Ataraxia's Story

Ataraxia woke up, but the ground was hard as rock and her vision was blurry. “This… this isn’t my bed.” She murmured softly. She got up and looked around, as her vision cleared up. She was inside a cell, but there was nobody else inside it. She looked out the bars, but there was a surprise that would’ve even puzzled Drakus. There were phantoms, many of them, in cells. All of the cells that she could see were filled with them. Ataraxia stumbled backwards. “I thought this was the phantom’s prison. I thought that I was put in here BY the phantoms!” she said to herself. She suddenly noticed that she wasn’t wearing her armor. “Drat, they took my armor. How do I get out of this place anyways?” Up from one of the lower floors of the prison, there was a scream from a male figure. Ataraxia couldn’t see where or who it was, but it was loud and clear. “Kill him! Kill them all!” another voice said. The shrieking got louder for a few moments, then silence. There were a few slurping and gushing sounds, then a small whisper that she couldn’t hear. She saw a flash of flames. It was definitely from something flying, but she couldn’t tell what it was. “Hmm… I can’t start thinking of what that thing was, I have to focus on escaping.” Ataraxia thought. She focused her elemental powers, and tried to blast the bars. It made a very noisy sound, almost like trying to throw a sledgehammer against a metal wall. It didn’t work all that well, it was only damaged it a little bit, but Ataraxia had to keep trying because the evil genius behind this whole prison must’ve heard it by now. Finally, blast after blast, she broke the bars. “RUN!” she thought to herself. She flopped to what seemed to be the exit, but it only lead to more rows of prison cells. Right in the middle of the long hallway, pain stung her back like a searing ember was just placed on her. “Stop it right there!” said a phoenix, gritting his break. He held his fiery wing on Ataraxia’s back, as she let out small whimpers of pain, tears shedding from her eyes. When the phoenix let go, Ataraxia’s back was scarred with ash. “And you really thought you could escape… such a pity. I knew your elemental powers wouldn’t work as well, because I filled the whole prison with Elemental Miasma. Those fumes can be very harmful to elements. As for right now, you are going to my chamber where I normally focus my powers. But- it is also where I extract others’.” “N-no…” Ataraxia said weakly. The phoenix just lifted her up and carried her to his chamber. Her paws were being chained to the floor… her tail was being chained to the floor… and her neck was being chained to the floor, too. “Before you steal my energy… What is your name?” The phoenix looked confused, but replied to her with “Aaron” like it was a stupid question. “Now, no more stalling. I summon thy elements to be consumed by my everlasting aurora. You shall now-“ he was interrupted by a voice at his chamber door. “DROP HER.” Said Harper the seal Alpha. Ataraxia was so glad to see her mentor, but she was chained down and could barely even lift her paws. “What makes you think that I would ever do that, foolish seal?” sneered Aaron. “THIS.” Harper lifted up an ancient-looking staff. Aaron backed away almost instantly, allowing Harper to unchain Ataraxia. They ran out of the prison, and weren’t followed by the evil phoenix, Aaron. Panting, Ataraxia asked a question. “What is in that staff? It made an enemy back off almost instantly!” Harper paused for a few moments. “You see… I can’t tell you. You may be brave and kind, but you are still an apprentice. This staff’s power can only be maintained by Alphas. I’m sorry.” Ataraxia frowned, but then looked at the sky. “Do you think I’ll ever get my wind armor back?” Harper didn’t answer, but just sighed. They kept walking towards the Alpha Hut, and there lay a surprise inside. “Hello Ataraxia! We overheard that the phoenix took your armor… and… we made you some more. Just like your old one.” Said Sir Gilbert. Ataraxia put on the armor, and went to sleep after her tiring day.

-goldcobra (Ataraxia)