Where are you Christmas?
Why can't I find you?
Why can't I hear music play?
My world is changing.
Does that mean Christmas changes too.
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See what our times done.
The joy of Christmas is not enough to lift this pain.
It will become bigger and bigger until we explode.
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To understand is too lose...
To win is to lie...
The virtures were broken and lost forever...
Will we ever get it right?
The world might never know...
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"To tell the truth. I really don't remember when I got them.", Jay said slowly.
"If I remember correctly it was directly before I saved Patricia. It was early November, on a Wednesday. I was driving back from the University, and I passed a river behind a small town..."
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Jay drove his way along a winding path. Leading to his home. Or so he thought.
"Aww crap", he thought."I took a wrong turn...hey, wait what's this?"
He came to a small undeserving town. One of those quaint little villages where you would expect a grand feast on Thanksgiving.
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"I'll drive through the town."
He drove slowly up a road leading through the town.
He ended up leaving the town and coming to an open field.
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In this open meadow, there was: a stream of aqua essence, trees only fit to be found in a fairytale, and the light was warm and crisp. The air felt light and brillant and the sun danced around the fields; bathing it in warmth. Something was also off about it. Like a shadow lurked nearby...
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In the middle of the field was what appeared to be a stone altar. There were holders, six of them. Jay walked up to one. He read it, "Air." He stepped up to another and read it,"Water." He found an inscription in the middle of the altar. It read,"Those who reside over us will collect us and have unmeasurable strength. The ability to control the elements will come with a price...worse than death itself. None shall die in the hands of a lover. They will die the death of loneliness and broken-heartedness. They will rid the world of the other altar. Dopplegangers make the world worse than it appears. They will help the ones that can't help themselves. Everytime one is killed... the ability will be uncovered.
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"That sounds horrible.", complained Ashe.
"It should.", said Jay.
"How does this relate to your weapon.", Kathrine asked. She came up behind Jay and Ashe and was listening to their talk.
"I will continue... After I had helped Patricia, I went back to that place."
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Jay stood standing. In the same place where he stood before when he came here. He went to the altar and noticed a shimmer of light sparkle at his feet.
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Suddenly a staircase of light appeared before him leading him upward. He took one step and then another...
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He reached the top step and walked into an archway of light.
"I wondered when one of you would have showed up.", said a feminen voice that sounded vaugely familiar to him. A woman with black hair and brown eyes stepped out of the light.
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"Do you remember me, Jay?", she asked.
"Let me think.", he replied.
"Will you require a hint?"
"A little one would help."
"Remember who gave you the idea for the bonus points on your tests to be from American Idol."
"No, it can't be. Mrs. Ezell. What are you doing here???"
"I am one of your insperational teachers."
"Huh?"
"Me, along with many others, are here to help you and your friends through this."
"Through what?"
"You read the inscription didn't you?"
"Yeah."
"Then decipher the meaning."
"We were the ones who would better the people."
"Yes, that's it exactly."
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"Great, so what do I do now?", he contorted
"You have to get rid of our evil.", she said smiling
"But I don't understand. I have no skill."
"You do have a skill. The ability to sense the change in others and judge character. What element from Science class is adaptive to many different states?"
"Water, exactly."
"Right."
"You mean to tell me I can control th water."
"Any substance that has water in it."
"That was how I was able to control blood."
"Yes, come I need to show you something."
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She took him down a hallway and into another hallway that was white with many doors. Jay read one, "Meeting Room."
"That is where the others are at this moment deciding how to approach these decisions."
"A weapon vault."
"That is the room that I'm taking you to."
She opened the door and they walked in.
Jay stood next to a bow and arrow. It looked like it was made of air. It was slender and long as well. He passed some other containers with more weapons.
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"This is yours."
She pointed to a case that was filled with frozen water.
She waved her hand over it and the ice melted. Jay reached into the tank and felt as if a warm current was flowing up his arm. He pulled out two curved and silver swords. That looked as if water was flowing through them.
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"The power of water comes out in curveswords. That proves my thought."
"What?"
"You shall die first."
"What???"
And with that she was gone and he was left standing in the field again. This time, though, he had weapons in his hands.
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"Wow.", said Kathrine.
"That just leaves more questions.", said Ashe.
"Yes, and now that we're all together. I have a plan.", Jay touched on the subject lightly.
Jay stood up and walked to where Patricia and the others stood. Kathrine and Ashe followed.
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"I propose that we split up.", Jay said.
"We just got back together.", Patricia said.
"No, you are being a leader and so am I."
"Oh, in that case I'm fine."
Patricia stood on one side and Jay on the other.
"Anyone who wants to go with me, come to my side", said Patricia.
Lizzy and Darkness walked over to her.
Patricia was stunned not by Kathrine's choice, but by Ashe's.
"Ashe, come over here."
"I...I don't think I want to.", she said.
"Why not???"
"I don't feel like I know you anymore... I'm sorry."
She walked to Jay's right side and stood a little close to him. Kathrine did the same, but only on his left.
"We shall go to the desert.", Jay proposed.
Ashe couldn't talk.
"We shall go to the plains", Patricia announced.
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They go their seperate ways, but all will be in vain...