The Secrets of the Elements

Advika hid her face with her scarf and came out from her hiding place. "What do you want from us?" she questioned, standing in front of the attacker.

"You, you all," he said, walking towards her.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and stamped her foot on the ground. The boy fell on his knees as the ground beneath them shook slightly.

"Advika, the power of the element Earth," he said as he dusted his black pant and got to his feet.

How does he know my name? Advika thought. She scanned the forest, searching for an escape.

"You can't escape," said the boy.

"Daksh," he heard a voice say. He looked in all directions, searching for the source of the voice.

"Leave them, and leave Azazel's side as well, or else, you will be punished too," said Grantha.

Daksh smirked. "So you've got the book taking now," he said and put his sword back in its sheath.

"Advika, run!" said the book. She, at once, grabbed some dirt on the ground and threw it in his eyes.

Daksh wiped his eyes with his sleeves and ran behind her.

She sped towards the opening of the forest with Daksh following her. He pushed her from behind; she hit the ground.

"Aah!" she cried. Tears slid from her eyes. She injured herself; blood oozing out from her knee.

Daksh tied her hands and picked her up, dragging her with him.

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The book opened; air blew violently uprooting the trees, inducing a storm in the forest.

holding the trunk of the tree. They clung to the tree, saving themselves from the

present in the forest began to be sucked up in the book.

ran towards her friends, going against

in herself,

Advika who, like a leaf was carried by the winds towards the

left

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them were carried towards the book and into it, as though the book absorbed them

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the second floor of

wearing those?" said Rishi

take us to Daksh," she said as she opened the door. "We have

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spread her arms. "Guys, we landed on the beach again,"

her knee. Advika removed a band-aid from her jeans pocket. Tej immediately took it from her and helped

shorts today, on my suggestion of course," said Zarna and crossed her

won't work here, dude," said Maya and headed towards

powers work here?"

vicinity, the book's I mean. No evil powers allowed," she

sat beside Advika. She nodded her head and smiled. Zarna's eyes fell on Daksh; she started

up to?" asked

"Talk," she replied.

it," said Advika. "He didn't listen to the book, Grantha, why will he listen

you talking about? Who Grantha?"

book," replied Advika. Tej helped

the name of the book and she talked with that guy," wondered Tej, still holding her hand.

behind that white rock in the forest, the book talked, no kidding," said Advika.