Dark clouds coated the sky, forming a dimly lit space. There were acres and acres of land, as far as eyes could stretch, and the grass was black. In the middle of nowhere, I stood, keeping my movements cautious, and with the corner of my eyes, I spotted a figure, swiftly moving and then disappearing into nothingness.

'I know you're here.' My voice sounded bloated as if spoken underwater. But who was here?

The scene shifted, as bright light took over the land, making the grass orangy. Out of nowhere, a fire started, and in no time every strand of grass was on a blazing fire, I stood there in the same place, pretty confidently. The fire never affected me, I was the Queen born to play and be compatriots with it after all. The figure, moved swiftly again, moving quickly into disappearance as it appeared.

'Get out of here.' I heard a small voice.

Where? I saw nowhere to go, but I was pretty relaxed. But then slowly, I felt the heat rising up to an alarming level, and the worst part?

I wasn't prepared for it.

Where smokeless fire burned now stood fire at its peak, emitting unmeasurable smoke, and I felt I was chocking.

As I wondered who was that figure and why was I being affected by the fire, my prime element, I felt a shift.

It was my bed.

'Nightmares. I know.' Matilda whispered. She sat on the other end of the bed.

'Matilda, evening. You need something?'

'Queen, I sense danger like none other times. I must warn you, Zachariah might be the evil here, but someone else has an entirely different vendetta set for you. You need to be careful, I sense they have been successful in calling the Space Spirits, but I sincerely hope my instincts are wrong. My prayers, it is always with Etis, it always will be.' She spoke, her voice grim. 'Matsimela and Ryan have gone to the School for Training today, just to sharpen their skills. I've asked Aspen, Varya, and Raphael to join me in the village. Where would you like to be?'

'I would rather go to school, Matilda. I want to see how it is going. Also, have you and Varya?' My voice trailed off. It was too much to ask for, even from a wise spirit like Matilda.

'I'm sorry Karishma, we're trying our very best. But honestly, I see no hope. Varya is beautifully improving, but she's too young.'

'That's where the challenge lies Matilda. We need to prove that power is in the youth too, don't you see? I'm a fifteen-year-old myself. At least as Karishma, as a reincarnation. Look at Ryan.'

'Yes, sure. We will do our very best. Also, happy birthday Karishma. It's no wonder you took birth on the same date, twice.'

How coincidental was that? I reincarnated on the very day, 23rd October when I was born out of the Universe.

'Kashi, happy birthday.' Ryan smiled, as I entered the training field. Rows of girls and boys, most of them enthusiastic surrounded me. Some practiced magic, some of them did combat.

'Queen, everything is going well so far. But we need more time. I'm sure all of them would be capable of handling challenges in the most efficient way possible, in a few months of more time. Although, emergency pieces of training have been given for sure.' Mrs. Roy narrated. 'Would you require me to run some special program? Or would you like to test a few of them on your own? Your command, Queen. And yes, a very happy birthday Karishma. May you live long.'

'I hope we all live long, long enough to wend off evil from our own premises. We have a traitor, Mrs. Roy, I'm sure you've heard. I want a special team looking into that, shortly before I join them.'