Loralle, Her Journey Chapter 1 part2

CHAPTER 1 (Part two)

Her father had other children, of course, but now, all the males had perished due to war or skirmishes. His daughters were not considered to be leaders and the two eldest daughters had already started a family. Their families power was known by not just all the Water Tribe, but the Fire Tribe also. They were leaders because of their immense power and keeping the Water Tribe safe all this time. Dracon's bloodline had been leaders for the last two hundred years and the people of the Water Tribe don't want their bloodline and powers to disappear. They all valued this family greatly and no one had ever betrayed them.

Loralle had been the last child that Dracon had and, suddenly...She became the new leader of the Water Tribe...

When Loralle heard this piece of news from the protectors, who had always been following her, she didn't show any emotion on her face.

She didn't quite understand what a leader had to do...Considering she learnt that the last leader had died in battle, battle was something, that as a 'leader', she definitely didn't want to do!

It had already been known to her, who her father was, but that was all she knew about him. The protector’s whisperings, in the past, about who she was, only made her dislike people and question more things as she grew up. What was still unclear to her, was what had happened to her mother. In silence, she had discretely looked for her in the past…to no avail.

Well, if she was being honest, she had no idea what she was looking for...Apparently mother's looked similar to their children...They also tended to stay close to their children. So, she looked for somebody, close by, who looked just like her...

Her conclusion was, her mother was either far away or didn't look like her at all! Of course, even if she dressed up and combed her hair and then searched, looking for someone similar to that look instead...She still wouldn't have found her.

What hadn’t occurred to her was that even now, no one else seemed to know about her either.

Now, the protectors were bowing in acceptance of their new leader and vowed their loyalty to her. It was yet, another big accomplishment for them to have finally achieved! Sixteen years...Now Dracon's wish had come true!

And the people of the Water Tribe see that the protector's recognize Loralle as their new leader...

Squatting on a boulder, Loralle stayed there while looking out over at the rest of the Water Tribe. What they didn't know, was that to her, they weren't strangers. Through the earth, she had acknowledged every single person near...And far, which includes the Fire Tribe...They had all, unknowingly, helped her grow in some respect.

Through the earth and watching them, Loralle was taught language and how to use her powers. They had helped her to know that her animalistic ways were quite...Scary. So, she had tried to pick up on some of their ways of mannerisms and speech. She also knew that they didn't have a hatred for her, that they didn't even know who she was!

Their expectant glances looked at her, while she just squatted there and stared right back at them.

They heard that their new leader was powerful, so much so that they will totally eradicate all of the Fire Tribe!

What was strange to the tribal members, was her looks. They didn’t look powerful at all…They looked like they weren't from the Water Tribe in the slightest!

It was very normal for a Water Tribal member to be clean…But…

Not only that, their new leader’s eyes would skitter everywhere very quickly, making them think that there was something wrong with them.

The only reason they were sure about this new leader was because of John, Sam and Rick’s attitude towards them. Everyone knew that the three protectors would always stay with the most powerful leader!

A well known attribute of the Water Tribe, was loyalty, so, no questions were asked about her attire or her mannerisms.

They also happily assumed that Loralle was, indeed, a male, a male that didn’t seem to talk…And didn't look like they knew what to do...

As time passed, it became an awkward silence. In this time, Loralle was pondering her next step. Even though these people helped her, should she just kill them all, so that they didn't have to fight anymore?

Her reasoning's were like this were because of watching them fight every now and then. Even watching the Fire Tribal members die, haunted her but for her to kill everyone…Seemed cruel…Could she endure that kind of cruelty?

Sighing, Loralle knew she couldn't kill the entire village, not that she wasn't strong enough, it was more so because they had helped her…And, it would make her feel bad!

Her plan must not be to totally eradicate everybody, but it needs to be big enough, though, that both tribes stop fighting...

The protectors nudged her. "Say something to your tribe, Loralle...Lead them, to the Fire Tribe’s deaths!"

They had completely forgotten that they had not taught her how to speak.

Loralle sneered. It was obvious to her of what she had missed out on. She had seen other children, through the earth, grow up with their loved ones. She hadn't even been able to see anyone in person till she was seven years old...And, she had heard the three people talk about her...Her usefulness. Obviously, they still thought that she would do as they ordered her to do. And at present, she was told to lead the tribe to have death that she had already seen a lot of, even without being at front lines.

She didn't want to be any part of that. Didn't some of them see it themselves, that the other leader died through battle? She thought that they were all idiots!

Looking at her hand, she clenched it and the earth rumbled beneath everyone's feet.

"Wow, the new leader is strong!"

"Amazing!"
"With this power...We could kill the entire Fire Tribe!"

She could kill everyone here so easily...Would it be worth it...Not to kill them?

the protectors know of her power and decided to stay back, away from the fight, because they didn't want to die! As much as they wanted to see their leader defeat the enemy in battle, they were quite scared that even watching would be too close! Not only that, it was still quite unbearable to follow someone who wields another type of power. Luckily, the tribe know nothing about what type of power their new leader has, all they know is, that they are very powerful.

Jumping down from the boulder, to squat on the ground, Loralle touched the earth. She saw within her mind at what seemed to be the border between the Fire and the Water Tribes, quite some distance away.

Defences on both sides were out of the range of each other and it seemed to be somewhat of a cease fire. It had been a couple of hours now, that some of the Water Tribesmen had raced back knowing that their previous leader had been killed. Recently killed bodies of the Fire Tribe were seen, as they had tried to force through the Water Tribe's defences after they had been forced back. One or two were still alive and Loralle clenched her jaw, seeing their pain and blood all over their faces, which made her want to act that tiny bit faster in her plans.

Sneering again, Loralle stood up and walked towards the border. Her plan was set...She was going to scare the living daylights out of everyone! And stop this stupid war!

The Water Tribal members made way for their new leader and followed her towards the border…Towards the war that had continued for countless of years!

As the protectors watched their new leader walk off with many of their tribesmen, leaving a few hundred of the powerful nobles and the pitiful commoners behind, they smiled at each other.

They hadn't been sure on what her actions were going to be, but this seemed to be better then what they had expected!

Wanting to celebrate, they slapped each other on their backs. They hadn't wasted sixteen years! They had all thought now, that it was well worth it! Thinking of their deceased leader, they smiled in satisfaction.

Finally, they didn't have to worry anymore! The Fire Tribe...Will finally be exterminated!

They felt very relieved at this moment! Especially since they didn't feel so sick anymore!

"Let's drink to celebrate!" Rick yelled excitedly.

"To our new, most powerful leader!" Sam added.

"To our hard work!" John said.

"For the Water Tribe! The rulers of Mondal!" Rick said, walking into some lake that led to an inn.

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