Once upon a time, there was a young witch who was highly talented in magic, with all the skills and knowledge, but no known specialty or perseverance. Her teacher told her to go on a journey to find the answer; until then, her teacher would not admit her graduation, so poor me, the young witch Clio, was kicked out home and went on the journey forcefully.
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I started the journey in a hurry, without any experience; I did not prepare anything apart from my little backpack. Good thing that I arrived in the first country Frgod before I died from starvation, my terrible survival skills were not enough for me to live long in the wild. Yet, arriving in the country did not mean the problem was solved. I did not get enough money to live in an inn. Put away the matter, it is in a good mood in the town, it is said that a festival will be held soon.
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Soon, there will be the “Festival of Harvest”, it is said that the princess will present, pray for the prosperity of the country, the ceremony will be held in the name of the festival, and may all the people share the plenty. Having guests there would require lots of preparation for the festival. I go to the sanctuary for the ceremony, begging for work and rooms for sleep, and I get a job as calculated.
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Still a few days from the festival, but none of the people slow down the pace of preparation, the work never stops, a day passes like a second. As I remembered how my teacher had advised against abusing magic, I presented myself as a normal person, working with my strength. I fell asleep as soon as I got into bed, but then woke up at midnight. A song rang far away somewhere in the sanctuary. I follow the voice, walking through the colonnade, arrive in a grand space lastly, a blonde long hair girl standing in the middle in that grand garden, she is singing a song while dancing, while under moonlight shine, it feels sacred as the voice echoed, I would not want to break the moment.
That was, until a cold, sharp thing touched my tiny neck.
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“Who are you? What are you doing at such a time?!”
A cold male voice asks in a threatening tone. I want to ask the same question to the male, but I do not get a chance for so.
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I do not answer but wait for the song to end, as I am allured by the voice, the melody, as if it possesses magic in it. I wondered how it was amazing enough to freeze my legs and move my heart, eyes, and ears, just locked by the present and flow of the melody, which was how I first met music. For my action, the posture of a male holding a sword to my neck lasted long. Perhaps the male noticed that the person here did not appear malevolent; the sword loosened a bit, but did not free me.
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“You are ruining the mood, I am just listening to the song and finding her here, who are you?” I finally talked as the song ended.
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“The name is Luke. I have to protect her, and someone like you present here is suspicious.”
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“It is not like you are not suspicious of suddenly holding a sword to someone's neck.”
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The blonde girl slowly comes to me and stops the quarrel.
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“Luke, let her go, I don’t think she is a bad person.”
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“Ella, you should be more cautious about that.”
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“Why would it need to when you are here?”
said then, the teenager’s ears reddened, I smirked as I saw that happen.
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“Nice to meet you here, you may call me Ella, may I get your name?”
“My name’s Clio, a traveler. I worked to live here for a few days. You have a beautiful voice. What was the song you sang?”
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“Thank you, it is a song I would sing at the festival, it is important, so I would like to practice when not disturbing anyone. ”
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“It’s hardly a disturbance when it was that amazing.”
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“I’m glad that you like it, you may stay and listen if you don’t mind.”
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“Thank you. I absolutely won’t mind hearing the amazing song and voice when you invite.”
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Soon the day of the festival, there is joy and laughter everywhere. There is cheerful music playing, and people are dancing to the music, as if they are enjoying a celebration. The crowds on the street became more and more crowded, and soon they had to be shoulder to shoulder, but a clear path was left on the road, and the floats were pushed out. The people in the town are looking forward to watching the parade.
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The elegant and noble decorated float was held on the road, and the performer stood on the float. It is the girl I watched for several nights. Clothes indeed make the man, and the Buddha relies on gold. The difference in her clothes sublimated her temperament and made her feel like a completely different person. Different from the simple clothes at night, she is dressed in a gorgeous dress on the float, wearing beads for the ceremony, and a gorgeous and noble veil. She is the witch who prayed for the country during the festival, and it is rumored that the country dedicated Princess Gabriella to God.
