"Kh..." The pale girl shielded her eyes as she held on firmly on Usar's back, latching herself as to not accidentally be swept away by the passing wind. She didn't really notice it, but if she was, she'd thank Usar for using the clouds to block out the morning sun's ray. Even if he didn't, the soft morning heat wasn't as punishing to El's skin compared to later in the day. Today in particular, the sun itself was rather odd, it gave off a weaker light, dull and somber, much to the delight of El who hated the thing. "Usar..." She took the time to hug him close, focusing herself on their soul-link, the girl sighed in comfort as her petite body shone in reddish light, the power healing whatever physical wounds she might have and restoring her body to healthy condition. She unknowingly did this magic earlier in the forest during their second meeting, but now... she found herself more in control of her powers. "I'm fine now," El nuzzled her head on his back, "I'm sorry I said those things to you..." She repeated her apology, in her childish mind, once wasn't enough for the grave error of condemning one's savior. "U-sa-r~" She nuzzled her cheek on his back, rubbing it, "I think you and I are meant for each other, ehehe~" The child giggled in mirth, finding herself attached more and more to the mythical beast, their bond strengthening with each passing moment.
Ellie narrowed her eyes in silence as they approached Horizon, the aftermath of her attack noticeable on the structure, "I did those, huh..." El mumbled as she examined the tower, more of curiosity and awe - at what she did - than horror now, she was coming to terms with her powers, it was clear she wasn't like the others, she shouldn't act nor pretend like she was. The dream and Usar certainly helped her moving forward. She perked up when the voices of various officers rang in her ears, they were rather far below, she shouldn't be able to hear them... but she found her senses augmented through her powers, evident by soft glow emitting from her body. "There are more of those scums, they are looking for me, well I'll show them, we will show them. Do you know they are horrible men who happily hurts children, Usar?" El shot her vindictive anger at her friend, she wasn't the the quiet girl in the past anymore, after what had transpired, the girl gradually broke out of her mold, no more would she wonder why she was left to be adopted, why her body was like that, and why she could talk to beings like Usar and Kou. Speaking about Kou, she hadn't seen the Fae since the cave incident... but she had no time to ponder about it now.
Her ruby eyes scanned the tower from the top to bottom, stopping at one particular spot. "There they are," She looked at the orphans through the hole in Lucius' room, "Even with Lucius gone, they aren't free?" El tilted her head in confusion, "We must do something about that..." She muttered under her breath, her tone completely serious, though a rather mischievous smirk grew on her lips, "I think I have an idea, Usar, ehehe~" She put one hand to coyly cover her lips, "But perhaps later." She understood his desire through their link so the girl wasn't surprised when Usar flew away from the tower, landing in front of the cave that used to be his home.
"What are we looking for here?" El asked curiously as her dainty feet touched the ground. Straightening her dress, El gingerly followed Usar, but his massive body covered too much ground with each slither for her to keep up. "Ehn..." The girl stopped for a moment as she went into deep thought, she brought her hands in front of her eyes, "Maybe, I could... Wait a minute, Usar!" She signalled for him to stop as she closed her eyes, focusing on her newly-awakened powers. The familiar reddish glow spawned from her once more, the arcane aura enveloped her body as, slowly but surely, El's hair floated upwards like it was underwater followed by her feet leaving the ground, inch by inch. "Ah?" The floating girl examined herself as she spun on the air, "Ahahaha~ It worked!" She twirled a few times, "Woah?!" Almost stumbling and hitting a tree before regaining balance, "Ha, okay, I'll need to practice more, but I think it's good for now, ehehe~ Let's go!" She urged him to continue, now conveniently floating beside the beast.
"Oh?" El the Floater perked with widened eyes shining with excitement as her friend revealed the spiral staircase, what kind of wonders would he show her? She couldn't wait, "Let's go, let's go!" She flew inside, her aura helping to illuminate the dark cavern. Inside, she didn't bother to use the stairs of course, the girl simply floated down along the steps, the massive beast wasn't so lucky as the constricting cave didn't allow his angelic wings to be much of use. At the bottom, El's glowing form became obsolete as Usar exhumed a bright orb of white light, "Nmmh..." The girl was intimidated by the light for a moment, but knowing Usar wouldn't hurt her, she didn't mind it. Her peculiar fear of light stretched back ever since she was but a babe, her adoptive mother noticed the pale baby cried every time morning comes or she was exposed to direct sunlight, Doctor Ryan deducted the main factor was her sensitive eyes and skin, however this little perk might be more than meets the eye.
"Omph~" El defused her powers as she landed on the ground, her aura dimming down. The girl understood Usar's gesture by going on all fours then crawled under his feathery wings, "A door?" She asked to herself, wasting no time to approach it, curiosity driving her actions. "Eidolon..." She repeated Usar's words.
*Click*
"Eh?" El's voice seemed to activate a mechanism as glyphs drawn in shimmering red ink drew itself on and around the door, forming various magical circles which slowly spun. The arcane lock dissolved as the door slid to the side, opening itself, revealing a massive cavern specifically made to be an archive. "Woah...!" El gawked as she went inside, her head craning upwards, taking every spectacle from this ancient library. Rows upon rows of bookshelves, cubes similar to Usar's resting place on the walls, tables and chairs for reading, it was an architectural masterpiece. "Books! Look, Usar, b-books! I-it's a... it's a library!!" El jumped up and down as she quickly dashed between the bookshelves, skimming her eyes on the perfectly preserved works. There were so many books to read, she didn't know where to start, she could live here forever. "Thank you, Usar!" She went back to the beast, hugging him tight, "You're the best!" Horizon library pales in comparison, very very much so.
