2021 FCHS Undefined

of magic to become a sort of void."
Suddenly, her expression turned grim. “Stelina,
did you say? Is this the country that is unfortunate
enough to be saddled with her as queen? I pity you,
little one, Stelina is pure evil. Once, she annihilated
an entire dragon clan because there were whispers
that the clan had said something against her at one
point. You say that it was she who did this?”
“Yes, she did. About two years ago.”
Jazi nodded, then started muttering to herself.
“Clear breach of magical law... over a year, and no
growth… obviously tampered with… dangerous
magic vacuum… pulled down a visiting dragon who
happens to be royalty... yes, I think that that will
work.” Turning to me, she grinned a toothy grin.
“How would you like to go for a dragon-back ride?”
“It would be my dream come true!”
“Then get on!”
It only took us about an hour to fly the hundred
miles to the capitol. When we landed, Jazi
demanded to be let in.
“I am Princess Jazimirah of the Upper
Rocklandia clan, and I demand to speak with your
queen.” Noticing the guard glancing at me with an
expression of disgust on his face, she added, “And
this is my servant, Anni, who has accompanied me
on my trip to your beautiful land.”
Gulping nervously, the guard nodded and opened
the gate. “Go right on in. Her Highness is in the
throne room, two doors down, on your left.”
Jazi inclined her head regally, then swept into the
Great Hall. “Alright, when we enter, just follow my
lead.”
We entered the throne room and Jazi cleared her
voice. “Dear sister, I’ve heard that you have turned
to the dark side.”
Startled, Stelina whirled around. “Jazi? How did you
get here? What do you mean? I never- I didn’t-” she
blustered. Finally, she decided on,
“What are you doing here?”
Jazi smirked. “Oh sister, you know what I’m
doing here. It seems that turning you into a human
did nothing to abolish your selfish tendencies. Now
return the magic, and then you know what I have to
do.”
Stelina looked affronted. “Return the magic? I
have no idea what you’re talking about, dear sister.”
Jazi let out a long-suffering sigh. “Of course you
don’t. Just like you never knew what Mom or Dad
was talking about whenever you made a mistake
back when you were accepted into the clan.”
“Accepted? I have always been accepted. I left
because you all are boring.”
Jazi nodded patronizingly. “Of course you did.
You definitely didn’t leave right after you were
stripped of your powers, name, and birthright and
sent out into the world, and you definitely weren’t
thrown out kicking and screaming that 'It was all an
accident! Jazi framed me! I would never say those
things!'”
Stelina looked pleased. “That’s right,” she said
smugly. “I didn’t and I would never.”
Jazi put her head in her claws. “Stelina, when
will you ever learn? There were witnesses to the
Lower Rocklandia case, so everyone knows you did
it. Everyone here knows that you’re a sorceress, and
there are plenty of people who would gladly stone
you in the village square. The game is over, sister.
You have to give up.”
Stelina shook her head. “Never!” she cried.
“This is who I am!” As she screamed this,
something peculiar happened. A swirling vortex of
color started forming around her.
“As soon as my powers reach full capacity,
you’ll be sorry that you ever looked down on me,
Jazimirah! I will finally be more powerful than my
amazing older sister!”
Jazi shook her head gently. “Stelina, stop this
nonsense now. If you calm down, we talk this out,
and you can simply be banished from this realm,
and go to another one that is fairly nice. If not, well,
I heard that The Well has an opening."
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