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Same as that night, I listened to her songs silently, seeing on the way, people kneeling and praying to the god, expressing thanks to the god as the festival was, I imitated their behaviour. Yet a shadow suddenly jumped out and dragged the princess away from the float. The atmosphere was ruined by chaos. I gave up on hiding my ability, called out my broom, and flew to chase the girl.
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She didn’t tell me that she’s a princess, I didn’t tell her that I’m a witch.
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The shadow jumps and runs to a hut outside the country, I hide myself as he stops.
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The shadow reveals a face under the hood of the cloak, surprising me that it is Luke there. Behind Luke, there are more people, maybe they are a group that is planning on revolution. They tied the princess to a chair with a rope to limit her movements.
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“Why will it be you, Luke?” Princess Gabriella was shocked as she asked the question with her voice trembling, she believed the male there was devoted to protecting her. May I guest, as Luke was her secret knight.
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“I am doing that for your own good, Ella.” Luke said, but the princess clearly disagreed with that, which confused me.
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“This country is doomed; you can be freed instead of being devoted to the country.”
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“The ceremony must be completed! Let me go!”
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“No, I am not letting you devote your life to the country.”
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Devoted, a word that I do not understand, that my teacher asked me to go on a journey for.
Since I’m a traveller, I should not get too involved in country business, but I’m interested in what and why Gabriella is devoted to her country.
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I finally show up and free the princess, running away with her.
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“Clio?”
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“I forgot to tell you that I’m a witch.”
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“Fair, I did not tell you that I’m a princess. Could you bring me to the deepest part of the forest, to the Fountain of God's Word?”
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“Sure, what are you going to do?”
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“To complete the ceremony. That's what I was born for.”
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On the way to the Fountain of God's Word, Gabriella told me that she was devoted to god as her father. The old king prayed for the blessing of the country when it was dying from disaster; he offered his child, asking for peace and prosperity.
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She was named by God as Gabriella, in the name of God's messenger, and dedicated to God. Then she was able to hear the word of God, she talks for God, and serves God. It is her mission to raise the thankfulness of the people, express gratitude to the people, and continue God's grace.
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At the beginning of the poor harvest caused by long-term exploitation of the earth's resources, the extension of grace is necessary to continue the country's lifeline. The princess needs to buy time for the people to learn to renew themselves and gain the ability to survive in the decline. Originally, she was just going to offer the people's gratitude and a little life for the princess, but Luke interrupted the ceremony, and the grace of God might not continue. To restart from the interrupted ceremony, she must reach the "Fountain of God's Word" and dedicate her own vitality to pray for blessings.
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Just because she was dedicated to God at birth, she thought it was her mission and dedicated her life force to it. After listening to this, I seem to understand why Luke wanted to obstruct the ceremony. The Luke I saw that night was really trying to protect the princess, and they were very close. He just didn't want the princess to sacrifice herself to live for a country that was declining day by day due to the grace of God. From his perspective, he wanted her to be free, but the princess's will was to dedicate herself to the country.
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Whether it is right for the princess to live like this because she was instructed to do so, or it is right for Luke to think that Ella should be free and want to pull the princess away from her current way of living, as a traveler, I can't judge. But the princess who resolutely decided to dedicate her life force in front of me is dazzling.
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I don't know how much life force the princess sacrificed for this, but after that, the princess fell into a coma, and Luke, who came later, was very regretful. He seemed to have decided to protect the princess forever. I can't do anything for them anymore, but I remember them and their stories.
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After hearing Ella's singing, I was moved by the beauty and decided to sing a song, sing their stories, I want to tell more people to know. In my journey, I will collect more stories and tell more people to listen to these heroic poems. That is the magic I will spend my life practicing, I wonder if that's the answer my teacher says.
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It's the next town again, the streets are filled with noisy crowds and market cries, the town is in carnival. Beautiful melodies fly out from the fountain, I stand there playing the strings and telling heroic poems.
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Once upon a time…..
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