Chapter One: A Twist Of Fate wrote:Fiona hummed gently as she mixed a potion in her tiny acorn morter & pestle. The herbalist lifted her stirring instrument, and frowned at the brownish-red paste. "Maybe a dash more..." She thought aloud. The girl often thought outloud when she was crafting. Her latest experiment, a potion to change the jewel color of a Slyphaire. So far, it was a complete flop. The potion only turned the user blue for a candlemark. She furrowed her brow, digging through shelves of dried herbs and giant's toenails. The toenails were most useful in skin complexion ointments, believe it or not. Atlast, her slender fingertips grabbed a jar of SylphieLeaves. These rare delicate plants, named after their wing-like leaves, would be the perfect addition to this potion!
"Fiona! Fiiionnnaaaaaaa!!!" A males voice shreiked. Fiona yelped, the jar clattering to the ground. It smashed, sending bits of glass acrossed the room. She turned around to see Avrel, sweaty and flustered at her doorstep. Her neighbours wife had been with child for a long while now. Not "pregnant" as humans may know it, but a more complicated and beautiful matter than that.
"Avrel? What is the matter?" She asked. The medicine fairy knew Sehreze had given birth, as she could just tell by the males actions and demenor. But what she did not know, was that the little Sylphaire less than a day old was already dying.
"Its the baby! Her jewel.. it was pink, but now its turning black!" Avrel whimpered. "You must come quick!" He urged her. Fiona nodded, and flew out of the apothicary with her friend.
After afew moments of flying, they came to Avrel and Sehreze's home. It was a cozy little place inside of a mossy oak tree. Fiona landed gently on their moss-coated floor, and a woman thrusted a bundle of blankets at her. The woman had silver hair, and sapphire eyes. Her ears drooped, and her wings slouched. This was Sehreze, Arvels wife. The medicine Slyphaire carefully and slowly unwrapped the bundle without a word,nervous as to what she would find inside. But to her relief, it was a live baby. Her breaths were shallow, and as her father said, her jewel was pinkish-black. Fiona scooped the baby-bundle from Sehreze, and placed her down gently on a nearby woven willow couch. The girl felt
he childs forehead, and pulled her hand back in suprise. Her forehead was burning hot! Fiona let out a gasp of shock, as Avrel held his weeping wife.
"Fiona, please save our daughter.."He mumbled, squeezing his wife.
The healer nodded, "I will. But I need supplies. Please, keep soaking her forehead in cool water until I return! I wont take long." She replied, and zipped out of the home. Avrel set his wife down next to their baby, and put the child in her arms. He then ran off to find some water and a cloth. Sehreze kissed her daughters forehead. "Oh my love. My beautiful daughter." The blue-jeweled Slyphaire cried, rocking the baby softly. Avrel made his way back to his small family, and crouched down by the child. He had an acorn bowl with silk soaking inside. Delicately, he dabbed the cool water on the squirming baby. She squeaked.
Moments later, Fiona flew inside, carrying a sachel with her. She made her way to the baby, and began mixing herbs and plants faster than you could say "mouse.". Within afew short minutes, a stinky, slimy goo was in her mortar and pestle. She pulled a spoon from her sachel and began to drip the ooze into the childs mouth.
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angelwings1232 wrote:I love the story!
Oculis wrote:Thank you. ^^. Im thinking about writing an entire book... xD.
Fukuwa wrote:Oculis wrote:Thank you. ^^. Im thinking about writing an entire book... xD.
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Hahaha. I reall like this story. It is well written.
But I don't have the head of checking if everything is fine...
There was something that troubled me... But I dunno anymore.
You're a talented writer, Oculis. :3
(I know that, I write myself. xD) I would love to see, or rather read more.
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