Over the next half hour, El would be going here and there in the library, using her levitation power to reach the upper shelves, she gathered a few books she found interesting then placed them on one reading desk. With a happy giggle, she sat herself down as she grabbed her first book, "The Universe, Arkosh, and Eidolon by Immanuel Ilium" She read the title and author out loud, "Eh...?" That was when she noticed that the letters written on the cover - and all of the books around her - were not the Common tongue, they were... different, she never seen them before, but she could understand them. "How?" Then it clicked, the priestess in her dream spoke in the same language used here, she could understand her, furthermore, Usar didn't understand the common tongue, he apparently spoke this foreign language. "Ozh Eidolon..." ("I'm Eidolon...") El whispered to herself as she turned to Usar.
OOC: Since the Ozkavosh dictionary is limited in vocabulary, from now on, I will use Red Violet color pallete for any lines in Ancient Tongue. If it's somehow hard to read or any concerns, just tell me, Pray. ;)
"I speak language, Usar. Understand me?" She spoke in broken Ancient Tongue, not accustomed to it, chopping bits and pieces from her dream and fuzzy spots in her memories, El was confident she'd learn more about this language through the books, quite easily as she could already understand the words, she just didn't know the equivalent words between Common and Ancient, she needed to expand the latter's vocabulary. El went back to her book, motioning Usar to come, "Read, you read, I read, together." She said with a happy grin. The girl perused the book carefully, many new words swimming in her brain as she brought her eyes closer, very focused and eagre like a child with her new favorite toy, she absorbed the knowledge from the book. After some time, the girl began reading the words out loud, as written by Historian Immanuel, the author.
"In the beginning, there was nothing but emptiness, no earth, no wind, no fire, no thunder, not even light and darkness. No one know where they come from, no one is even sure of their existence, but the most popular and accepted theory regarding the Universe's birth is this..."
El inhaled for a breath, getting more and more excited as she turned the pages with deft efficiency.
"Sol and Luna, the Primordial Forces which filled the Void with their presence, marking the beginning of the Universe. Sol represents Light, Order, Preservation, and Masculinity, while Luna represents Darkness, Chaos, Change, and Feminity. Both were opposites, yet one, each cannot exist without the other.
Sol and Luna extended their reach, first creating Light and Dark, these two are known as 'Fundamental Elements', it was here when the first stars shone in the sky. Along the way, aspects of them branched off to form other Forces, these are known as 'Primal Elements'. Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lighting; our earth was formed after all of the Primals were created, then... life, plants, animals, and sentient beings, like us humans."
El gulped, this was getting interesting, she learned so much new words too, some of them she struggled a bit to read, but being an intelligent girl who loved art and literature, she was driven by passion. She flipped to the next page.
"I know not the exact reason, some say Sol, Luna, and the Elements are alive, some say it's the will of the Gods, but one thing for sure, the Forces and Elements manifest themselves here on earth represented by powerful beings known as 'Arkosh'." El looked at Usar, tilted her head as she examined him then back to reading the book, "The Arkoshs varies in form, shape, and size; from humanoid to beast-like, from palm-sized to towering giants. All of them are powerful and awe-inspiring, but... two in particular reaches God-like powers, they are Sol and Luna's Arkosh. I am confident as the former is my people's Guardian, the mighty Bel-Sarra-Usar." El dropped the book gently as her body trembled.
"Y-you are t-their... s-so the dream..." Shaking her head, El continued to read, she must know.
"The two Arkosh also have one other significant trait that differs them from the others, Eidolons, mortal link and vessel of the Arkosh. Due to their Divine powers, their true forms alone could shake our world asunder, so they must tether themselves to a sentient being in order to safely manifest here. Those chosen are called 'Eidolon'. Horizon, my people, have its own Eidolon over the generations, the current one is High Priestess Ru'mia Delzare, 4th Eidolon, a very wise woman, not to mention beautiful and elegant, like her predecessors.
Arkosh Bel-Sarra-Usar's Eidolon is noticeable by her being always female, very pale - porcelain-like - skin, alabaster hair, ruby red eyes, and possessing powers greatly surpassing every wizards, mages, and witches I've ever known. Each time an Eidolon dies, Arkosh Usar would go into a slumber as his corporeal form turns into stone until the next girl chosen as his Eidolon physically touches the statue.
Little is known about Luna's Arkosh or Eidolon, but from what little information I've researched, he'll most likely be opposite of Sol's in both aspects.
Ah, the author notes that Eidolons represent the opposite Force from their Arkosh, this means High Priestess Ru'mia possesses Luna's essence as Arkosh Usar represents Sol, surely Luna's Eidolon possesses Sol's essence. Why? I know not for sure, there are so many things we mere mortals haven't comprehend." El took in a sharp breath as she panted a bit, the girl dropped the book again, her expression in deep thought. "Usar..." She stood up then turned back to face him.
"Am I... really..." She mumbled for a bit, fidgeting, before smiling in confidence, "I am your Eidolon, and you are my Arkosh, I'm sure." She felt pride, she was chosen. El wanted to continue exploring this library, learn everything about Usar and herself, though there was one thing she was really curious about, "What about Luna, have you ever met here? And her Eidolon?"