Crystals are Pretty

Rina woke up that morning, staring at the wall of her room. She looked at it lovingly, happy that she finally had her own home. The one home that she will probably ever have. Not because she didn't have the money, but because she wanted to stay with her family for as long as she could. So, as she sat there staring at the wall, she went down stairs to meet up with her family. At the dining table...ahh dining table. The thing she could've never had before a few months ago. Everything was just so surreal. It was like she was living in some sort of dream. As if everything was just perfect and amazing. As she sat there, she saw her sister smiling at Rina, ready for the vast amounts of food they were about to get. Rina had just gotten her ace paycheck, which meant more food for the rest of them. So, her mother always wanted to go all out with it and make a feast for them, for one whole day, to eat for breakfast lunch and dinner. Her signature bread rolls were absolutely delicious, due to their sweetness, but not overly sweetness. Her mother's rotisserie chicken, which was seasoned perfectly, as if they Goddess of the Heavenly Gardens made it herself. And Rina could not stop eating the mashed potatoes the one her mother used to make her as a child. It was so odd to think that her mother could cook, but she remembered that her mother had a life before the homelessness. It was just a dark time for them, but now they are so much better. Now that her mother has a job, as well as Rina, it was like nothing could stop them.

As she looked up at her mother, she said with a full mouth, "Thanks so much mom, I love you." With that, Rina excused herself from the table and went over to read a book or two. She hadn't had much time to herself ever since she got to become an ace of THE guild Fairy Tail. She couldn't whine about it though. She got paid extremely well for what she did, and she was allowed to have free days like this where she got to sit down on the couch reading one of the books she had been dying to read for months now. It was this book about a girl that was a baby sitter. Sounds boring at first, but then you learn that she's actually an alien from the planet Zarr's. The planet was known for its lovely greenery, which allowed her to have powers that helped her control the plants on Earthland. Now, she just uses her powers to help the child if ever needed, because the child just constantly gets itself in trouble. After all that, she has to hide herself from everyone around her, because no one else in this Earthland has powers. If they knew, she could die. As she kept reading on, she heard her sister turn on the tv. It was the news. As she looked at it, in blaring red letters, it said "Children missing in the Sakuramori Crystal Cave. PLEASE HELP!" With that, she kissed her mom and sister goodbye as she took the fastest transportation to Sakuramori.

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As Rina was on the train to Sakuramori, she was tapping her foot, hoping she would get there on time. She hated the thought of children being in danger. Especially when it came to dangerous creatures. All those parents worrying for their children, it was terrible for Rina to think about at all. She couldn't even imagine her sister being taken by monsters. Even at the thought of it, she just shivered. However, if her sister did get captured by a creature, she would immediately help her no matter what, even if there was no pay involved. She just hoped it would never have to come to that. Especially not the monsters in Fiore already. It's already bad enough that they are strong, but the fact that there aren't enough mages to thoroughly kill them off without people getting captured by them. It's insane how things worked sometimes. You think the world is nice and dandy, then the children of loving families have their children taken from them. As Rina sat on that train, looking out through that window, she crossed her fingers and hoped that those kids would be all right in the end.

After a few hours, she had arrived to her destination. She looked around to see beautiful cherry blossom trees everywhere. It was beautiful and serene. No one could've ever expected a place like this to be so awful and dangerous. It was almost scary how dangerous this place could be. Kids just playing around here, then all of a sudden being taken up by some sort of monster. This world was just not meant for their innocence she guessed. With that, she began walking and walking towards the village. She made note of every single petal near her, and every single sign of nature around her. Because after all, this was her element, nature. Out of all things in life, this would be one of the few places she could ever find serene. Outside, looking at the plants, the trees, the leaves. Every single small detail that people would by pass, she would undoubtedly pay attention to them. So, she summoned her spear to her hands, making sure that she would not get jumped by something. As the cloak on her shoulders weighed down on her, she began her trek forward, using her spear as a walking stick.

It took a lot longer to get to the village than she thought it would. Especially since it was only supposed to be a 4 hour walk, but instead it turned into 6 hours. Something felt wrong with Rina, but she didn't know what. It was as though she was feeling weaker than usual. It was no matter to her now though, there was only one thing on her mind, and that was the kids that were still trapped in that cave. So, as she searched around to find the leader of the little village, she said to him, "Hello sir, I heard the terrible thing that happened to those kids on the news. I am an ace of the guild Fairy Tail, and would like to help you as soon as possible." With that, his eyes widened up, and he brought Rina to his office, and began to run down the details to her in as much details as he could. "So, the thing is is that those kids have been taken to a cave very sacred to our people. The creatures that took them are not bad creatures, its just that they're naive. They are our protectors, but sometimes they tend to over protect us, which is why they took the children. They believe that an evil is coming, but we have no reason to believe them. They may be mystical creatures, but I know that there is nothing. You can have my word on this." "Okay, but can't these creatures turn on you at any moment? What if they perceived you to be enemies one day, and then hurt your children? It is not safe, and you should know that. Look at this. So many families are probably morning for the children right now, hoping to whatever deity they worship, that they bring their children home safe." "I understand your questioning miss, but you have to realize that these creatures have defended us since day one. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't even be a village." "What do you mean?" "I mean, that an ancient evil had came over this village once, but the creatures were able to fend it off. If it weren't for them, this village would be completely gone to evil." With that, Rina stood up and began to walk out the door, saying to him, "Okay then, I'll save both the kids, and protect those creatures before another adventurer tries killing off the creatures for profit."

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