Elemental Rush, an ELEMENTAL novella by Elana Johnson

Author:Elana Johnson [Johnson, Elana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: futuristic, dystopian, fantasy, elemental, elements, romance, new adult, young adult, adventure
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2014-05-17T06:00:00+00:00

I couldn’t sleep the next night. I hadn’t slept when I’d returned to my quarters, and I’d contained myself all day in my bedroom, only leaving it in favor of the balcony as the sun rose and when it set.

I couldn’t get Isaiah’s speculation out of my head. Announcing that the Supremist could reach inside someone’s being and steal their power was disturbing enough. But a woman?

Our society had morphed two centuries ago when the first man Manifested his firemaking Element. Since he was the first to Manifest, Firemakers became the leaders of their Councils. They led society. Only males Manifested as Firemakers, Airmakers, and Earthmovers, and only females Manifested as Watermaidens.

Elementals and humans had managed to find a balance between them by establishing the Council system.

I think Alex is a woman.

Isaiah’s voice haunted me while awake. I rose from bed and dressed, determined to either silence it or confirm it.

Thirty minutes later, I peered around the corner and into the hall leading to Alex’s chambers. I thought he’d have guards, but the corridor was empty. The door was locked, but even his bolts were nothing when up against my sentry training.

I slipped into his quarters in less than twenty seconds. It was darker here than in the lit hallway, and I took a few moments to let my eyes adjust. I took a deep breath, filling my body with air so I wouldn’t have to breathe.

I crept through the outer foyer, looking for anything I could use to validate or discredit Isaiah’s claim. I found nothing, not that I expected to. But sentries were nothing if not thorough, and I didn’t want to miss the slightest clue.

The Supremist didn’t have a kitchen, as he certainly never cooked his own meals. The next room was a formal living room, and it sported high ceilings, plush furniture, gold draperies, and stones that had been hand-polished. My boots made squeaking noises as I moved over the glossy surface to the next door.

I tried the knob and found it locked. Strange, I thought, to have a bedroom locked inside an already secured apartment. What could he be hiding? My anxiety rocketed, and I swallowed to remain calm.

I listened for his mind, but couldn’t find it. Not even within a dream. Of course, not everyone had dreams, but I expected to hear something. I didn’t. So I picked the lock with quickness and ducked into the room.

Darkness blanketed everything, save for a strip of light that shone underneath the door in the corner. The balcony doors were flung wide, but there was no moon to lend her light tonight. Another door stood behind the bed, and yet another to my right. I supposed the Supremist needed multiple escape routes should trouble come calling so close to home.

With my back pressed into the wall, I watched the narrow ribbon of light coming from under the bathroom door. A shadow made it flicker, then another, as someone took two steps near the door. I couldn’t hear Alex’s mind yet, great as the distance was between us.

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