doing it for her mother, she wants to meet the father she never knew.
Faced with impossible challenges, Fira, Nia, Oak, Violet, and Frost begin the sequel to Misty Wings.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Chapter Nineteen- Return

Fira

My mother held the bottle of Shade in her hands carefully.
“Do you think it would be possible to transform him back?” She mused. I gave a slight smile, knowing that she was hoping for the impossible.
“Just be happy he’s gone for now… we can think about stuff like that when we’re back. For now we need to get out of here, and we can’t leave without Nia and Shatter.” We both looked over at them. They both looked so embarrassed. Opal and Blitz had already transformed back but Opal hadn’t found a way to transform them back. But we knew there had to be a way. But how?
Suddenly Blitz screamed. I whisked around to see her back paw stuck in a crack in the floor. We all helped her out. The crack began to spread, and parts of the floor crumbled into the room below. We looked down, and Dorn let out a sharp breath. Below there was a pool of green slime. It was bubbling and let out a stench that was more then most of us could handle. We took a few steps back and flew high to get away from the smell. But Dorn didn’t seem phased.
“I know what this is. I read about it as a kid. But I never knew that it was… this.” He exclaimed staring down at the mass of green slop. “I think we’ve found what we were looking for.” He conjured up an ice cup with his hands and flew down, scooping up some of the green slime in the ice. He looked over at Nia and Shatter. He set the bowl down and looked intently at them.
“Cover yourselves in it. It will work.” Nia flew farther away from it, not sure if she trusted him enough to bathe in bad smelling green slime. But shatter had a bond with Dorn, and willingly flew forward. She dipped herself in the goo and rolled her round minion body around in the bowl until she had a thin coating of green on her messy fur. She flew up, barely able to stay stable with the heavy slime coating her. Suddenly she dropped to the floor with a thud and within seconds she was Shatter the fox- still covered in green slime. She looked at us with a shocked look.
“I feel like that pond.” She exclaimed and stuck out her tounge for enthusiasm. We all laughed, and now it was Nia’s turn.
After Nia had transformed back, Nix washed the goo off them with some water and we headed out the castle. We decided to just fly out the windows.
After Blitz creaked open a window we started our journey home. We stopped a few times but eventually reached the gates.
Misty Mountains- my home, my kingdom- looked like an old deserted town. Every house had its curtains and shutters closed and there was no movement in sight. Not even a flutter of wings. My mouth gaped at the sight.
“Where is everyone!” I exclaimed, baffled. My mother looked just as surprised as me.
“They must be here-they-I don’t know….” She trailed off, too stunned to talk any longer. As we flew through the kingdom we saw a shutter open in one of the houses and a face look out. They looked surprised, shocked, relieved, and happy all at the same time. They closed the shutters again and then all at once the whole kingdom awoke. Doors opened from all over and fairies rushed out and flew over to us. Within minutes it was as if the whole kingdom was crowded around us, talking wildly and asking questions. My mom looked surprised but then she took a deep breath and spoke to her kingdom.
“Much has happened in this past week! But we are alright now. We have no king, but a new leader. My daughter Fira will help me take care of our kingdom!” Cheers surrounded me as thoughts raced through my head. But eventually I put together my jumbled thoughts and ideas.
Much has happened in this past week. We saved my mother. Me, Nia, Shatter, Dorn, Opal, and Blitz. We defeated Shade. And now we were holding him in a bottle. But everything was alright for now. And me and my mother will lead the kingdom, me, my mother, and I.



Author's Note:
The first book is over! This is the final chapter! I cant wait to start the next book but if you haven't read my 'sequel' post please read that and comment!

Monday, June 3, 2013

Sequel!?

Well, I don't know if you guys have noticed but I have changed the name of the blog to 'misty wings- a series by adbout'. Its exciting to be nearing a new book in the misty wings series. Im sorry I haven't posted the next chapter yet, I am almost done but I probably wont post the chapter until tomorrow so I can let you guys read this post. I have come up with an idea for a sequel. Willow- I really liked your idea of merging Celestial Towers with Misty Mountains. I give Willow credit for that idea.
Also I will probably write a few more chapters before concluding the first book- although im not sure. Anyway, heres my idea for the sequel:

Nix is intent on finding a way to bring Shade back- not the Shadow fairy- the old shade. After looking for weeks, Fira thinks she might have actually found a way to bring a shadow fairy back into what it used to be. But to do this, it requires a journey. Celestial Towers is a kingdom that beholds a flower in its forests that is said to be able to turn evil to good- shadows to fairies. Fira is determined to seek this flower down. But until she travels to Celestial Towers she has no idea that there are only one of these flowers left and it hasn't been seen for years. But Fira still thinks she might have what it takes to find this flower- I mean she found her long lost father. Violet leads Fira to Willow, who was the last one to see the flower. Bringing Alice, Oakfire, Willow, Violet and frost along the gang sets out to find a flower that is said to be non-existing.
What Fira doesn't realize, is the Shadows aren't letting her take Shade without a fight. They have been tracking the gang down and soon meet the shadow clones (could someone tell me more about shadow clones?). It soon becomes a race to who can find the flower first. And if Fira doesn't find it she will lose her chance to bring Shade back. And secretly, Fira isn't just doing it for her mother, she wants to meet the father she never knew.
Faced with impossible challenges, Fira, Nia, Opal, Alice, Oak, Willow, Violet, and Frost begin the sequel to Misty Wings.

How do you like it? Im sorry I cut out so many of the previous characters. But I figured since most of your characters from CT are in it you wont mind. Please leave your comments!