Chapter 10 Allies And Enemies

• Ava stood at the gates of the Elemental Academy, her heart heavy with the weight of everything she had learned. The battle with the Void, the discovery of the Fifth Element, the balance of the elements hanging by a thread—it all felt too big, too overwhelming. She had hoped that returning to the academy would bring a sense of relief, but instead, a deep unease gnawed at her.
• The towering spires of the academy loomed ahead, their familiar stone walls bathed in the soft light of dusk. Students hurried past her, laughing and talking as if the world hadn’t changed. To them, it was just another day of lessons and training. But to Ava, everything had shifted. The elemental world was in danger, and few even knew it.
• As she walked through the courtyard, her thoughts were a whirlwind of questions and doubts. Who can I trust? she wondered. The dark figure’s words still echoed in her mind: “The war will come. The balance will fall.” She didn’t know when or where the next attack would happen, but she knew one thing for certain—she couldn’t face this alone.